Eddie Mathews
[edit] Biography
Eddie Mathews (Edwin Lee Mathews) was born on October 13, 1931 in Texarkana, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1952 for the Boston Braves. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 25 home runs and 58 RBI. Mathews played for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Eddie Mathews's best season was 1953, when he slugged 47 home runs, hit for a .302 average and knocked in 135 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| 145
| 528
| 80
| 128
| 25
| 58
| .242
| .320
| .447
| 23
| 5
| 59
| 115
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 9
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 157
| 579
| 110
| 175
| 47
| 135
| .302
| .406
| .627
| 31
| 8
| 99
| 83
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 138
| 476
| 96
| 138
| 40
| 103
| .290
| .423
| .603
| 21
| 4
| 113
| 61
| 2
| 3
| 10
| 15
| 9
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 141
| 499
| 108
| 144
| 41
| 101
| .289
| .413
| .601
| 23
| 5
| 109
| 98
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 20
| 5
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 151
| 552
| 103
| 150
| 37
| 95
| .272
| .373
| .518
| 21
| 2
| 91
| 86
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 17
| 4
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 148
| 572
| 109
| 167
| 32
| 94
| .292
| .387
| .540
| 28
| 9
| 90
| 79
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 149
| 546
| 97
| 137
| 31
| 77
| .251
| .349
| .458
| 18
| 1
| 85
| 85
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 5
| 9
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 148
| 594
| 118
| 182
| 46
| 114
| .306
| .390
| .593
| 16
| 8
| 80
| 71
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 6
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 153
| 548
| 108
| 152
| 39
| 124
| .277
| .397
| .551
| 19
| 7
| 111
| 113
| 2
| 4
| 7
| 3
| 8
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 152
| 572
| 103
| 175
| 32
| 91
| .306
| .402
| .535
| 23
| 6
| 93
| 95
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 3
| 10
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 152
| 536
| 106
| 142
| 29
| 90
| .265
| .381
| .496
| 25
| 6
| 101
| 90
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 11
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 158
| 547
| 82
| 144
| 23
| 84
| .263
| .399
| .453
| 27
| 4
| 124
| 119
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 9
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 141
| 502
| 83
| 117
| 23
| 74
| .233
| .344
| .412
| 19
| 1
| 85
| 100
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 8
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| 156
| 546
| 77
| 137
| 32
| 95
| .251
| .341
| .469
| 23
| 0
| 73
| 110
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 11
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 134
| 452
| 72
| 113
| 16
| 53
| .250
| .341
| .420
| 21
| 4
| 63
| 82
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 6
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 101
| 328
| 39
| 78
| 10
| 38
| .238
| .333
| .381
| 13
| 2
| 48
| 65
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 5
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 36
| 108
| 14
| 25
| 6
| 19
| .231
| .331
| .426
| 3
| 0
| 15
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 137
| 436
| 53
| 103
| 16
| 57
| .236
| .333
| .392
| 16
| 2
| 63
| 88
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 12
| 6
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 31
| 52
| 4
| 11
| 3
| 8
| .212
| .281
| .385
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 2324
| 8377
| 1491
| 2279
| 503
| 1426
| .272
| .377
| .511
| 351
| 72
| 1424
| 1452
| 24
| 35
| 68
| 121
| 122
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 67
| 160
| 18
| 36
| 9
| 27
| .225
| .315
| .412
| 3
| 0
| 20
| 35
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 2391
| 8537
| 1509
| 2315
| 512
| 1453
| .271
| .376
| .509
| 354
| 72
| 1444
| 1487
| 26
| 36
| 68
| 122
| 123
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 160
| 259
| 19
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 157
| 0
| 0
| 154
| 311
| 30
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 127
| 126
| 1117.1
| 112
| 254
| 13
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 10
| 10
| 90
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 10
| 10
| 90
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 140
| 280
| 21
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 133
| 287
| 25
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 147
| 147
| 1333
| 131
| 299
| 16
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 149
| 149
| 1312
| 116
| 351
| 22
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 148
| 148
| 1315.2
| 144
| 305
| 18
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 153
| 153
| 1369.1
| 141
| 280
| 22
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 151
| 151
| 1340.1
| 168
| 281
| 18
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 7
| 59
| 67
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 140
| 140
| 1223
| 141
| 283
| 16
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 42
| 42
| 321.2
| 63
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 121
| 115
| 1048
| 113
| 276
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 42
| 42
| 321.2
| 63
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 128
| 123
| 1078
| 130
| 247
| 15
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 7
| 57
| 54
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 153
| 146
| 1290.1
| 113
| 301
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 127
| 115
| 1023
| 114
| 237
| 20
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 24
| 20
| 178.2
| 22
| 33
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 79
| 68
| 602.2
| 572
| 40
| 8
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 21
| 19
| 154.1
| 14
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 13
| 12
| 99
| 106
| 12
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 1B
| 92
| 80
| 701.2
| 678
| 52
| 9
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 3B
| 45
| 39
| 333
| 36
| 61
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 5
| 33
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 6
| 44
| 34
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2181
| 1557
| 13816
| 2049
| 4322
| 293
| 369
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 52
| 52
| 411.2
| 84
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 112
| 100
| 861.2
| 833
| 62
| 12
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 52
| 52
| 411.2
| 84
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1949).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with Arnold Umbach and a player to be named later to Houston Astros in exchange for Dave Nicholson and Bob Bruce (December 31, 1966); Houston Astros received Sandy Alomar (February 25, 1967).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Detroit Tigers in exchange for a player to be named later (August 17, 1967); Houston Astros received Fred Gladding (November 22, 1967).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (October 28, 1968).
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