Paul Molitor 1980 Game by Game Batting Logs

Paul Molitor appeared in 111 Major League games during the 1980 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Molitor appeared in, specifically relating to his 1980 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Molitor started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"I had him (Paul Molitor) in the sixth grade at St. Luke's grade school, and he played in the eighth-grade program. I remember when Paul was in the fifth grade, our phys ed teacher (Dennis Denning) came up and said, 'Westy, I got a kid who's going to go all the way to the majors.' That was a pretty good call" - Coach Wally Wescott
Paul Molitor 1980 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Paul Molitor Stats

04-10-1980 *vs Red Sox5220011000000.400.4001.0002b
04-12-1980 *vs Red Sox4320000101000.444.500.7782b
04-13-1980 *vs Red Sox2000001100100.364.500.6362b
04-16-1980 *at Blue Jays4010001000000.333.444.5332b
04-17-1980 *at Blue Jays4021000110000.368.478.5792b
04-18-1980 *at Yankees4010001100000.348.464.5222b
04-19-1980 *at Yankees5230000000000.393.485.5362b
04-20-1980 *at Yankees4010001000001.375.447.5002b
04-21-1980 *vs Indians4220000210000.389.477.5002b
04-22-1980 *vs Indians5131001000000.415.490.5372b
04-23-1980 *vs Indians5010000001000.391.463.5002b
04-25-1980 *vs Blue Jays5110000001000.373.441.4712b
04-26-1980 *vs Blue Jays4000000001000.345.413.4362b
04-27-1980 *vs Blue Jays4000000100000.322.397.4072b
04-29-1980 *at Indians5131011101000.344.419.4842b
 April 1980 Totals
64 12 22 3 0 2 7 8 2 5 1 0 1 .344 .419 .484 -
05-02-1980 *at White Sox5000001001000.319.392.4492b
05-03-1980 *at White Sox3120000000100.333.410.4582b
05-04-1980 *at White Sox3120000200100.347.438.4672b
05-06-1980 *vs Yankees5231000000000.363.447.488ss
05-07-1980 *vs Yankees4010000000000.357.439.476ss
05-08-1980 *vs Orioles5020000000000.360.437.472ss
05-09-1980 *vs Orioles5010000001000.351.426.457ss
05-10-1980 *vs Orioles3110002001001.351.420.4542b
05-11-1980 *vs Orioles3222000210000.360.436.4802b
05-13-1980 *vs White Sox4000000101000.346.426.4622b
05-14-1980 *vs White Sox3110000100000.346.429.4582b
05-15-1980 *vs White Sox4130000100000.360.443.4682b
05-16-1980 *at Twins4121000001000.365.444.4782b
05-17-1980 *at Twins5231002111000.375.454.4922b,ss
05-18-1980 *at Twins5011001002000.368.445.488ss
05-19-1980 *at Mariners5110000000010.362.437.4772b
05-20-1980 *at Mariners6110000000000.353.427.4632b
05-21-1980 *at Mariners4210000100000.350.426.4572b
05-23-1980 *vs Twins3100000101000.343.422.4482b
05-24-1980 *vs Twins4121012000000.347.424.4762b
05-25-1980 *vs Twins3010000100000.347.425.4732b
05-26-1980 *vs Mariners5221000001000.348.425.4772b
05-27-1980 *vs Mariners2200000200000.344.426.4712b
05-28-1980 *vs Mariners4230000100000.354.436.4782b
05-29-1980 *at Indians2000000200000.350.438.4722b
05-30-1980 *at Red Sox3020000100000.355.444.4762b
05-31-1980 *at Red Sox6341014000000.366.450.5062b
 May 1980 Totals
108 27 41 9 0 2 12 17 2 10 2 1 1 .380 .469 .519 -
06-01-1980 *at Red Sox4110000001010.364.447.5002b
06-02-1980 *at Orioles6030000002000.368.448.500dh
06-03-1980 *at Orioles4000000001000.360.440.4892b
06-04-1980 *at Orioles3100000100000.354.436.4812b
06-06-1980 *vs Tigers1010000000000.358.439.4842b
 June 1980 Totals
18 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 .278 .316 .278 -
07-19-1980 *vs White Sox3000000002010.352.433.477dh
07-21-1980 *at Yankees6110000001000.347.426.467dh
07-22-1980at Yankees1010000000000.350.429.470ph,2b
07-22-1980 *at Yankees4000000000000.343.421.4612b
07-23-1980 *at Yankees4000000001000.337.414.452dh
07-25-1980 *at Orioles5020000002000.338.414.4512b
07-26-1980 *at Orioles5121011000000.339.414.4682b
07-27-1980 *at Orioles5121011001010.341.413.4842b
07-29-1980 *at White Sox4010001001001.339.409.4802b
07-30-1980 *at White Sox5021001000000.341.409.4832b
07-31-1980 *vs Yankees3100000200010.336.409.4772b
 July 1980 Totals
45 4 11 3 0 2 4 2 0 8 0 3 1 .244 .271 .444 -
08-01-1980 *vs Yankees4010000001000.335.407.4732b
08-02-1980 *vs Yankees4010000000000.333.404.469ss
08-03-1980 *vs Yankees4110000001000.332.402.466ss
08-04-1980 *at Red Sox3000000101000.328.400.460ss
08-05-1980 *at Red Sox4000000002000.323.394.4532b
08-06-1980 *at Red Sox5010000000000.320.391.4482b
08-07-1980 *at Red Sox5110000000000.318.388.4432b
08-08-1980 *vs Indians3000000102000.315.386.4382b
08-09-1980 *vs Indians3122001000001.319.388.4482b
08-10-1980 *vs Indians4110000000000.318.386.4452b
08-12-1980 *vs Blue Jays3000000100000.314.384.4402b
08-13-1980 *vs Blue Jays4100000100000.310.381.434dh
08-14-1980 *vs Blue Jays4221000101000.312.385.4392b
08-15-1980 *at Indians4110000001000.311.383.4362b
08-16-1980 *at Indians4120001100000.314.386.4372b
08-17-1980 *at Indians4100000000010.310.382.4312b
08-18-1980 *vs Tigers4100000101000.306.379.4252b
08-19-1980 *vs Tigers4010000000000.305.378.4232b
08-20-1980 *vs Tigers4000001000001.301.372.417dh
08-22-1980 *at Rangers4000000101000.297.370.4122b
08-24-1980 *at Rangers4110000101000.297.370.410dh
08-25-1980 *vs Royals5121000000000.298.371.4133b
08-26-1980 *vs Royals5010000000000.297.368.4102b
08-27-1980 *vs Royals4011000000000.296.367.4112b
08-31-1980 *at Tigers5010001001000.295.365.4082b
 August 1980 Totals
101 13 20 5 0 0 4 9 0 13 0 1 2 .198 .259 .248 -
09-01-1980 *at Royals5100000000000.290.360.4022b
09-04-1980 *at Royals5122000000000.292.361.4082b
09-05-1980 *vs Rangers4021001000000.294.362.4112b
09-06-1980 *vs Rangers3100000101000.292.361.408ss
09-07-1980 *vs Rangers5040000000000.299.366.4132b
09-09-1980 *at Twins4011001000000.298.365.414ss
09-10-1980 *at Twins4110000000000.298.364.413ss
09-12-1980 *at Mariners5220012001000.299.365.4202b
09-13-1980 *at Mariners4000000100000.296.363.4162b
09-14-1980 *at Mariners4230000100000.301.368.4202b
09-17-1980 *vs Twins3110000100000.301.369.4192b
09-17-1980 *vs Twins4000000000000.298.366.4152b
09-18-1980 *vs Twins5110001001000.297.364.4122b
09-18-1980 *vs Twins3010000100000.297.365.4112b
09-19-1980 *vs Mariners4231100000000.302.368.4222b
09-20-1980 *vs Mariners4330000100000.306.373.4252b
09-21-1980vs Mariners1000000000000.305.372.424ph
09-22-1980 *vs Angels4010101101000.305.373.4282b
09-23-1980 *vs Angels4000000001000.302.369.4232b
09-24-1980 *vs Angels4000000100000.299.368.4192b
09-26-1980 *at Athletics5111001001000.298.366.4192b
09-27-1980 *at Athletics5221000000000.299.366.4212b
09-28-1980 *at Athletics4110000000000.298.365.4202b
09-29-1980 *at Angels3111000100000.299.366.4212b
09-30-1980 *at Angels4110011000000.298.365.4272b
 September 1980 Totals
100 21 31 8 2 2 8 9 0 6 0 0 0 .310 .367 .490 -
10-01-1980 *at Angels5241012000000.304.370.4402b
10-04-1980 *vs Athletics4020000000000.306.371.4402b
10-05-1980 *vs Athletics5010000202000.304.372.4382b
 October 1980 Totals
14 2 7 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .563 .786 -
 1980 Yearly Totals 450 81 137 29 2 9 37 48 4 48 3 6 5 .304 .372 .438 -

Paul Molitor 1980 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Paul Molitor appeared in 57 games at home, had 218 at-bats, drove in 12 runs, scored 41 times, had 66 hits (13 doubles / 2 triples / 2 home runs), walked 30 times (2 intentional), struck out 23 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 5 times (2 hits & 3 flies), and finished at home with a .302 batting average, .384 on base percentage and .408 slugging average?

On the road, Paul Molitor appeared in 54 games, had 232 at-bats, drove in 25 runs, scored 40 times, had 71 hits (16 doubles / 0 triples / 7 home runs), walked 18 times (2 intentional), struck out 25 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 6 times (4 hits & 2 flies), and finished at home with a .306 batting average, .358 on base percentage and .465 slugging average?

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