St. Louis Reliever Josh Hancock a Fatality in Auto Accident
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The St. Louis Cardinals put out a press release on Sunday regarding the death in a traffic accident of relief pitcher Josh Hancock. Hancock was one of the cogs in the Cardinals bullpen during their World Championship 2006 season.
St, Louis Post-Dispatch writers Joe Strauss and Bill Bryan report;
Hancock died instantly Sunday when his sports utility vehicle plowed into a flat-bed tow truck that was parked in the left lane of Highway 40 near the Forest Park/Grand exit.
Investigators were tracing Hancock’s steps for the 12 hours before the accident, St. Louis Police Chief Joe Mokwa said at a Sunday afternoon news conference at Busch Stadium. An autopsy is scheduled for today.
— Before coming to the Cardinals for the 2006 season, Hancock, 29, made 32 appearances for the Red Sox, Phillies and Reds, including 12 starts.
— He made his mark as a reliable middle reliever with the Cardinals in ‘06, going 3-3, with one save and a 4.09 earned-run average.
— Hancock pitched in 62 regular season games last year and led all Cardinals relievers in innings pitched (77). He was on the postseason roster but did not appear in the World Series.
— In eight games this season, Hancock was 0-1 with a 3.55 ERA.
This is the second tragic fatality involving a major league pitcher in the past 6 months. Former Phillies and Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle died in a plane crash in October, 2006. Sunday’s Cardinals - Chicago Cubs game was postponed because of the death. For St. Louis, it was the second death of a pitcher in nearly 5 years invoking memories of Darryl Kile’s death in 2002. Kile was found dead in his hotel room in Chicago, having died of a coronary artery blockage.
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