Ireland where paramedics continued to resuscitate and transport Staub to University Hospital Limerick where he underwent cardiac surgery. Staub died on March 29, 2018, three days before his 74th birthday, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, from multiple organ failure. He was admitted with pneumonia, dehydration, and an infection, spending a total of eight weeks in the hospital. See also Houston Astros award winners and league leaders List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders References External links 1944 births 2018 deaths American expatriate baseball players in Canada American League All-Stars Baseball coaches from Louisiana Baseball players from New Orleans Deaths from multiple organ failure Detroit Tigers players Durham Bulls players Houston Astros players Houston Colt .45s players Jesuit High School (New Orleans) alumni Major League Baseball broadcasters Major League Baseball designated hitters Major League Baseball right fielders Major League Baseball players with retired numbers Montreal Expos players National League All-Stars New York Mets announcers New York Mets coaches New York Mets players Oklahoma City 89ers players Texas Rangers players 20th-century American philanthropists Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees