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Bob Molinaro
Robert Joseph Molinaro

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 18, 1975
  vs. CLE 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1983
Born May 21, 1950 in Newark, NJ

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1968. (All Transactions)

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        Bob Molinaro was so kind and encouraging at a Toledo Mud Hens’ junior clinic that I followed his career ever after. During one of his cups of coffee in the majors, he led the league in hitting at the All-Star break. That was nirvana for Bob’s fans.

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 25 DET AL   6   19    2    5   0  1   0    1   0  0   1   0  .263  .300  .368   86    7   1   0   0   0   0
 1977 27 TOT AL   5    6    0    2   1  0   0    0   1  0   0   3  .333  .333  .500  121    3   0   0   0   0   0
         DET AL   4    4    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .500   95    2   0   0   0   0   0
         CHW AL   1    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   1  0   0   1  .500  .500  .500  175    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1978 28 CHW AL 105  286   39   75   5  5   6   27  22  6  19  12  .262  .314  .378   94  108   2   1   2   3   5
 1979 29 BAL AL   8    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   1  0   1   3  .000  .143  .000  -57    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1980 30 CHW AL 119  344   48  100  16  4   5   36  18  7  26  29  .291  .348  .404  106  139   2   5   7   7   4
 1981 31 CHW AL  47   42    7   11   1  1   1    9   1  0   8   1  .262  .377  .405  128   17   0   2   1   1   1
 1982 32 TOT NL  84   80    6   17   1  0   1   14   2  1   9   6  .213  .292  .263   56   21   0   0   2   0   0
         CHC NL  65   66    6   13   1  0   1   12   1  1   6   5  .197  .264  .258   46   17   0   0   1   0   0
         PHI NL  19   14    0    4   0  0   0    2   1  0   3   1  .286  .412  .286   97    4   0   0   1   0   0
 1983 33 TOT     27   20    4    2   1  0   1    3   1  1   1   3  .100  .136  .300   19    6   0   1   0   0   0
         PHI NL  19   18    1    2   1  0   1    3   0  0   0   2  .111  .105  .333   18    6   0   1   0   0   0
         DET AL   8    2    3    0   0  0   0    0   1  1   1   1  .000  .333  .000    3    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      401  803  106  212  25 11  14   90  46 15  65  57  .264  .324  .375   94  301   5   9  12  11  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        324   43   86  10  4   6   36  19  6  26  23  .264  .324  .375   94  122   2   4   5   4   4
 Career High    119  344   48  100  16  5   6   36  22  7  26  29  .291  .348  .404  106  139   2   5   7   7   5
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 25 DET AL   21   15    2   3.6    96| .263  .263| .300  .333| .368  .386| .668  .719|  86  .417  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1977 27 TOT AL    6    4    2  13.4   103| .333  .270| .333  .334| .500  .411| .833  .746| 121  .875   0.2   0.0 100%
         DET AL    4    3    1   8.9   104| .250  .272| .250  .337| .500  .414| .750  .751|  95  .769   0.0   0.0   0%
         CHW AL    2    1    1  26.8   100| .500  .266| .500  .330| .500  .405|1.000  .735| 175  .961   0.2   0.0 100%
 1978 28 CHW AL  311  225   35   4.2    94| .262  .262| .314  .328| .378  .386| .692  .714|  94  .483  -3.9  -0.4  78%
 1979 29 BAL AL    7    7    0   0.0    99| .000  .266| .143  .330| .000  .403| .143  .733| -57  .000  -1.3  -0.1 100%
 1980 30 CHW AL  384  262   50   5.1    99| .291  .269| .348  .331| .404  .399| .752  .730| 106  .551   3.5   0.3  72%
 1981 31 CHW AL   53   34    7   5.5    87| .262  .254| .377  .318| .405  .369| .782  .687| 128  .634   2.1   0.2 100%
 1982 32 TOT NL   89   64    7   3.0    96| .213  .268| .292  .332| .263  .390| .555  .721|  56  .342  -4.9  -0.5  66%
         CHC NL   72   54    5   2.5    96| .197  .268| .264  .331| .258  .389| .522  .721|  46  .278  -5.0  -0.5  50%
         PHI NL   17   10    2   5.4    97| .286  .269| .412  .333| .286  .391| .698  .724|  97  .611   0.1   0.0 100%
 1983 33 TOT      22   20    1   1.3    96| .100  .262| .136  .329| .300  .389| .436  .718|  19  .107  -2.3  -0.2  50%
         PHI NL   19   17    1   1.6    96| .111  .262| .105  .330| .333  .388| .438  .719|  18  .141  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         DET AL    3    3    0   0.0    95| .000  .262| .333  .323| .000  .396| .333  .719|   3  .000  -0.2   0.0  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       893  631  104   4.4    96| .264  .265| .324  .329| .375  .392| .699  .721|  94  .501  -7.1  -0.8  75%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 25 DET AL RF 6 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.83 2.05 2.11 5 44.0 1977 27 CHW AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.80 2.16 0 5.0 1978 28 CHW AL OF 62 88 2 0 0 1.000 .979 1.45 2.13 1.95 2.47 46 415.7 RF 50 67 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.36 1.85 1.92 2.24 35 318.7 DH 32 LF 12 23 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.78 2.27 2.21 11 95.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1979 29 BAL AL LF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 1.80 3.50 2.20 0 18.0 1980 30 CHW AL LF 49 83 3 3 0 .966 .979 1.76 1.92 2.09 2.35 47 370.0 DH 47 1981 31 CHW AL DH 4 LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.00 3.00 2.40 1 9.0 OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.15 2.45 2.45 1 11.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1982 32 CHC NL LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 1.60 0.58 2.09 4 31.0 1983 33 DET AL DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 28 CHW AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1978 28 CHW AL DH 32 1980 30 CHW AL DH 47 1981 31 CHW AL DH 4 1983 33 DET AL DH 1 1978 28 CHW AL LF 12 23 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.78 2.27 2.21 11 95.0 1979 29 BAL AL LF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 1.80 3.50 2.20 0 18.0 1980 30 CHW AL LF 49 83 3 3 0 .966 .979 1.76 1.92 2.09 2.35 47 370.0 1981 31 CHW AL LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.00 3.00 2.40 1 9.0 1982 32 CHC NL LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 1.60 0.58 2.09 4 31.0 1975 25 DET AL OF 6 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 2.10 1.84 2.37 5 44.0 1977 27 CHW AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 1.80 2.34 0 5.0 1978 28 CHW AL OF 62 88 2 0 0 1.000 .979 1.45 2.13 1.95 2.47 46 415.7 1979 29 BAL AL OF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.12 3.50 2.45 0 18.0 1980 30 CHW AL OF 49 85 3 4 0 .957 .979 1.80 2.15 2.14 2.47 47 370.0 1981 31 CHW AL OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.15 2.45 2.45 1 11.0 1982 32 CHC NL OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.90 0.58 2.26 4 31.0 1975 25 DET AL RF 6 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.83 2.05 2.11 5 44.0 1977 27 CHW AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.80 2.16 0 5.0 1978 28 CHW AL RF 50 67 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.36 1.85 1.92 2.24 35 318.7 1981 31 CHW AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 129 194 6 4 0 .980 .979 1.55 2.13 2.01 2.46 103 894.7 72 1 58# DH 84 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 72 118 4 3 0 .976 .978 1.69 1.87 2.10 2.30 63 523.0 RF* 58 77 2 0 0 1.000 .979 1.36 1.84 1.92 2.22 40 369.7 CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 129 194 6 4 0 .980 .979 1.55 2.13 2.01 2.46 103 895
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1980 AL-7-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3082) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1968.

September 22, 1977: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Detroit Tigers.

August 30, 1979: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Chicago White Sox.

October 3, 1979: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Baltimore Orioles.

March 29, 1982: Sent by the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier deal made on August 15, 1981. The Chicago White Sox sent a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Lynn McGlothen. The Chicago White Sox sent Bob Molinaro (March 29, 1982) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

August 31, 1982: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Chicago Cubs.

June 6, 1983: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

September 1, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 21, 1983: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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