Jun 22, 2020 · Don Wilson pitched for the Houston Astros for nine seasons, but his tragic death in 1975 left more questions than answers.

He pitched from 1991 to 2002 for three Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, primarily for the Houston Astros. Kile was known for his sharp, big-breaking curveball. He died at the age of 33 of coronary artery disease in 2002 in Chicago, where he and the St. Louis Cardinals were staying for a weekend series against the Chicago Cubs.

On January 5, 1975 – Houston Astro Pitcher Don Wilson died at the house he shared with his wife, daughter, and son in Houston’s Fondren Southwest community. Wilson’s wife, Bernice, found him in the passenger seat of his Ford Thunderbird, parked inside the …

Kenneth Gene Caminiti (April 21, 1963 – October 10, 2004) was an American professional baseball third baseman who spent 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Houston Astros (1987–1994, 1999–2000), San Diego Padres (1995–1998), Texas Rangers (2001) and Atlanta Braves (2001).

Jan 7, 1975 · HOUSTON, Jan. 6 (AP)— Don Wilson, the Houston Astros’ 29‐year‐old pitcher, and his 5‐year‐old son, Alexander, died of carbon monoxide poisoning, Dr. Joseph Jachimcyzk, Harris County medical...

Oct 10, 2004 · Caminiti, a former Houston Astros third baseman and National League Most Valuable Player whose career came crashing down under the burden of drug and legal problems, died of a massive heart...

Aug 16, 2022 · Here lies Don Wilson, an All-Star pitcher for Houston who threw two no-hitters in his 9-year career. He died at the peak of his playing career in a family tragedy that shook the baseball world and created an incomplete picture of who he was as a person. Wilson played for the Houston Astros from 1966…

Dec 16, 2020 · Joe Niekro used his knuckleball to become a Houston Astros legend in the 1970s and 1980s. Niekro tragically died in 2006 from a brain aneurysm.

Aug 10, 2014 · The Houston Astros retired Don Wilson’s jersey number “40” on April 14, 1975. A special plaque displaying a photo of Don Wilson and his retired number is currently displayed on the Astros’ “Wall of Honor” at Houston’s Minute Maid Park.

Jan 19, 2011 · Wilson’s body was found in his car, a victim of poisonous carbon monoxide fumes swirling in the garage of his Houston home. Whether the death was a suicide or accident never has been determined. He was 29. “It was a sad, sad thing,” said Helms, a Houston teammate of Wilson at the time of the pitcher’s death.