Editing Paul Molitor (section)

==Early life==
Molitor was born in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]].  After graduating from [[Cretin High School]],<ref name="highschool">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/baseball/2001-06-28-mauer-honored.htm|title=USA's best of 2 sports worlds|last=Weir|first=Tom|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=June 29, 2001|access-date=2010-03-25}}</ref> he was selected in the 28th round of the [[1974 Major League Baseball draft|1974 MLB draft]] as a [[pitcher]] by the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. He opted instead to attend college at the [[University of Minnesota]], where he was a three-year starter for the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers]]. Molitor earned [[All-America]]n honors as a [[shortstop]] for his sophomore year. Between his sophomore and junior seasons, Molitor suffered a broken jaw.<ref name=Jaw>{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/paul-molitor/|title=Paul Molitor |first1= Daniel R. |last1=Levitt |first2=Doug |last2=Skipper |website=[[Society for American Baseball Research|SABR]]|access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref> With his jaw wired shut for eight weeks, Molitor lost {{convert|40|lbs}}.<ref name=Hurting>{{cite news|last=Justice|first=Richard|title=Now, it's pitchers, not Paul Molitor, who are hurting|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-16-sp-1841-story.html|access-date=March 9, 2014|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 16, 1987}}</ref>

After his junior year in college, the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] selected Molitor in the first round, with the third overall selection, in the [[1977 Major League Baseball draft]]. He signed with the Brewers and began his professional career with the Class A [[Burlington Bees]] of the [[Midwest League]].<ref name="Davis2003">{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Hank|title=Small-Town Heroes: Images of Minor League Baseball|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0T6QCyo7qrwC&pg=PA314|access-date=April 3, 2012|date=January 1, 2003|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=9780803266391|page=314}}</ref> In 64 games with Burlington, Molitor hit for a .346 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]], eight [[home run]]s, 50 [[run batted in|runs batted in]] (RBI) and 14 [[stolen base]]s.<ref name=MiLB>{{cite web|title=Paul Molitor Minor League Statistics & History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=molito002pau|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=March 9, 2014}}</ref>