Former St. Louis Cardinals OF/1B David Green Dies At 61 After Choking
There’s one notable player in Milwaukee Brewers history—someone who had a hand in the team’s only World Series despite never playing for them. In fact, the native Nicaraguan David Green was playing for the Brew Crew’s opponent—the St. Louis Cardinals—in that Fall Classic. David Green Cause Of DeathWell, the 61-year-old Green died of respiratory failure in a St. Louis hospital Saturday after choking at his suburban house earlier in the week. The outfielder and first baseman arrived with the Cardinals before the 1981 season when then-GM Whitey Herzog insisted upon having him in a deal that sent ...