The Cards were my favorite team when I was a kid. The first words I could read in a newspaper were "Stan Musial." I never learned to spell "Red" Schendiencks. On my ninth birthday my parents took me to see the Cardinals and "The Man" play in Beaumont. That was decades ago. During Spring training the teams traveled around and played their minor league teams.
My dad went to the World Series in St. Louis in the late 40's when they played the Red Sox.
Am I correct recalling that Kile pitched for the Astros?
Yep, he pitched for the Astros, who've had more than there share of players encounter tragedies.