Bay machine to a nicety." 1929 Green Sox After playing several games with the Packers, Molenda went to California in early 1929 where he pitched in the winter league. He reported to the Denver baseball team in the spring of 1929, but was able to secure his release when he learned of an industrial opening in Green Bay. In June 1929, Molenda returned to Green Bay to establish his residence there and signed a contract to play for Green Bay's professional baseball team, the Green Sox of the Bay Fox River Valley League. Molenda had success for the Green Sox, striking out 14 batters in six innings of relief pitching in one game, striking out 10 and 11 in other games, and pitching a three-hit shutout. Molenda pitched for the Green Sox again in the summer of 1931. 1929 Packers Even before the first game of the 1929 season, the Packers, with Molenda at fullback, were being touted as "the greatest team ever." The Packers won their first NFL championship in 1929 after a key 20-6 win over a New York Giants team led by Molenda's former Michigan teammate, Benny Friedman. Molenda scored a touchdown and kicked two extra points in the game as Molenda and Johnny Blood were credited with leading the Packers offense. The 1929 game against the Giants has gone down as one of the great games in Packers' history, in part due to the fact that only 12 Packers played in the game, with the 12th player coming into the game as a last minute substitute. Newspapers described Molenda as the "sparkplug" and the workhorse of the 1929 Packers: "Molenda was the workhorse. He played 60 minutes in nearly every game." The 1929 Packers were the first NFL team to finish the season undefeated with a 13-0 record as the undisputed NFL champions. After the 1929 season, Molenda worked for an engineering concern. 1930 and 1931 Packers Molenda continued to play fullback for the Packers in 1930 and 1931, as the Packers won three consecutive NFL championships. Though Molenda's contributions as a blocker and defensive player do not show up in offensive statistics, he also ranked as the Packers' fourth-leading scorer in 1929 and 1930 and as the fifth-leading scorer in 1931. New York Giants In 1931, the Packers sold Molenda to the New York Giants, where he played until 1936. He was credited with "carrying