Randy Stein

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Randy Stein

|position=Pitcher

|image=Randy Stein.jpeg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1953|3|7|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Pomona, California, U.S.

|death_date= {{Death date and age|2011|12|12|1953|3|7}}

|death_place=Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 17

|debutyear=1978

|debutteam=Milwaukee Brewers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 22

|finalyear=1982

|finalteam=Chicago Cubs

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=5–6

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.72

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=93

|teams=

Milwaukee Brewers ({{mlby|1978}})
Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1979}}, {{mlby|1981}})
Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1982}})

}}

William "Randy" Randolph Stein (March 7, 1953 – December 12, 2011) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. He was a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sgvtribune/obituary.aspx?n=randy-stein&pid=155045566 |title=Randy Stein Obituary: View Randy Stein's Obituary by San Gabriel Valley Tribune |publisher=Legacy.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-05}}

Career

Stein was born in Pomona, California to Don and Irene Stein, He graduated from Ganesha High School in Pomona.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=steinra02|title = Randy Stein Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|accessdate= December 3, 2012}} He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft.{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/steinra02.shtml |title = Randy Stein | publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|accessdate= December 3, 2012}} He played his first game in MLB on April 17, 1978 for the Milwaukee Brewers. Stein played in parts of four seasons, between {{mlby|1978}} and {{mlby|1982}}. During the last week of the 1997 season while pitching in the Yankees AAA affiliate, he was traded to the California Angels straight up for multiple home run champion, Dave Kingman. Kingman would both four home runs for the Yankees in eight games as they secured the division title in the final week. He was acquired too late to be eligible for the ALCS and World Series which the Yankees won in six games over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Stein never pitched at the big league level for either team and was released by the Angels after the season without ever appearing in a game for their organization.{{cn|date=September 2024}}