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512. BA. .271. R. 1509. RBI. 1453. SB. 68. OBP. .376. SLG. .509. OPS. .885. OPS+. 143. Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Eddie Mathews. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Edwin Lee Mathews (October 13, 1931 – February 18, 2001) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 17 seasons for the Boston / Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1952–1966); Houston Astros (1967) and Detroit Tigers (1967–68).
Eddie Mathews Bio. Fullname: Edwin Lee Mathews; Born: 10/13/1931 in Texarkana, TX; High School: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; Debut: 4/15/1952; Hall of Fame: 1978; Died: 2/18/2001
Eddie Mathews | Sports Illustrated | First Issue | 16 August 1954. Baseball Almanac Research Library. Eddie Mathews baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by Baseball Almanac.
Eddie Mathews, the only man to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta, burst into stardom in 1953, the team’s first season in Milwaukee, when he belted 47 home runs at the age of 21. He hit 370 homers before his 30th birthday, and many believed that if anyone could top Babe Ruth as baseball’s all-time home-run king, Mathews ...
A 12-time All-Star, Mathews led the NL in walks four times and twice finished second in the NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. When he retired he also held the big league third base records for games (2,181), assists (4,322) and chances (6,371).
Feb 19, 2001 · Eddie Mathews, the Braves' Hall of Fame third baseman who hit 512 home runs and teamed with Hank Aaron to form the most productive power-hitting combination in baseball history, died yesterday...
2:10 PM. Eddie Mathews played 17 seasons for the Braves, Tigers and Astros. He had a .271 batting average, 2,315 hits, 512 home runs, 1,453 RBIs and 1,509 runs scored. He won 2 World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1978.
Feb 10, 2020 · The Baseball 100: No. 46, Eddie Mathews - The Athletic. By Joe Posnanski. Feb 10, 2020. Starting in December and ending on Opening Day, Joe Posnanski will count down the 100 greatest baseball...
May 3, 2024 · Eddie Mathews (born Oct. 13, 1931, Texarkana, Texas, U.S.—died Feb. 18, 2001, San Diego, Calif.) was an American professional baseball third baseman who is the only person to have played for the Braves franchise in all three of the cities it has called home: Boston (1952), Milwaukee (1953–65), and Atlanta (1966).
