Bill Stein Notable

b. January 21, 1947 · St. Louis Cardinals 1972–1973, Chicago White Sox 1974–1976, Seattle Mariners 1977–1980, Texas Rangers 1981–1985

Bill Stein played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1972 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1985.

Across 959 games he batted .267, with 751 hits and 268 runs. He finished with 44 home runs, 122 doubles and 16 stolen bases.

He played 516 games at third base, with 966 assists and 71 errors. He turned 77 double plays. He also played 200 games at second base.

He was born in Battle Creek, MI, USA on January 21, 1947. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1972	STL	14	35	2	11	0	1	2	3	0	7	1	.314
1973	STL	32	55	4	12	2	0	0	2	7	18	0	.218
1974	CHW	13	43	5	12	1	0	0	5	7	8	0	.279
1975	CHW	76	226	23	61	7	1	3	21	18	32	2	.270
1976	CHW	117	392	32	105	15	2	4	36	22	67	4	.268
1977	SEA	151	556	53	144	26	5	13	67	29	79	3	.259
1978	SEA	114	403	41	105	24	4	4	37	37	56	1	.261
1979	SEA	88	250	28	62	9	2	7	27	17	28	1	.248
1980	SEA	67	198	16	53	5	1	5	27	16	25	1	.268
1981	TEX	53	115	21	38	6	0	2	22	7	15	1	.330
1982	TEX	85	184	14	44	8	0	1	16	12	23	0	.239
1983	TEX	78	232	21	72	15	1	2	33	8	31	2	.310
1984	TEX	27	43	3	12	1	0	0	3	5	9	0	.279
1985	TEX	44	79	5	20	3	1	1	12	1	15	0	.253
Career	—	959	2811	268	751	122	18	44	311	186	413	16	.267

On this day & linked events

1947

Born January 21, 1947

Battle Creek, MI, USA

1972

Major-league debut: Bill Stein

Bill Stein made a major-league debut on September 6, 1972.

1985

Final major-league game: Bill Stein

Bill Stein played a final major-league game on October 6, 1985.

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