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Paul Molitor

Hall of Fame hitter with 3,319 hits and a .368 postseason average.

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Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Molitor spent his youth in that state prior to his professional baseball career.[1][2] In 2004, during his first opportunity to be chosen, Molitor gained entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame.[2]

Life and work

In 1987 he attracted national attention with a 39-game hitting streak, the longest since Pete Rose's 44-game streak in 1978.[3][4] He signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent after the 1992 season, receiving a three-year, $13 million deal.[5] Following his graduation from Cretin High School, the St. Louis Cardinals picked Molitor as a pitcher in the 1974 draft, but he opted to enroll at the University of Minnesota.[1][6] From 1980 through 1986, Molitor was placed on the disabled list six times due to various injuries.[7]

Beginning in 1996, Molitor spent the last three years of his playing career with the Minnesota Twins, the team from his home state.[8] On September 16, 1996, Molitor got his 3,000th career hit; he was the first player ever to achieve this milestone by hitting a triple.[8]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Paul Molitor" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Weir, "USA's best of 2 sports worlds", USA Today, June 29, 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Paul Molitor" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brackin, "It's official: Paul Molitor named Twins manager", Star Tribune, November 4, 2014; "TWins : Our Future Has Begun", Web.archive.org (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Paul Molitor" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Downey, "Molitor's feat Is just in playing", Los Angeles Times, August 19, 1987 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Paul Molitor" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Consecutive Games Hitting Streaks", Baseball Almanac (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Paul Molitor" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chass, "Baseball; Jays re-sign Carter and swipe Molitor", The New York Times, December 8, 1992 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Paul Molitor" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Levitt, "Paul Molitor", SABR; Justice, "Now, it's pitchers, not Paul Molitor, who are hurting", Los Angeles Times, August 16, 1987 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Paul Molitor" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Justice, "Now, it's pitchers, not Paul Molitor, who are hurting", Los Angeles Times, August 16, 1987 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Paul Molitor" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hunt, "Long gone", September 8, 1999 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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