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Eddie Mathews

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American baseball player and coach (1931-2001)

United StatesLived 1931 to 2001 · aged 69
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Edwin Lee Mathews 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).

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Mathews, along with catcher Wes Westrum and umpire Augie Donatelli, appears on the first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 1954Mathews, along with catcher Wes Westrum and umpire Augie Donatelli, appears on the first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 19541974 photocard of Matthews as manager of the Atlanta Braves1974 photocard of Matthews as manager of the Atlanta BravesEddie Mathews's number 41 was retired by the Atlanta Braves in 1969.Eddie Mathews's number 41 was retired by the Atlanta Braves in 1969.

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Edwin Lee Mathews 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). Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978, he is the only player to have represented the Braves in all three of the 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. He won two World Series rings, with the Braves in 1957 and with the Tigers in 1968 during Mathews' final season.

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Lived 1931 to 2001 · aged 69
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