Bob Molinaro
[edit] Biography
Bob Molinaro (Robert Joseph Molinaro) was born on May 21, 1950 in Newark, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1975 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1978, his rookie year, he hit .262 with 6 home runs and 27 RBI. Molinaro played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Bob Molinaro's best season was 1980, when he hit for a .291 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 6
| 19
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .263
| .300
| .368
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| 105
| 286
| 39
| 75
| 6
| 27
| .262
| .314
| .378
| 5
| 5
| 19
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 2
| 5
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 119
| 344
| 48
| 100
| 5
| 36
| .291
| .348
| .404
| 16
| 4
| 26
| 29
| 7
| 2
| 18
| 7
| 4
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| 47
| 42
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 9
| .262
| .377
| .405
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| 19
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .286
| .412
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| 65
| 66
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 12
| .197
| .264
| .258
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1982
| TOT
| N
| 84
| 80
| 6
| 17
| 1
| 14
| .213
| .292
| .262
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 19
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 3
| .111
| .105
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 27
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 3
| .100
| .136
| .300
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 103
| 98
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 17
| .194
| .259
| .276
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 298
| 705
| 99
| 193
| 12
| 73
| .274
| .333
| .389
| 23
| 11
| 56
| 49
| 11
| 5
| 44
| 10
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 401
| 803
| 106
| 212
| 14
| 90
| .264
| .324
| .375
| 25
| 11
| 65
| 57
| 11
| 5
| 46
| 12
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| DET
| A
| OF
| 6
| 5
| 44
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| RF
| 6
| 5
| 44
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 50
| 35
| 318.2
| 67
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 34
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 62
| 46
| 415.2
| 88
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 12
| 11
| 95
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 18
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 5
| 0
| 18
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 48
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 49
| 47
| 370
| 85
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 49
| 47
| 370
| 83
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 130
| 103
| 894.2
| 194
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 88
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 58
| 40
| 369.2
| 77
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 72
| 63
| 523
| 118
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968 - signed June 17, 1968).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Detroit Tigers (September 22, 1977).
- Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Chicago White Sox (August 30, 1979).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Baltimore Orioles (October 3, 1979).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Chicago Cubs (March 29, 1982) completing trade in which Chicago Cubs traded Lynn McGlothen to Chicago White Sox in exchange for a player to be named later (August 15, 1981).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies (August 31, 1982).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 6, 1983).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (September 1, 1983).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (October 21, 1983).
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