EDDIE MATHEWS

(Edwin Lee Mathews)


Eddie Mathews
Eddie Mathews
  • Born: October 13, 1931
  • Died: February 18, 2001
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Edwin Lee Mathews was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman. He played 17 seasons for the Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves (1952–1966); Houston Astros (1967) and Detroit Tigers (1967–68). Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978, he is the only player to have represented the Braves in the three American cities they have called home. He played 1,944 games for the Braves during their 13-season tenure in Milwaukee—the prime of Mathews' career.