Herb Stein

Herbert Stein

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.
• High School George Washington High School (Manhattan)

• Born December 17, 1917 in New York, NY USA
• Died December 8, 2010 in Bethesda, MD USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Herb Stein played nine seasons of minor league ball, missing three years in the middle of his career while serving in the Army during World War II. He spent the last summer and a half of his playing days as a player/manager with the Stamford Pioneers and Jesup Bees.

Later on he was a longtime scout for the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins from the 1952 to 1994, signing Rod Carew, Frank Viola, Gene Larkin, Scott Leius, and Scott Ullger among others.

Related Sites

• "Scout's Honor"
• Stein fired in phone call