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Eddie Mathews. Edwin Lee Mathews (October 13, 1931 – February 18, 2001) was an American professional baseball third baseman. [1] 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). [1] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall ...
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The “lad” the Georgia Peach was referring to was Eddie Mathews, who combined power and fielding ability at third base like few before or since. During a 17-year big league career (1952-68), spent mostly with the Braves, the hot corner star not only possessed a rocket arm and a gift for fielding, but the lefty swinger was a feared slugger ...
Sep 1, 2011 · A feared left-handed slugger, Eddie Mathews became the seventh player in Major League history to hit 500 home runs, finishing his career with 512. He walloped more than 30 round-trippers nine ...
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 at...
Feb 10, 2020 · But there is one question that stands out: How in the heck was Traynor selected over Eddie Mathews? On Jan. 16, 1974, Mathews got word that he had not been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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. Year. AB.
