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No. 77: Greatest Angels of All-Time: Bengie Molina

Stats: .273/.309/.397/.705, 65 HR, 392 RBI, 678 H, 250 R, 716 G, 985 TB, 84 OPS+

Baseball Reference WAR: 7.4

FanGraphs WAR: 6.5

Combined WAR: 6.85

On May 23, 1993, the California Angels signed Bengie Molina as an amateur free agent. Molina was the primary catcher for the Angels for the first eight seasons of his major-league career. His career didn’t really get going until 2000. Through his first two seasons with the Angels, Molina appeared in only 33 games. He didn’t impress much, either, as he hit .