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.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	14 (13)	Apr 21	MIL		BAL	W,7-1	GS	20	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
2	16 (1)	Apr 25	MIL		BOS	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
3	18 (1)	Apr 27	MIL	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
4	20 (1)	Apr 30	MIL		KCR	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	23 (2)	May 3	MIL		MIN	W,4-3	GS	12	2.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
6	26 (2)	May 6	MIL	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
7	28 (1)	May 8	MIL	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	39	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
8	29	May 9	MIL	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
9	30	May 10	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-9	GS	37	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
10	31	May 11	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
11	33 (1)	May 13	MIL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
12	35 (1)	May 15	MIL		CLE	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
13	36	May 16	MIL		DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	3B
14	37	May 17	MIL		DET	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	39 (1)	May 20	MIL		TOR	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
16	40	May 21	MIL		TOR	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
17	41	May 22	MIL		TOR	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
18	43 (1)	May 24	MIL	@	DET	W,7-0	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
19	45 (1)	May 26	MIL	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
20	46	May 27	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
21	48 (1)	May 29	MIL	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
22	49	May 30	MIL	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
23	50	May 31	MIL	@	TOR	L,0-9	GS	25	5.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	51	Jun 1	MIL	@	TOR	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
25	52	Jun 2	MIL		CAL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
26	53	Jun 3	MIL		CAL	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
27	54	Jun 4	MIL		CAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
28	55	Jun 5	MIL		CAL	L,5-6	CG	49	11.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
29	56	Jun 6	MIL	@	SEA	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
30	57	Jun 7	MIL	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	1	2	0	3	1	3B
31	58	Jun 8	MIL	@	SEA	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
32	59	Jun 10	MIL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	33	9.1	2	1	0	3	0	3B
33	60	Jun 11	MIL	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
34	61	Jun 12	MIL	@	CHW	W,16-2	GS	21	5.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
35	62	Jun 13	MIL		SEA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
36	63	Jun 14	MIL		SEA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
37	64	Jun 15	MIL		SEA	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
38	65	Jun 16	MIL		CHW	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
39	66	Jun 17	MIL		CHW	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
40	67	Jun 18	MIL		CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
41	68	Jun 19	MIL		CHW	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
42	69	Jun 20	MIL		OAK	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
43	70	Jun 21	MIL		OAK	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
44	71	Jun 22	MIL		OAK	L,2-6	GS	30	6.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
45	72	Jun 24	MIL	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	49	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	86 (13)	Jul 9	MIL	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B 3B
47	89 (2)	Jul 15	MIL	@	TEX	W,4-2	GS	25	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
48	98 (8)	Jul 24	MIL		TEX	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
49	99	Jul 25	MIL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
50	102 (2)	Jul 28	MIL	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
51	103	Jul 29 (1)	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
52	104	Jul 29 (2)	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	1	4	2	7	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	107 (2)	Aug 2	MIL		NYY	W,11-5	GS	28	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
54	108	Aug 3	MIL		NYY	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
55	109	Aug 5 (1)	MIL	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
56	110	Aug 5 (2)	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
57	111	Aug 6	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
58	112	Aug 7	MIL	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
59	113	Aug 9 (1)	MIL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
60	114	Aug 9 (2)	MIL		BOS	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
61	116 (1)	Aug 11	MIL		BOS	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
62	117	Aug 12	MIL		BAL	W,8-3	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
63	118	Aug 13	MIL		BAL	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
64	119	Aug 14	MIL		BAL	L,9-11	CG	44	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
65	120	Aug 15	MIL		BAL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
66	121	Aug 16	MIL	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
67	123 (1)	Aug 18	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
68	124	Aug 19	MIL	@	TOR	W,7-4	CG	40	10.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
69	125	Aug 20	MIL	@	TOR	W,8-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
70	126	Aug 21	MIL	@	TOR	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
71	127	Aug 22	MIL		CLE	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
72	128	Aug 23	MIL		CLE	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
73	129	Aug 24	MIL		CLE	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
74	130	Aug 25	MIL		NYY	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
75	131	Aug 26	MIL		DET	L,2-3	CG	49	12.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
76	132	Aug 27	MIL		DET	W,6-5	CG	50	12.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
77	133	Aug 28	MIL		DET	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
78	134	Aug 29	MIL		TOR	L,1-6	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
79	135	Aug 30	MIL		TOR	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
80	136	Aug 31	MIL		TOR	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	137	Sep 1	MIL	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
82	138	Sep 2	MIL	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
83	139	Sep 3	MIL	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
84	140	Sep 4	MIL	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
85	141	Sep 5	MIL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
86	142	Sep 7	MIL		CHW	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
87	143	Sep 9	MIL		SEA	W,2-1	CG	43	11.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
88	145 (1)	Sep 11	MIL		SEA	W,5-3	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
89	146	Sep 12	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	1	4	1	6	0	3B
90	147	Sep 13	MIL	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
91	148	Sep 14	MIL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
92	149	Sep 16	MIL	@	SEA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
93	150	Sep 17	MIL	@	SEA	L,0-11	GS	34	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
94	151	Sep 18	MIL	@	SEA	W,10-2	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
95	152	Sep 19	MIL	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
96	153	Sep 20	MIL	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
97	154	Sep 21	MIL	@	CAL	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
98	155	Sep 23	MIL		OAK	L,8-9	CG	61	14.0	3	2	1	6	0	3B
99	156	Sep 24	MIL		OAK	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B
100	157	Sep 25	MIL		OAK	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
101	158	Sep 27	MIL		CAL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
102	159	Sep 28	MIL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
103	160	Sep 30	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
104	161	Oct 1	MIL	@	OAK	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
105	162	Oct 2	MIL	@	OAK	L,0-4	GS	16	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
							106gm		904.0	87	188	17	292	15