#25 Bengie Molina, C (1998-2005)

Bengie was signed by the Angels as an amateur free agent in 1993. He saw limited action with the club in ’98 and ’99. In 2000, Bengie batted .281 with 14 HR, 71 RBI, a LL 14.3 AB/SO and a LL 40 runners caught stealing to finish 4^th in the ROY voting. In 2001, Molina set an Angel record with 9 consecutive hits during a series with the Red Sox. Bengie also won two Gold Gloves – leading the league with 44.9 CS% and a .999 Fielding % (C) in 2002, and a LL 44.4 CS% in ’03. Bengie earned a WS ring by picking up several key hits as the Angels’ starting catcher in 2002. In 2004, Molina was part of one of the best defensive plays in Angels’ history – a no-look pass to Frankie Rodriguez to nail the runner and preserving a one run lead in a key September game. Bengie would have been MVP of the 2005 ALDS (if such an award existed). He batted .444 with 3 HR (T5th, single LDS), 5 runs, 5 RBI, and a .944 SLG% to help beat the Yankees in five games.

Bengie signed with Toronto as a Free Agent following the 2005 season. After 6 seasons as the Angels’ primary catcher, Molina ranks among the Angels’ Top Ten with:

- 10.8 AB/SO (8^th)

- 4,022 putouts (7^th)

- a .994 F% (T6th)

- 29 postseason games (T3^rd)

- 100 postseason PA (5^th)

- 7 postseason runs (T10^th)

- 24 postseason hits (T5^th)

- 4 postseason doubles (T7^th)

- 1 postseason triple (T2^nd)

- 3 postseason HR (T5^th)

- 12 postseason RBI (T6^th)

- 39 postseason TB (6^th)

- a .429 postseason SLG% (8^th)

- a .739 postseason OPS (10^th)