Former Orioles pitcher Sammy Stewart died from hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to an autopsy report released Monday by the Henderson County, N.C., Medical Examiner.
Stewart, an affable North Carolinian who pitched for the Orioles from 1978 to 1985, died in March at age 63.
The report said Stewart was found decomposing on his bed after not being seen for one to two weeks. A pathologist found evidence of head trauma, possibly from a reported altercation in January, but the report said the trauma “did not compress the brain and did not contribute to the cause of death.