Paul Leo Molitor (The Ignitor)
Positions: Designated Hitter, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: August 22, 1956 in St. Paul, MN
High Schools: Cretin HS (St. Paul, MN), Cretin-Derham Hall HS (St. Paul, MN)
School: University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 1977.
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Debut: April 7, 1978 (Age 21)
vs. BAL 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Twins/BlueJays 1978-1998
Agents: Ron Simon [*]
Final Game: September 27, 1998 (Age 42)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2004 (431/506 ballots).
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 (10) | Apr 20 | MIL | TOR | L,2-4 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1B | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 2 | 44 (32) | May 28 | MIL | DET | W,15-2 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1B | |
| 3 | 45 | May 29 | MIL | DET | W,6-2 | GS | 24 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1B | |
| 4 | 46 | May 31 | MIL | @ | NYY | L,2-3 | CG | 33 | 8.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1B |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 5 | 48 (1) | Jun 2 | MIL | @ | NYY | L,4-7 | CG | 39 | 8.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1B |
| 6 | 56 (7) | Jun 11 | MIL | @ | CAL | L,3-4 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1B |
| 7 | 59 (2) | Jun 15 (2) | MIL | OAK | L,3-7 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1B | |
| 8 | 63 (3) | Jun 19 | MIL | CAL | L,1-4 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1B | |
| 9 | 67 (3) | Jun 23 | MIL | SEA | W,5-2 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1B | |
| 10 | 68 | Jun 25 | MIL | @ | DET | W,11-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1B |
| 11 | 69 | Jun 26 | MIL | @ | DET | L,7-8 | CG | 57 | 12.2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1B |
| 12 | 72 (2) | Jun 29 | MIL | NYY | L,8-9 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1B | |
| 13 | 73 | Jun 30 | MIL | NYY | L,6-8 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1B | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 14 | 75 (1) | Jul 2 | MIL | BOS | L,4-14 | CG | 55 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1B | |
| 15 | 76 | Jul 3 | MIL | BOS | L,3-5 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1B | |
| 16 | 77 | Jul 4 | MIL | @ | CLE | L,0-3 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1B |
| 17 | 83 (5) | Jul 13 | MIL | CHW | W,8-2 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1B | |
| 18 | 87 (3) | Jul 17 | MIL | SEA | W,6-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1B | |
| 19 | 90 (2) | Jul 20 | MIL | @ | CHW | L,6-7 | CG | 47 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1B |
| 20 | 97 (6) | Jul 27 | MIL | @ | MIN | L,4-7 | CG | 37 | 8.1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1B |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 21 | 102 (4) | Aug 2 | MIL | TEX | L,1-15 | CG | 50 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1B | |
| 22 | 103 | Aug 3 | MIL | TEX | L,5-14 | CG | 51 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1B | |
| 23 | 108 (4) | Aug 8 | MIL | @ | BAL | W,6-4 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1B |
| 24 | 109 | Aug 9 | MIL | @ | TEX | W,10-8 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1B |
| 25 | 110 | Aug 10 | MIL | @ | TEX | W,5-2 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1B |
| 26 | 111 | Aug 11 | MIL | @ | TEX | L,4-5 | CG | 41 | 9.1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1B |
| 27 | 114 (2) | Aug 14 | MIL | TOR | W,5-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1B | |
| 28 | 120 (5) | Aug 21 | MIL | @ | TOR | W,3-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1B |
| 29 | 125 (4) | Aug 26 | MIL | @ | SEA | L,4-5 | CG | 55 | 13.2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1B |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 30 | 130 (4) | Sep 1 | MIL | CAL | W,3-1 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1B | |
| 31 | 131 | Sep 2 | MIL | CAL | L,6-7 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1B | |
| 32 | 135 (3) | Sep 7 | MIL | @ | CAL | L,0-1 | CG | 31 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1B |
| 33 | 136 | Sep 8 | MIL | @ | CAL | L,0-1 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1B |
| 34 | 140 (3) | Sep 14 | MIL | DET | L,4-6 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1B | |
| 35 | 141 | Sep 15 | MIL | DET | W,5-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1B | |
| 36 | 144 (2) | Sep 18 | MIL | @ | NYY | L,1-2 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1B |
| 37 | 146 (1) | Sep 21 | MIL | @ | DET | W,5-2 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1B |
| 38 | 148 (1) | Sep 23 | MIL | NYY | L,8-9 | CG | 44 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1B | |
| 39 | 152 (3) | Sep 27 | MIL | BOS | W,7-5 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1B | |
| 40 | 153 | Sep 28 | MIL | BOS | W,4-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1B | |
| 41 | 154 | Sep 29 | MIL | BOS | W,5-4 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1B | |
| 42 | 157 (2) | Oct 1 (2) | MIL | @ | CLE | L,2-6 | CG | 39 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1B |
| 43 | 159 (1) | Oct 3 | MIL | @ | CLE | W,9-3 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1B |
| 44 | 160 | Oct 4 | MIL | @ | BOS | W,3-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1B |
| 45 | 161 | Oct 5 | MIL | @ | BOS | W,13-4 | GS | 38 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1B |
| 46 | 162 | Oct 6 | MIL | @ | BOS | W,6-3 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1B |
| 46gm | 406.2 | 389 | 32 | 6 | 427 | 52 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Apr 20 | MIL | TOR | L,2-4 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 2 | 44 (32) | May 28 | MIL | DET | W,15-2 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 3 | 45 | May 29 | MIL | DET | W,6-2 | GS | 24 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 4 | 46 | May 31 | MIL | @ | NYY | L,2-3 | CG | 33 | 8.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 5 | 48 (1) | Jun 2 | MIL | @ | NYY | L,4-7 | CG | 39 | 8.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | 56 (7) | Jun 11 | MIL | @ | CAL | L,3-4 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | 59 (2) | Jun 15 (2) | MIL | OAK | L,3-7 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | 63 (3) | Jun 19 | MIL | CAL | L,1-4 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| 9 | 67 (3) | Jun 23 | MIL | SEA | W,5-2 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 68 | Jun 25 | MIL | @ | DET | W,11-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | 69 | Jun 26 | MIL | @ | DET | L,7-8 | CG | 57 | 12.2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | 72 (2) | Jun 29 | MIL | NYY | L,8-9 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 13 | 73 | Jun 30 | MIL | NYY | L,6-8 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 14 | 75 (1) | Jul 2 | MIL | BOS | L,4-14 | CG | 55 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 15 | 76 | Jul 3 | MIL | BOS | L,3-5 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 16 | 77 | Jul 4 | MIL | @ | CLE | L,0-3 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | 83 (5) | Jul 13 | MIL | CHW | W,8-2 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| 18 | 87 (3) | Jul 17 | MIL | SEA | W,6-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 19 | 90 (2) | Jul 20 | MIL | @ | CHW | L,6-7 | CG | 47 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | 97 (6) | Jul 27 | MIL | @ | MIN | L,4-7 | CG | 37 | 8.1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 21 | 102 (4) | Aug 2 | MIL | TEX | L,1-15 | CG | 50 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 22 | 103 | Aug 3 | MIL | TEX | L,5-14 | CG | 51 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
| 23 | 108 (4) | Aug 8 | MIL | @ | BAL | W,6-4 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | 109 | Aug 9 | MIL | @ | TEX | W,10-8 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | 110 | Aug 10 | MIL | @ | TEX | W,5-2 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | 111 | Aug 11 | MIL | @ | TEX | L,4-5 | CG | 41 | 9.1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 27 | 114 (2) | Aug 14 | MIL | TOR | W,5-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |
| 28 | 120 (5) | Aug 21 | MIL | @ | TOR | W,3-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | 125 (4) | Aug 26 | MIL | @ | SEA | L,4-5 | CG | 55 | 13.2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 30 | 130 (4) | Sep 1 | MIL | CAL | W,3-1 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 31 | 131 | Sep 2 | MIL | CAL | L,6-7 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| 32 | 135 (3) | Sep 7 | MIL | @ | CAL | L,0-1 | CG | 31 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | 136 | Sep 8 | MIL | @ | CAL | L,0-1 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | 140 (3) | Sep 14 | MIL | DET | L,4-6 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 35 | 141 | Sep 15 | MIL | DET | W,5-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| 36 | 144 (2) | Sep 18 | MIL | @ | NYY | L,1-2 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 37 | 146 (1) | Sep 21 | MIL | @ | DET | W,5-2 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 38 | 148 (1) | Sep 23 | MIL | NYY | L,8-9 | CG | 44 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 39 | 152 (3) | Sep 27 | MIL | BOS | W,7-5 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 40 | 153 | Sep 28 | MIL | BOS | W,4-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 41 | 154 | Sep 29 | MIL | BOS | W,5-4 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 42 | 157 (2) | Oct 1 (2) | MIL | @ | CLE | L,2-6 | CG | 39 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 43 | 159 (1) | Oct 3 | MIL | @ | CLE | W,9-3 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 44 | 160 | Oct 4 | MIL | @ | BOS | W,3-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 45 | 161 | Oct 5 | MIL | @ | BOS | W,13-4 | GS | 38 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | 162 | Oct 6 | MIL | @ | BOS | W,6-3 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 46gm | 406.2 | 389 | 32 | 6 | 427 | 52 | ||||||||
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