Although best known for perhaps the most influential story in baseball history, Wilstein's 34-year career as a sports writer, business writer and general reporter garnered him 26 national awards on a variety of subjects.
He also won an award from the National Marrow Donor Program for a story on the illness of Hall of Famer Rod Carew's daughter, which led to tens of thousands of people registering as bone marrow donors [REF].