Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina’s historic partnership, and the 17 other catchers
By Jordan Shusterman
FOX Sports MLB Writer
On Wednesday at Busch Stadium, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina will make history.
For the 325th time, Molina will catch a Wainwright start, breaking the record held for nearly 50 years by Tigers battery Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan, who teamed up for 324 starts from 1962 to 1975.
Molina and Wainwright have become synonymous with each other to the point that it has become difficult to fathom anyone else behind the plate when Wainwright is on the mound. Yet catching is a grueling responsibility, and for as remarkably durable and resilient as Molina has been throughout his career, he has spent some time on the injured list or getting rest.
In turn, other catchers have indeed caught pitches from the Cardinals’ right-hander over the years — 17 of them, to be exact.
I recently had the opportunity to give Wainwright a pop quiz of sorts to see how many of those 17 he could name, whether they caught him for one inning or 100.
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