Darryl Kile Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 77 Weight: 185 Born: Monday, December 02, 1968 in Garden Grove, CA USA Died: 6 22 2002 in Chicago, IL USA Debut: 4/8/1991 Last Game: 6/18/2002 Full Name: Darryl Andrew Kile
1997 – Darryl Kile blanks the Rockies at Coors Field for seven innings during a 7-0 whitewash, allowing four hits. Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell blast homers for Houston. Kile would opt for Colorado and free agency after the season, despite warnings his pitching would suffer in the thin Rocky Mountain air.
1997 – Houston wins and loses their arbitration case with Darryl Kile. The inconsistent pitcher asks for a salary $1.27 million dollars more than what the Astros offer. The club prevails but, under the instruction of new Astro manager Larry Dierker and pitching coach Vern Ruhle, Kile goes on to have an outstanding year only to shun Houston and leave as a free agent after the season.
Houston’s Darryl Kile no-hits the Mets, winning by a score of 7 – 1. He fans nine and walks 1. Mets 3B Butch Huskey becomes the 3rd player in history to make his major league debut on the losing end of a no-hitter. Byron Browne and Don Young of the Cubs did so in Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965.