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Bob Molinaro

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: May 21, 1950 in Newark, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Essex-Catholic HS (Newark, NJ).

High School: Essex-Catholic HS (Newark, NJ)

Debut: September 18, 1975 (Age 25-120d, 13,735th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1983 (Age 33-134d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Robert Joseph Molinaro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

803

212

.264

106

RBI

OBP

.324

SLG

.375

OPS

.699

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1968	18	DET-min	Rk,WRk	55	190	176	32	57	5	4	0	13	7	4	11	6	.324	.362	.398	.759		70		0	2	1			TIG,TGR · GULF,FLIL
1969	19	DET-min	A	111	457	415	66	107	9	4	4	28	20	5	29	39	.258	.311	.328	.639		136		4	7	2			RKM · CARL
1970	20	DET-min	AA	96	363	335	30	82	15	4	1	35	1	2	21	43	.245	.291	.322	.613		108		2	2	3			MTG · SOUL
1971	21	DET-min	AA	45	192	166	26	50	11	2	4	25	2	4	20	22	.301	.377	.464	.841		77		2	1	3			MTG · DIXA
1972	22	DET-min	AAA	106	388	349	41	92	15	1	4	39	7	8	29	47	.264	.320	.347	.667		121		2	4	4			TOL · IL
1973	23	DET-min	AA,AAA	118	484	431	52	122	19	2	9	75	13	1	44	48	.283	.351	.399	.750		172		3	3	3			MTG,TOL · SOUL,IL
1974	24	DET-min	AAA	118	435	393	56	106	14	2	11	51	8	2	34	50	.270	.329	.399	.728		157		2	3	3			EVN · AA
1975	25	DET-min	AAA	126	509	471	69	135	20	4	13	75	26	7	27	52	.287	.329	.429	.758		202		5	1	5			EVN · AA
1975	25	DET	AL	6	21	19	2	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	.263	.300	.368	.668	86	7	0	0	1	0	0	/9H

1976	26	DET-min	AAA	135	548	491	72	142	27	9	6	67	20	10	50	38	.289	.356	.418	.773		205		3	0	4			EVN · AA
1977	27	DET-min	AAA	125	512	455	85	138	25	2	17	91	23	2	43	30	.303	.362	.479	.841		218		4	1	9			EVN · AA
1977	27	TOT	AL	5	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.333	.333	.500	.833	121	3	0	0	0	0	0	/H9
1977	27	DET	AL	4	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500	.750	95	2	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1977	27	CHW	AL	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	175	1	0	0	0	0	0	/9
1978	28	CHW	AL	105	311	286	39	75	5	5	6	27	22	6	19	12	.262	.314	.378	.692	94	108	5	3	2	1	2	9DH7/8
1979	29	CHW-min	AAA	133	568	475	90	156	23	5	13	93	50	12	81	26	.328	.423	.480	.903		228		3	0	9			IWA · AA
1979	29	BAL	AL	8	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	.000	.143	.000	.143	-57	0	1	0	0	0	0	/7HD
1980	30	CHW	AL	119	384	344	48	100	16	4	5	36	18	7	26	29	.291	.348	.404	.752	107	139	4	7	2	5	7	7DH
1981	31	CHW	AL	47	53	42	7	11	1	1	1	9	1	0	8	1	.262	.377	.405	.782	129	17	1	1	0	2	1	H/D79
1982	32	TOT	NL	84	89	80	6	17	1	0	1	14	2	1	9	6	.213	.292	.263	.555	56	21	0	0	0	0	2	H/7
1982	32	CHC	NL	65	72	66	6	13	1	0	1	12	1	1	6	5	.197	.264	.258	.521	46	17	0	0	0	0	1	H/7
1982	32	PHI	NL	19	17	14	0	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	.286	.412	.286	.697	97	4	0	0	0	0	1	H
1983	33	CIN-min	AAA	52	177	151	24	40	3	4	3	23	1	2	23	11	.265	.369	.397	.767		60		2	1	0	2		INA · AA
1983	33	TOT	MLB	27	22	20	4	2	1	0	1	3	1	1	1	3	.100	.136	.300	.436	19	6	0	0	0	1	0	H/D
1983	33	PHI	NL	19	19	18	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	.111	.105	.333	.439	18	6	0	0	0	1	0	H
1983	33	DET	AL	8	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	/HD
1984			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
1985	35	BAL-min	AAA	111	368	328	41	82	18	1	12	35	13	1	38	22	.250	.329	.421	.750		138		1	0	1	2		ROC · IL
8 Yrs				401	893	803	106	212	25	11	14	90	46	15	65	57	.264	.324	.375	.699	95	301	11	11	5	9	12
162 Game Avg.				162	361	324	43	86	10	4	6	36	19	6	26	23	.264	.324	.375	.699	95	122	4	4	2	4	5

CHW (4 yrs)				272	750	674	94	187	22	10	12	72	42	13	53	43	.277	.336	.393	.730	103	265	10	11	4	8	10
DET (3 yrs)				18	28	25	5	6	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	.240	.296	.360	.656	82	9	0	0	1	0	0
PHI (2 yrs)				38	36	32	1	6	1	0	1	5	1	0	3	3	.188	.250	.313	.563	56	10	0	0	0	1	1
CHC (1 yr)				65	72	66	6	13	1	0	1	12	1	1	6	5	.197	.264	.258	.521	46	17	0	0	0	0	1
BAL (1 yr)				8	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	.000	.143	.000	.143	-57	0	1	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				298	785	705	99	193	23	11	12	73	44	14	56	49	.274	.333	.389	.722	101	274	11	11	5	8	10
NL (2 yrs)				103	108	98	7	19	2	0	2	17	2	1	9	8	.194	.259	.276	.535	49	27	0	0	0	1	2