06/24/2002 7:20 pm ET
Cardinals to honor Kile
By Jared Hoffman / MLB.com

ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals announced plans on Monday to honor pitcher Darryl Kile, who died in his hotel room Saturday in Chicago. The plans include a pregame ceremony Tuesday and a public memorial service at Busch Stadium on Wednesday.
The Cardinals will honor Kile with a moment of silence and video tribute prior to Tuesday's game against the Brewers in the first game of a 13-game homestand. The pregame ceremony will begin at at 7 p.m. CT, pushing back the start of the game to appoximately 7:20 p.m.

On Wednesday, a public memorial service will be held at Busch Stadium at 12:30 p.m. The service will be conducted by members of Baseball Chapel, and several of Kile's teammates, former teammates and coaches will be featured speakers. Gates to Busch Stadium will open to the public at noon; Wednesday's game against the Brewers still will be at 7:10 p.m. as originally scheduled.

For the remainder of the season, the Cardinals will wear a black circular patch on their left sleeve with "DK 57" to represent Kile's initials and uniform number. The United States flag, at half staff in honor of Jack Buck, will remain that way.

In lieu of flowers, the Kile family has asked that any memorial contributions be made to Cardinals Care, the team's community foundation. Kile worked through Cardinals Care to sponsor Kile's Kids, in which Kile treated groups of children from the St. Louis area to tickets to Cardinals games and met with the group before the game. Kile also funded PAL (Police Athletic League) Memorial Park, a baseball field for St. Louis area youth.