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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 of Fame in 1978 ...
SAN DIEGO – Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews, who teamed with Hank Aaron to give the Braves a historic home run punch and Milwaukee its only World Series championship, died Sunday. He was 69. Eddie ...
Feb 17, 2001 · February 16, 2001 / 11:37 PM EST / CBS/AP. Eddie Mathews, who hit 512 home runs in a Hall of Fame career and was the only person to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta, died ...
Feb 19, 2001 · Mathews died in his sleep at Scripps La Jolla hospital, his wife, Judy, said. ... "Eddie Mathews was my hero," New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, who played with Mathews from 1960-66, said during ...
Feb 19, 2001 · Eddie Mathews, Braves' Hall of Fame third baseman who hit 512 home runs, dies at age 69; Mathews teamed with Hank Aaron to form most productive power-hitting combination in baseball history; photo (M)
Feb 19, 2001 · Appeared in The New York Times on February 19, 2001 / Obituaries / Eddie Mathews. Eddie Mathews Obituary. 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 a hospital in San Diego. He was 69.
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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 who became the seventh player to reach the 500-home run mark.
