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Paul Molitor

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Full name Paul Leo Molitor
Born August 22, 1956, St. Paul, Minnesota
First Game: April 7, 1978; Final Game: September 27, 1998
Managed First Game: April 6, 2015; Managed Final Game: September 30, 2018
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 185
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2004
Named AL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1978)
Named AL Manager of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (2017)
Named AL Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (2015)
Named World Series Most Valuable Player (1993)
Named designated hitter on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1987, 1993 to 1994 and 1996)
Named designated hitter on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1987 to 1988, 1993 and 1996)
Ejections as player: 1978 (1), 1983 (2), 1987 (1), 1995 (1). Total: 5
Ejections as coach: 2001 (3)
Ejections as manager: 2015 (3), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (2). Total: 8
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1978 MIL A Daily Splits 125 521 73 142 26 4 6 45 19 2 54 4 7 5 0 12 6 30 12 .273 .301 .372 0.7 1978 MIL A 1979 MIL A Daily Splits 140 584 88 188 27 16 9 62 48 5 48 2 6 5 0 10 9 33 13 .322 .372 .469 3.5 1979 MIL A 1980 MIL A Daily Splits 111 450 81 137 29 2 9 37 48 4 48 3 6 5 0 7 9 34 7 .304 .372 .438 3.3 1980 MIL A 1981 MIL A Daily Splits 64 251 45 67 11 0 2 19 25 1 29 3 5 0 0 4 3 10 6 .267 .341 .335 -0.3 1981 MIL A 1982 MIL A Daily Splits 160 666 136 201 26 8 19 71 69 1 93 1 10 5 0 15 9 41 9 .302 .366 .450 2.8 1982 MIL A 1983 MIL A Daily Splits 152 608 95 164 28 6 15 47 59 4 74 2 7 6 0 8 12 41 8 .270 .333 .410 1.5 1983 MIL A 1984 MIL A Daily Splits 13 46 3 10 1 0 0 6 2 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .245 .239 -0.1 1984 MIL A 1985 MIL A Daily Splits 140 576 93 171 28 3 10 48 54 6 80 1 7 4 0 10 12 21 7 .297 .356 .408 1.2 1985 MIL A 1986 MIL A Daily Splits 105 437 62 123 24 6 9 55 40 0 81 0 2 3 0 7 9 20 5 .281 .340 .426 0.3 1986 MIL A 1987 MIL A Daily Splits 118 465 114 164 41 5 16 75 69 2 67 2 5 1 0 4 4 45 10 .353 .438 .566 3.9 1987 MIL A 1988 MIL A Daily Splits 154 609 115 190 34 6 13 60 71 8 54 2 5 3 1 7 10 41 10 .312 .384 .452 2.8 1988 MIL A 1989 MIL A Daily Splits 155 615 84 194 35 4 11 56 64 4 67 4 4 9 0 14 11 27 11 .315 .379 .439 4.1 1989 MIL A 1990 MIL A Daily Splits 103 418 64 119 27 6 12 45 37 4 51 1 0 2 0 7 7 18 3 .285 .343 .464 2.1 1990 MIL A 1991 MIL A Daily Splits 158 665 133 216 32 13 17 75 77 16 62 6 0 1 3 9 11 19 8 .325 .399 .489 3.6 1991 MIL A 1992 MIL A Daily Splits 158 609 89 195 36 7 12 89 73 12 66 3 4 11 1 10 13 31 6 .320 .389 .461 2.9 1992 MIL A 1993 TOR A Daily Splits 160 636 121 211 37 5 22 111 77 3 71 3 1 8 0 11 13 22 4 .332 .402 .509 3.2 1993 TOR A 1994 TOR A Daily Splits 115 454 86 155 30 4 14 75 55 4 48 1 0 5 1 6 13 20 0 .341 .410 .518 2.3 1994 TOR A 1995 TOR A Daily Splits 130 525 63 142 31 2 15 60 61 1 57 5 3 4 0 7 10 12 0 .270 .350 .423 -0.2 1995 TOR A 1996 MIN A Daily Splits 161 660 99 225 41 8 9 113 56 10 72 3 0 9 1 14 21 18 6 .341 .390 .468 1.0 1996 MIN A 1997 MIN A Daily Splits 135 538 63 164 32 4 10 89 45 8 73 0 2 12 0 5 8 11 4 .305 .351 .435 -0.2 1997 MIN A 1998 MIN A Daily Splits 126 502 75 141 29 5 4 69 45 5 41 1 1 10 0 11 19 9 2 .281 .335 .382 -1.4 1998 MIN A Total (21 Years) Splits 2683 10835 1782 3319 605 114 234 1307 1094 100 1244 47 75 109 7 178 209 504 131 .306 .369 .448 37.0 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

       Division Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1981 MIL A Daily Splits 5 20 2 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .318 .400 1981 MIL A

League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1982 MIL A Daily Splits 5 19 4 6 1 0 2 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 .316 .381 .684 1982 MIL A 1993 TOR A Daily Splits 6 23 7 9 2 1 1 5 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .391 .481 .696 1993 TOR A Total ( 2 Years) Splits 11 42 11 15 3 1 3 10 5 1 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 .357 .438 .690 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1982 MIL A Daily Splits 7 31 5 11 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .355 .394 .355 1982 MIL A 1993 TOR A Daily Splits 6 24 10 12 2 2 2 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .571 1.000 1993 TOR A Total ( 2 Years) Splits 13 55 15 23 2 2 2 11 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 .418 .475 .636 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1985 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1985 AL 1988 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1988 AL 1991 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - - - 1991 AL 1992 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1992 AL 1993 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1993 AL 1994 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1994 AL Total ( 6 Years) Splits 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .125 .222 .125 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1978 MIL A Daily Splits 2B 91 87 86 784.1 197 283 12 57 0 .976 1978 MIL A SS 31 31 30 271 54 118 10 17 0 .945 1978 MIL A DH 2 1 1 - 1978 MIL A 3B 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1979 MIL A Daily Splits 2B 122 121 119 1075.2 289 413 15 81 1 .979 1979 MIL A SS 10 9 9 89 20 27 1 3 0 .979 1979 MIL A DH 8 8 8 - 1980 MIL A Daily Splits 2B 91 90 86 798.1 240 294 16 80 0 .971 1980 MIL A SS 12 11 11 99 19 41 4 10 0 .938 1980 MIL A DH 7 7 7 - 1980 MIL A 3B 1 1 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1981 MIL A Daily Splits OF 46 46 44 412.2 119 4 3 1 0 .976 0 42 4 1981 MIL A CF 42 42 40 376.2 112 4 2 1 0 .983 1981 MIL A DH 16 16 16 - 1981 MIL A RF 4 4 4 36 8 0 1 0 0 .889 1982 MIL A Daily Splits 3B 151 150 145 1338.1 128 340 29 48 0 .942 1982 MIL A DH 6 6 6 - 1982 MIL A SS 4 3 3 27 6 10 3 0 0 .842 1983 MIL A Daily Splits 3B 146 145 144 1297.1 105 343 16 37 0 .966 1983 MIL A DH 2 0 0 - 1984 MIL A Daily Splits 3B 7 7 7 63 7 21 2 3 0 .933 1984 MIL A DH 4 3 3 - 1985 MIL A Daily Splits 3B 135 133 129 1168 126 263 19 30 0 .953 1985 MIL A DH 4 4 4 - 1986 MIL A Daily Splits 3B 91 91 89 804 82 170 15 25 0 .944 1986 MIL A DH 10 10 10 - 1986 MIL A OF 4 4 3 34 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 4 0 0 1986 MIL A LF 4 4 3 34 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1987 MIL A Daily Splits DH 58 58 57 - 1987 MIL A 3B 41 40 30 329 25 64 5 8 0 .947 1987 MIL A 2B 19 18 16 165 35 49 0 16 0 1.000 1988 MIL A Daily Splits 3B 105 104 88 896 86 187 17 15 0 .941 1988 MIL A DH 49 49 48 - 1988 MIL A 2B 1 1 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1989 MIL A Daily Splits 3B 112 112 98 968.1 78 243 17 18 0 .950 1989 MIL A DH 28 28 28 - 1989 MIL A 2B 16 15 12 123 28 44 1 9 0 .986 1990 MIL A Daily Splits 2B 60 60 49 503.1 136 190 4 36 0 .988 1990 MIL A 1B 37 36 32 311 325 25 5 28 0 .986 1990 MIL A DH 4 4 4 - 1990 MIL A 3B 2 2 2 18 2 7 1 1 0 .900 1991 MIL A Daily Splits DH 112 112 111 - 1991 MIL A 1B 46 46 40 406.2 389 32 6 52 0 .986 1992 MIL A Daily Splits DH 108 108 105 - 1992 MIL A 1B 48 48 44 425.2 461 26 2 44 0 .996 1993 TOR A Daily Splits DH 137 137 135 - 1993 TOR A 1B 23 23 22 206 178 14 3 16 0 .985 1994 TOR A Daily Splits DH 110 110 109 - 1994 TOR A 1B 5 5 5 44 47 3 0 6 0 1.000 1995 TOR A Daily Splits DH 129 129 126 - 1996 MIN A Daily Splits DH 143 143 137 - 1996 MIN A 1B 17 17 16 145.2 138 13 1 13 0 .993 1997 MIN A Daily Splits DH 122 121 117 - 1997 MIN A 1B 12 12 9 97.1 99 7 1 6 0 .991 1998 MIN A Daily Splits DH 115 115 110 - 1998 MIN A 1B 9 9 8 74 79 7 0 4 0 1.000 Total (21 Years) Splits DH 1174 1169 1142 - Total (11 Years) 3B 792 786 733 6898 642 1639 121 185 0 .950 Total ( 7 Years) 2B 400 392 368 3457.2 926 1274 48 279 1 .979 Total ( 8 Years) 1B 197 196 176 1710.1 1716 127 18 169 0 .990 Total ( 4 Years) SS 57 54 53 486 99 196 18 30 0 .942 Total ( 2 Years) OF 50 50 47 446.2 123 5 3 1 0 .977 4 42 4 Total ( 1 Year ) CF 42 42 40 376.2 112 4 2 1 0 .983 Total ( 1 Year ) LF 4 4 3 34 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) RF 4 4 4 36 8 0 1 0 0 .889 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

       Division Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1981 MIL A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 3 1981 MIL A RF 3 3 3 27 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1981 MIL A CF 2 2 2 17 5 0 0 0 0 1.000

League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1982 MIL A Daily Splits 3B 5 5 5 43 4 11 2 2 0 .882 1993 TOR A Daily Splits DH 6 6 6 - Total ( 1 Year ) Splits DH 6 6 6 - Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 5 5 5 43 4 11 2 2 0 .882 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1982 MIL A Daily Splits 3B 7 7 7 60 4 9 0 1 0 1.000 1993 TOR A Daily Splits DH 3 3 3 - 1993 TOR A 3B 2 2 1 16 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1993 TOR A 1B 1 1 1 9 7 1 0 2 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3B 9 9 8 76 4 11 0 1 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) DH 3 3 3 - Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 1 1 9 7 1 0 2 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1985 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 1985 AL 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1985 AL CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1988 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1991 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1992 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 .833 1993 AL Daily Splits DH 1 1 0 - Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3B 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 .833 Total ( 1 Year ) DH 1 1 0 - Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

                       Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 2015 MIN A 162 83 79 .512 696 700 2 2016 MIN A 162 59 103 .364 722 889 5 2017 MIN A 162 85 77 .525 815 788 2 2018 MIN A 162 78 84 .481 738 775 2 Total ( 4 Years) 648 305 343 .471 2971 3152 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING

        Wild-Card Game Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 2017 MIN A 1 0 1 .000 4 8

              Coaching Record

Year Team Position START END 2000 MIN A Coach 4- 3 10- 1 2001 MIN A Coach 4- 3 10- 7 2004 SEA A Hitting 4- 6 10- 3 Total ( 3 Years)

Ejection Information

As player: Date Team Umpire Reason 9-21-1978 BOX MIL A Mike Reilly Call at 1B (Threw helmet) 6-19-1983 BOX MIL A Mark Johnson Called third strike 9-22-1983 BOX MIL A Mark Johnson Called third strike 7-11-1987 BOX MIL A Joe Brinkman Balls and strikes (not in game) 9-14-1995 BOX TOR A Al Clark Check swing

As manager: Date Team Umpire Reason 6-10-2015 BOX MIN A Mark Ripperger Called third strike 7-25-2015 BOX MIN A Jeff Nelson Check swing 8-23-2015 BOX MIN A Chris Conroy Check swing 5- 4-2016 BOX MIN A Scott Barry Balls and strikes 4-20-2017 BOX MIN A Alan Porter Check swing 9- 3-2017 BOX MIN A Marty Foster Balls and strikes 6-27-2018 BOX MIN A Gerry Davis Balk non-call 9-15-2018 BOX MIN A Ben May Arguing bunt attempt

As coach: Date Team Umpire Reason 8-15-2001 BOX MIN A Laz Diaz Balls and strikes (Threw batting tee) 9-29-2001 BOX MIN A Mark Hirschbeck Balls and strikes 9-30-2001 BOX MIN A Ron Kulpa Balls and strikes

Transaction Information

Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 28th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1974).

Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1977 - signed June 24, 1977).

Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).

Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 5, 1988).

Granted free agency (October 30, 1992).

Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 7, 1992).

Granted free agency (November 3, 1995).

Signed by Minnesota Twins (December 5, 1995).

Granted free agency (October 28, 1997).

Signed by Minnesota Twins (December 6, 1997).

Granted free agency (October 26, 1998).

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