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Paul Molitor
Paul Molitor
Designated Hitter
Born: August 22, 1956 (1956-08-22) (age 51)
St. Paul, Minnesota
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 7, 1978
for the Milwaukee Brewers
Final game
September 27, 1998
for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
Batting Average     . In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 306
Home Runs     234
Hits     3319
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     2004
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Paul Leo Molitor (nicknamed Molly or The Ignitor) (born August 22, 1956 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a Hall of Fame former American baseball player. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Molitor played for 21 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers (1978-1992), Toronto Blue Jays (1993-1995) and Minnesota Twins (1996-1998). The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility.

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Career

Molitor played several positions during his career. He started out as a shortstop, then moved to second base when the briefly-retired Robin Yount returned. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Robin R Yount (jɔnt born September 16, 1955 in Danville Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with Molitor then was moved to third base at the age of 25. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of During the latter half of his career, he was used primarily as a designated hitter, with occasional games at first base and in the outfield. In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 He played 44% of his career games as a DH.

Molitor was part of a young Milwaukee Brewers team that lost the 1982 World Series in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The 1982 World Series matched the St Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Molitor batted . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 355 during the series. In Game 1 of the '82 Series, he had five hits, which set a Major League record. During the '82 season, he hit . In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches 302 and led the American League with 136 runs scored. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching Molitor also attracted national media attention during his 39-game hitting streak, which ended with Molitor in the on-deck circle when Rick Manning got a game-ending hit to beat the Cleveland Indians on August 26, 1987. In Baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit. Richard Eugene Manning (born September 2 1954 in Niagara Falls New York) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball who The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Fans booed Manning for driving in the winning run and thus depriving Molitor of one last chance to reach 40 games. The streak continues to stand as the fifth-longest in modern-day baseball history, and remains the longest since Pete Rose's 44 game hit streak in 1978. [1]

Molitor was acquired through free agency by the Toronto Blue Jays in December 1992 and was a key part of the Blue Jays second World Championship. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Molitor won the World Series MVP Award and tied a World Series record by batting 12-24 (. The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. 500) in the six game series. The 1993 World Series was the second Series in a row played outside the United States of America and the second to be won outside the USA

He left the Blue Jays after the 1995 season and joined his hometown Minnesota Twins for the final three seasons of his career, where he acquired his 3,000th hit. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the only player to reach the 3000 hits plateau with a triple. In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see Molitor was relishing the opportunity to play with Twins superstar Kirby Puckett, but Puckett developed career-ending glaucoma during spring training in 1996 and never played again. Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the Optic nerve involving loss of retinal ganglion cells in a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. In 1996, Molitor became the first 40-year-old to have a 200-hit season (225).

Accomplishments

Molitor's lifetime statistics include 2,683 games played, 1,782 runs scored, 3,319 hits, 234 home runs, 1,307 runs batted in, a . 306 batting average, and 504 stolen bases. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate He batted . 368 in 5 postseason series and was an all-star seven times. A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade All-star (also allstar or all star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of Sports and Molitor recorded these statistics while missing nearly 500 games due to various injuries throughout his career.

On June 11, 1999, the Brewers retired Molitor's uniform number 4. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) During the ceremony at Milwaukee County Stadium, Molitor announced that if he went into the Hall of Fame, he would do so as a Brewer. Milwaukee County Stadium (or just County Stadium in context was a ballpark in Milwaukee Wisconsin from 1953 to 2000 On January 6, 2004, he was elected to the Hall in his first year of eligibility, with 85.2% of the votes. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The 2004 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded in keeping with rules enacted in 2001 True to his word, he joined Robin Yount as the only Hall of Famers to be depicted on their plaques with Brewers caps. Robin R Yount (jɔnt born September 16, 1955 in Danville Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with At the time of his induction, Molitor was the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. [1]

In 1999, Molitor ranked No. 99 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and he was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports In 1999 MasterCard sponsored the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

Molitor is one of only four players in major-league history with at least 3,000 hits, a . 300 lifetime batting average, and 500 stolen bases. The other three are fellow Hall of Famers Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner and Eddie Collins. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr ( May 2 1887 &ndash March 25 1951) nicknamed "Cocky" was an American Second baseman Molitor is the only player ever to accomplish those feats and hit at least 200 home runs. Molitor also is the first man in World Series history to have at least two home runs, two doubles, and two triples in one series (1993).

Personal life

During the early years of his career, Molitor began using cocaine and marijuana. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a He claims he stopped using drugs in 1981, and has since visited schools to lecture about the dangers of drug use. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Stone, Larry. See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. 3000 Career Hits Closest Active Players Top 10 Career Hitters By League 240 Hits in One Season Evolution of the Single Season Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB Below is the list of 155 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 400 doubles milestone Below is the list of 158 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 100 Triples milestone Below is the list of 300 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 Runs milestone Below is the list of 152 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 300 Stolen bases milestone In Major League Baseball, the 3000 Hit Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have made 3000 or more career base hits. In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily Major League Baseball recognizes runs scored champions in the American League and National League each season Major League Baseball recognizes doubles champions in the American League and National League each season Major League Baseball recognizes triples champions in the American League and National League each season Below is the list of 152 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 300 Stolen bases milestone "Man about Cooperstown: Molitor takes his place with game's best", Seattle Times, The Seattle Times Company, 2004-07-25. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.  
  2. ^ Stone, Larry. "Man about Cooperstown: Molitor takes his place with game's best", Seattle Times, The Seattle Times Company, 2004-07-25. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.  

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