Eddie Mathews

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: October 13, 1931 in Texarkana, TX us

Died: February 18, 2001 in La Jolla, CA

Buried: Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, CA

High School: Santa Barbara HS (Santa Barbara, CA)

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Age 20-185d, 10,869th in major league history)
vs. BRO 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1968 (Age 36-350d)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1978. (Voted by BBWAA on 301/379 ballots)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Edwin Lee Mathews

Nicknames: Eddie Mattress, Cap'n Eddie, Santa Barbara Bomber or Brookfield Bomber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

95.9

8537

2315

512

.271

1509

RBI

1453

OBP

.376

SLG

.509

OPS

.886

OPS+

143

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-19 / in Starts: 4-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	28 (15-8-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
Self	3
J Northrup	2
N Cash	1
M Stanley	1
W Horton	1
A Kaline	0

Most Driven In By
Self	3
A Kaline	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2361	1	Apr 10	DET		BOS	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.13	-0.004	.27	0.00%	-0.12	PH
2	2362	2	Apr 11	DET		BOS	W,4-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	2.26	0.018	4.01	0.02%	0.20	PH
3	2363	4 (1)	Apr 14	DET		CHW	W,5-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.07	-0.025	2.25	-0.03%	-0.12	PH
4	2364	6 (1)	Apr 17	DET		CLE	W,4-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	2.64	-0.058	6.58	-0.09%	-0.25	PH
5	2365	12 (5)	Apr 26	DET	@	NYY	L,0-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8	.16	-0.004	.54	-0.01%	-0.18	PH 3B
6	2366	17 (4)	Apr 30	DET		OAK	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	6	1.08	-0.051	3.96	-0.11%	-0.43	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	2367	19 (1)	May 2	DET		MIN	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	6	1.78	-0.117	6.81	-0.27%	-0.69	1B
8	2368	20	May 3	DET		CAL	L,5-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	3.28	-0.069	11.52	-0.15%	-0.42	PH
9	2369	21	May 4	DET		CAL	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	7	.21	-0.001	.67	0.00%	-0.37	1B
10	2370	23 (1)	May 6	DET	@	BAL	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	8	.36	-0.009	1.28	-0.02%	-0.19	PH
11	2371	28 (4)	May 12	DET	@	WSA	L,3-6	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.73	0.038	2.79	0.09%	0.35	PH
12	2372	30 (1)	May 15	DET		BAL	L,8-10	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	1.42	-0.036	6.17	-0.10%	-0.31	PH
13	2373	31	May 17	DET		WSA	W,7-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	8						PH
14	2374	33 (1)	May 19 (1)	DET		WSA	W,5-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.158	.396	8	2.88	0.007	11.19	0.02%	0.10	PH
15	2375	34	May 19 (2)	DET		WSA	W,7-0	GS-7	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.333	.625	4	.79	0.093	3.16	0.22%	1.72	1B
16	2376	36 (1)	May 21	DET	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.250	.280	.530	4	1.12	-0.105	5.28	-0.30%	-0.76	1B
17	2377	37	May 22	DET	@	MIN	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.241	.269	.511	8	2.11	-0.050	10.05	-0.14%	-0.20	PH
18	2378	41 (3)	May 27	DET	@	CAL	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.281	.517	.798	6	1.05	0.283	4.40	0.71%	2.58	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	2379	46 (4)	Jun 1	DET		NYY	W,5-4	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.500	.773	8	2.25	-0.049	11.23	-0.15%	-0.32	PH
20	2380	47	Jun 2 (1)	DET		NYY	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.265	.484	.749	9	1.75	-0.041	8.79	-0.12%	-0.19	PH
21	2381	49 (1)	Jun 3	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.237	.429	.665	6	1.14	-0.110	5.93	-0.35%	-0.78	3B
22	2382	52 (2)	Jun 5	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.256	.444	.701	9	1.72	0.094	8.84	0.29%	0.65	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	2383	140 (87)	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	OAK	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.250	.432	.682	9	.66	-0.015	.98	-0.01%	-0.18	PH
24	2384	141	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	OAK	W,4-3	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.238	.410	.648	7	1.06	-0.045	2.01	-0.05%	-0.42	3B
25	2385	142	Sep 3	DET	@	OAK	W,6-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.256	.410	.666	8	2.59	0.115	3.35	0.09%	0.35	PH
26	2386	146 (3)	Sep 8	DET		MIN	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.255	.395	.651	6	.84	-0.034	.39	-0.01%	-0.03	3B
27	2387	155 (8)	Sep 19	DET		NYY	W,6-2	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.280	.400	.680	7	.58	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.83	3B
28	2388	157 (1)	Sep 21	DET	@	WSA	W,4-3	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.278	.388	.666	6	1.43	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.42	3B
29	2389	158	Sep 22	DET	@	WSA	L,0-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.380	.653	3	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
30	2390	159	Sep 23	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.286	.392	.678	9	2.59	0.151	.00	0.00%	0.96	PH
31	2391	162 (2)	Sep 27	DET		WSA	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.281	.385	.665	9	2.97	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
							12-19		57	52	4	11	0	0	3	8	5	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.281	.385	.665		1.22	0.045	3.54	-0.47%	1.96

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