Plaque with a metallic relief portrait of Paul Molitor wearing a baseball cap, surrounded by a laurel wreath, with text describing his baseball achievements and career.

Paul Molitor

Inducted in 1999

Paul Molitor became known as "The Ignitor" and played for the Milwaukee Brewers for 15 seasons. He came up as a shortstop in 1978 and played all infield positions and a couple outfield spots during his career with the Brewers.


Molitor combined speed, power and baseball savvy to become one of the biggest threats in baseball. He was a key ingredient in the Harvey's Wallbangers team that won the American League pennant.


Perhaps his best-known individual feat with the Brewers was his 39-game hitting streak. Molitor finished his career in Toronto, where he won a World Championship, and Minnesota, where he reached the 3,000 hit mark. But, Molitor decided to enter Cooperstown as a Brewer and was a member of the first class of the Walk of Fame outside Miller Park.