Paul Molitor

Positions: Designated Hitter, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 22, 1956 in St. Paul, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 28th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cretin HS (St. Paul, MN) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN).

High School: Cretin HS (St. Paul, MN)

School: University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: April 7, 1978 (Age 21-228d, 13,999th in major league history)
vs. BAL 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1998 (Age 42-036d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2004. (Voted by BBWAA on 431/506 ballots)
View Paul Molitor's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Ron Simon

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Paul Leo Molitor

Nicknames: The Ignitor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

75.6

10835

3319

234

.306

1782

RBI

1307

504

OBP

.369

SLG

.448

OPS

.817

OPS+

122

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 12	MIL	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
3	3	Apr 14	MIL	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 15	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
5	5	Apr 16	MIL		CLE	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 18	MIL		CLE	L,0-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 20	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 21	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 22	MIL	@	TOR	W,8-1	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	11 (1)	Apr 25	MIL		KCR	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
11	12	Apr 26	MIL		KCR	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	13	Apr 27	MIL		TOR	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
13	14	Apr 28	MIL		TOR	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	15	Apr 29	MIL		TOR	L,0-5	CG	56	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	16	Apr 30	MIL	@	CAL	W,12-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	17	May 1	MIL	@	CAL	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	18	May 2	MIL	@	CAL	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	64 (45)	Aug 16 (1)	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	66 (1)	Aug 18 (1)	MIL	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	68 (1)	Aug 19	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	69	Aug 21	MIL		MIN	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	70	Aug 22	MIL		MIN	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	72 (1)	Aug 24	MIL		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
24	73	Aug 25	MIL		CHW	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
25	75 (1)	Aug 28	MIL		TEX	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	77 (1)	Aug 30	MIL		TEX	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	78	Aug 31	MIL	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	79	Sep 1	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
29	80	Sep 2	MIL	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	2	1	0	3	0	CF
30	82 (1)	Sep 4	MIL	@	MIN	W,16-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	83	Sep 5	MIL	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	84	Sep 6	MIL	@	MIN	W,8-7	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	85	Sep 7	MIL	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
34	86	Sep 9 (1)	MIL	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	88 (1)	Sep 10	MIL		CHW	L,6-12	CG	46	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
36	89	Sep 11	MIL		BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	90	Sep 12	MIL		BAL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	92 (1)	Sep 14	MIL		NYY	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	93	Sep 15	MIL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	94	Sep 16	MIL		NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
41	95	Sep 18	MIL	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	96	Sep 19	MIL	@	BAL	W,11-8	GS	20	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	106 (9)	Sep 30	MIL		BOS	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	107	Oct 2	MIL		DET	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
45	108	Oct 3	MIL		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	109	Oct 4	MIL		DET	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							46gm		412.2	120	4	3	127	1