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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
John Molyneaux Catcher
Retired (1961, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .738 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 742 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 08-17-1925
HR 98 Drafted Round 15, Pick 231
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 5 years
(130 games)
RBI 373
SB 2
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed D- Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B A- (81.1%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 MIL
63
144
22
44
11
0
4
22
18
18 0 1
0
0 1
.846
.380
.465
.160
.306
1951 MIL
53
122
13
39
2
0
4
11
14
16 0 0
0
0 3
.824
.390
.434
.115
.320
1952 CLE-DET
136
501
50
136
24
0
19
73
52
94 4 2
0
0 2
.777
.343
.433
.162
.271
1953 DET
144
560
62
157
29
1
18
77
59
101 6 4
0
0 5
.785
.353
.432
.152
.280
1954 DET
133
495
55
121
14
2
23
77
42
92 1 2
0
0 4
.724
.304
.420
.176
.244
1955 DET
124
164
15
33
2
0
5
16
14
32 0 0
1
0 1
.569
.264
.305
.104
.201
1956 DET
123
193
17
54
12
0
7
23
16
39 3 0
0
0 4
.795
.344
.451
.171
.280
1957 DET
122
220
15
55
10
0
3
24
9
27 1 1
0
1 0
.618
.281
.336
.086
.250
1958 DET
66
144
14
28
2
0
5
21
11
31 1 1
0
0 1
.567
.255
.312
.118
.194
1959 DET
65
167
17
49
4
1
6
19
10
26 0 1
1
1 6
.769
.331
.437
.144
.293
1960 DET-CHN
26
95
11
25
1
0
4
10
3
18 0 0
0
0 4
.686
.286
.400
.137
.263
1961 CHN
1
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
0
0 0
.750
.250
.500
.250
.250
Total
1056
2809
292
742
112
4
98
373
248
494 16 12
2
2 31
.738
.326
.412
.147
.264
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01John Molyneaux has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1961-04-13The Chicago Cubs have designated John Molyneaux for assignment.
1960-08-20The Chicago Cubs have acquired John Molyneaux from the waiver wire.
1960-08-15The Detroit Tigers have designated John Molyneaux for assignment.
1954-04-20The Detroit Tigers have promoted John Molyneaux to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Ken Leftwich to the minors.
1954-04-05The Detroit Tigers have promoted Ken Leftwich to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent John Molyneaux to the minors.
1952-05-02A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive John Molyneaux from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Gene Acevedo, Jim Medlinger, Bill Stearns.