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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-6 / in Starts: 6-4
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	28 (11-11-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
R Manning	3
C Moore	2
D James	1

Most Driven In By
R Yount	2
C Cooper	1
C Moore	0

1984 Batting Game Log

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1984 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	753	2 (1)	Apr 4	MIL	@	OAK	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	3.80	-0.088	4.38	-0.06%	-0.27	PH
2	754	4 (1)	Apr 7	MIL	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	1.53	-0.105	1.43	-0.06%	-0.88	DH
3	755	5	Apr 8	MIL	@	SEA	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	3.85	-0.091	3.34	-0.05%	-0.29	PH
4	756	8 (2)	Apr 13	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	1	1.05	-0.029	.86	-0.02%	-0.48	DH
5	757	9	Apr 14	MIL	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	1	1.05	0.066	.82	0.03%	0.94	DH
6	758	10	Apr 15	MIL	@	KCR	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	4						PR
7	759	14 (3)	Apr 21	MIL		SEA	W,6-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	1	.42	0.018	.33	0.01%	-0.41	3B
8	760	15	Apr 24	MIL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	1	.88	-0.049	.72	-0.02%	-0.42	3B
9	761	16	Apr 25	MIL		CAL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.185	.392	1	.68	-0.024	.60	-0.01%	-0.47	3B
10	762	17	Apr 26	MIL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.265	.250	.515	1	.82	0.001	.59	0.00%	0.18	3B
11	763	18	Apr 27	MIL	@	NYY	W,12-0	CG	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.275	.263	.538	1	.30	-0.034	.24	-0.02%	0.35	3B
12	764	19	Apr 28	MIL	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.238	.267	.262	.529	1	.39	-0.013	.36	-0.01%	-0.28	3B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	765	21 (1)	May 1	MIL		KCR	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.245	.239	.484	1	1.03	-0.107	.79	-0.05%	-0.91	3B
							7-6		49	46	3	10	1	0	0	6	2	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.217	.245	.239	.484		.90	-0.455	.77	-0.25%	-2.95

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