Bengie Molina

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: July 20, 1974 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Vega Alta (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico)

School: Arizona Western College (Yuma, AZ)

Debut: September 21, 1998 (Age 24-063d, 17,385th in major league history)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2010 (Age 36-075d)
vs. LAA 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: Octagon • Previously: Melvin Roman

Full Name: Benjamin Jose Molina

Nicknames: Big Money

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Relatives: Brother of José Molina, Yadier Molina

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

4812

1317

144

.274

457

RBI

711

OBP

.307

SLG

.411

OPS

.718

OPS+

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

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
2	2	Apr 1	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	C
3	3	Apr 2	SFG	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	C
4	4	Apr 4	SFG	@	MIL	L,4-13	GS	35	6.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
5	5	Apr 5	SFG	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
6	7 (1)	Apr 7	SFG		SDP	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
7	8	Apr 8	SFG		SDP	W,3-2	CG	48	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
8	9	Apr 9	SFG		SDP	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	C
9	10	Apr 10	SFG		STL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
10	12 (1)	Apr 12	SFG		STL	L,7-8	CG	48	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
11	13	Apr 13	SFG		STL	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
12	14	Apr 14	SFG		ARI	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
13	15	Apr 15	SFG		ARI	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
14	16	Apr 16	SFG		ARI	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
15	17	Apr 18	SFG	@	STL	L,1-11	GS	29	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	19 (1)	Apr 20	SFG	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
17	20	Apr 21	SFG	@	ARI	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
18	21	Apr 22	SFG	@	ARI	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
19	22	Apr 23	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	53	13.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
20	24 (1)	Apr 25	SFG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
21	27 (2)	Apr 28	SFG		COL	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
22	28	Apr 29	SFG		COL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	30 (1)	May 2	SFG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	41	9.2	9	0	0	9	0	C
24	31	May 3	SFG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
25	33 (1)	May 6	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-12	GS	30	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
26	34	May 7	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
27	36 (1)	May 9	SFG		PHI	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
28	37	May 10	SFG		PHI	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
29	38	May 11	SFG		PHI	W,4-3	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
30	39	May 12	SFG		HOU	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
31	40	May 13	SFG		HOU	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
32	41	May 14	SFG		HOU	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
33	43 (1)	May 16	SFG		CHW	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
34	44	May 17	SFG		CHW	L,1-3	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
35	45	May 18	SFG		CHW	L,8-13	GS	30	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
36	46	May 19	SFG	@	COL	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
37	47	May 20	SFG	@	COL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
38	48	May 21	SFG	@	COL	W,3-2	GS	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
39	49	May 23	SFG	@	FLA	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
40	50	May 25 (1)	SFG	@	FLA	L,6-8	GS	31	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
41	51	May 25 (2)	SFG	@	FLA	L,4-5	GS	29	6.2	7	1	0	8	0	C
42	52	May 27	SFG	@	ARI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
43	53	May 28	SFG	@	ARI	W,11-3	GS	26	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	54	May 29	SFG	@	ARI	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
45	55	May 30	SFG		SDP	L,3-7	GS	42	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	57 (1)	Jun 1	SFG		SDP	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
47	58	Jun 2	SFG		NYM	W,10-2	GS	33	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
48	59	Jun 3	SFG		NYM	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
49	60	Jun 4	SFG		NYM	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
50	61	Jun 6	SFG	@	WSN	W,10-1	GS	25	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
51	62	Jun 7	SFG	@	WSN	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
52	64 (1)	Jun 9	SFG	@	WSN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	7	2	1	10	0	C
53	65	Jun 10	SFG	@	COL	L,5-10	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
54	66	Jun 11	SFG	@	COL	L,0-1	CG	36	8.2	8	2	1	11	0	C
55	68 (1)	Jun 13	SFG		OAK	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
56	69	Jun 14	SFG		OAK	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
57	70	Jun 15	SFG		OAK	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
58	71	Jun 16	SFG		DET	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
59	72	Jun 17	SFG		DET	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
60	73	Jun 18	SFG		DET	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
61	74	Jun 20	SFG	@	KCR	W,9-4	CG	33	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	C
62	75	Jun 21	SFG	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
63	77 (1)	Jun 24	SFG	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
64	78	Jun 25	SFG	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
65	79	Jun 26	SFG	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
66	80	Jun 27	SFG	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
67	81	Jun 28	SFG	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
68	82	Jun 29	SFG	@	OAK	W,11-1	GS	26	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
69	83	Jun 30	SFG		CHC	L,2-9	GS	44	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	84	Jul 1	SFG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
71	86 (1)	Jul 3	SFG		CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
72	87	Jul 4	SFG		LAD	L,7-10	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
73	88	Jul 5	SFG		LAD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
74	89	Jul 6	SFG		LAD	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
75	90	Jul 8	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
76	91	Jul 9	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
77	93 (1)	Jul 11	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
78	94	Jul 12	SFG	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	54	10.1	11	1	0	12	0	C
79	95	Jul 13	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
80	96	Jul 18	SFG		MIL	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
81	97	Jul 19	SFG		MIL	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	C
82	98	Jul 20	SFG		MIL	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
83	99	Jul 22	SFG		WSN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
84	100	Jul 23	SFG		WSN	W,6-4	GS	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
85	101	Jul 24	SFG		WSN	W,1-0	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
86	102	Jul 25	SFG		ARI	L,2-10	GS	33	6.1	5	1	0	6	0	C
87	103	Jul 26	SFG		ARI	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	16	1	0	17	1	C
88	104	Jul 27	SFG		ARI	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
89	105	Jul 28	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
90	106	Jul 29	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
91	107	Jul 30	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	108	Aug 1	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
93	109	Aug 2	SFG	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
94	110	Aug 3	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
95	112 (1)	Aug 5	SFG		ATL	L,4-11	GS	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
96	113	Aug 6	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
97	114	Aug 8	SFG		LAD	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
98	115	Aug 9	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
99	116	Aug 10	SFG		LAD	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
100	117	Aug 11	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
101	118	Aug 12	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-12	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
102	119	Aug 13	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
103	121 (1)	Aug 15	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
104	122	Aug 16	SFG	@	ATL	L,5-11	GS	28	3.2	1	1	0	2	0	C
105	123	Aug 17	SFG	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
106	125 (1)	Aug 19	SFG		FLA	L,0-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
107	126	Aug 20	SFG		FLA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
108	128 (1)	Aug 22	SFG		SDP	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
109	130 (1)	Aug 24	SFG		SDP	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
110	131	Aug 25	SFG		COL	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
111	132	Aug 26	SFG		COL	L,2-7	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
112	133	Aug 27	SFG		COL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
113	134	Aug 29	SFG	@	CIN	L,7-11	CG	44	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
114	135	Aug 30	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	137 (1)	Sep 1	SFG	@	COL	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
116	138	Sep 2	SFG	@	COL	L,5-6	GS	48	11.1	12	2	0	14	0	C
117	140 (1)	Sep 5	SFG		PIT	L,0-7	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
118	141	Sep 6	SFG		PIT	W,7-6	GS	32	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
119	143 (1)	Sep 8	SFG		ARI	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
120	145 (1)	Sep 10	SFG		ARI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
121	146	Sep 11	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
122	147	Sep 12	SFG	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
123	148	Sep 13	SFG	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
124	150 (1)	Sep 15	SFG	@	ARI	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
125	151	Sep 16	SFG	@	ARI	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
126	152	Sep 17	SFG	@	ARI	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
127	153	Sep 18	SFG	@	ARI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
128	154	Sep 19	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
129	155	Sep 20	SFG	@	LAD	L,7-10	CG	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
130	156	Sep 21	SFG	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	41	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
131	157	Sep 23	SFG		COL	L,4-9	GS	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
132	158	Sep 24	SFG		COL	L,6-15	GS	32	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
133	159	Sep 25	SFG		COL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
134	160	Sep 26	SFG		LAD	W,6-5	GS	23	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
135	161	Sep 27	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
136	162	Sep 28	SFG		LAD	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	C
							136gm		1128.1	987	71	5	1063	6