Randy Sterling | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 21 April 1951 |
Birth Place: | Key West, Florida, U.S. |
Bats: | Both |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 16 |
Debutyear: | 1974 |
Debutteam: | New York Mets |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 28 |
Finalyear: | 1974 |
Finalteam: | New York Mets |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 1–1 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 4.45 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 2 |
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Randall Wayne Sterling (born April 21, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in three games for the New York Mets in 1974.[1] He pitched 9 innings over the three games, winning one game and losing one, with two strikeouts and an earned run average of 4.82.[1] His win came as the starting pitcher in his Major League debut on September 16, 1974 against the Montreal Expos in Montreal.[2]
Sterling was a 1st round draft pick of the Mets in 1969, and the 4th overall pick in the draft.[1] He pitched in the minor leagues from 1969 to 1975.[3] He pitched for the Tidewater Tides at the AAA level from 1973 to 1975.[3] In 1973, he pitched 27 games with a 10–9 won–lost record and a 3.04 earned run average.[3] In 1974 he pitched 28 games with a 12–11 won lost record and a 3.39 earned run average, earning a promotion to the Mets in September.[1] [3] His final professional season was 1975, in which he pitched 29 games for Tidewater, with a 10–11 won lost record and a 3.57 earned run average.[3]