Bill Stein Trades and Transactions

The Bill Stein trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Bill Stein has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"I sort of enjoy moving from position to position. I've played more at third base than anywhere, but if I had to pick a favorite position I guess it would be second base." - Bill Stein in Good Utility Players Can Always Find Work in Majors (Baseball Digest : August 1998)

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Bill Stein

Bill Stein Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#605)

Bill Stein Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#605)
 

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Birth Name:   William Allen Stein
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   01-21-1947  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Battle Creek, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Southern Illinois University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-06-1972 (Age 25)
Last Game:   10-06-1985
Draft:   1969 : 4th Round (90th)
Bill Stein

Trades & Transactions

06-07-1968: Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 33rd round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
06-05-1969: Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round — free-agent draft.
09-25-1973: Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to California Angels for Jerry DaVanon.
04-03-1974: Traded by California Angels to Chicago White Sox for Steve Blateric.
11-05-1976: Selected by Seattle Mariners (5th pick overall) — expansion draft.
10-22-1980: Granted free agency.
12-18-1980: Signed by Texas Rangers.
11-12-1985: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Bill Stein trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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