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)
View Eddie Mathews's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Jul 6)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
2	2	Apr 14	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	46	9.1	1	2	1	4	0	3B
3	3	Apr 16	MLN	@	PHI	W,13-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
4	4	Apr 17	MLN	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
5	5	Apr 20	MLN		CIN	L,5-10	CG	50	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
6	6	Apr 21	MLN		CIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
7	7	Apr 22	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
8	8	Apr 23	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
9	9	Apr 24	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
10	10	Apr 26	MLN	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
11	11	Apr 27	MLN	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
12	12	Apr 29	MLN		PHI	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	MLN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
14	14	May 2	MLN	@	SFG	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	15	May 4	MLN	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
16	16	May 5	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	43	9.2	2	1	0	3	1	3B
17	17	May 11	MLN		STL	W,12-8	CG	46	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
18	18	May 12	MLN		STL	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
19	19	May 13	MLN		PIT	L,2-8	CG	48	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
20	20	May 14	MLN		PIT	L,4-6	CG	51	11.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
21	21	May 15 (1)	MLN		PIT	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
22	22	May 15 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
23	23	May 17	MLN		LAD	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
24	24	May 18	MLN		SFG	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
25	25	May 21	MLN		CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
26	26	May 22	MLN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
27	27	May 25	MLN	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
28	28	May 26	MLN	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
29	29	May 27	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-9	CG	42	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
30	30	May 29	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	38	8.2	2	2	0	4	0	3B
31	31	May 30	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
32	32	May 31	MLN	@	PHI	L,7-12	CG	43	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	33	Jun 1	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	34	Jun 2	MLN	@	PHI	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
35	35	Jun 3	MLN		CIN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
36	36	Jun 4	MLN		CIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
37	37	Jun 5 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
38	38	Jun 5 (2)	MLN		CIN	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
39	39	Jun 7	MLN	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
40	40	Jun 8	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
41	41	Jun 9	MLN	@	LAD	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	3B
42	42	Jun 10	MLN	@	SFG	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
43	43	Jun 11	MLN	@	SFG	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
44	44	Jun 12	MLN	@	SFG	L,7-16	CG	52	8.0	3	2	1	6	1	3B
45	45	Jun 13	MLN	@	SFG	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
46	46	Jun 14	MLN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
47	47	Jun 15 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
48	48	Jun 15 (2)	MLN		CHC	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
49	49	Jun 16	MLN		CHC	W,10-7	CG	48	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
50	50	Jun 17	MLN		STL	W,3-2	CG	45	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
51	51	Jun 18	MLN		STL	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	3B
52	52	Jun 19 (1)	MLN		STL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
53	53	Jun 19 (2)	MLN		STL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	3B
54	54	Jun 20	MLN		LAD	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
55	55	Jun 21 (1)	MLN		SFG	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
56	56	Jun 21 (2)	MLN		SFG	W,2-1	CG	47	12.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
57	57	Jun 22	MLN		SFG	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
58	58	Jun 23	MLN		SFG	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
59	59	Jun 24	MLN		LAD	L,3-5	CG	46	10.0	0	0	2	2	0	3B
60	60	Jun 25	MLN		LAD	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
61	61	Jun 26	MLN		LAD	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
62	62	Jun 28	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
63	63	Jun 29 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	2	2	0	4	0	3B
64	64	Jun 29 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
65	65	Jun 30	MLN	@	CHC	L,5-11	CG	48	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	66	Jul 1 (1)	MLN	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	50	9.2	1	1	0	2	1	3B
67	67	Jul 1 (2)	MLN	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
68	68	Jul 2	MLN	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
69	69	Jul 3	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	59	14.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
70	70	Jul 4 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
71	71	Jul 4 (2)	MLN		PIT	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
72	72	Jul 5	MLN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
73	73	Jul 6	MLN		PHI	L,5-8	CG	46	10.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
74	74	Jul 7	MLN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
75	75	Jul 8	MLN		CIN	W,6-3	GS	28	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
76	76	Jul 9	MLN		CIN	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
77	77	Jul 10	MLN		CIN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
78	78	Jul 14	MLN	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
79	79	Jul 15	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
80	80	Jul 16	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	46	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
81	81	Jul 17	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
82	82	Jul 19	MLN		STL	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
83	83	Jul 20	MLN		STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
84	84	Jul 21	MLN		STL	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	1	2	2	5	0	3B
85	85	Jul 22	MLN	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
86	86	Jul 23	MLN	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
87	87	Jul 24 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
88	88	Jul 24 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
89	89	Jul 26	MLN	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
90	90	Jul 27	MLN	@	SFG	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
91	91	Jul 28	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	41	9.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
92	92	Jul 29	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
93	94 (1)	Jul 31	MLN	@	LAD	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	95	Aug 2	MLN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
95	96	Aug 3	MLN	@	STL	L,8-13	CG	48	8.0	3	3	1	7	0	3B
96	97	Aug 4	MLN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
97	98	Aug 5	MLN		CHC	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
98	99	Aug 6	MLN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
99	100	Aug 7	MLN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
100	101	Aug 8	MLN		LAD	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
101	102	Aug 9	MLN		LAD	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
102	103	Aug 10	MLN		LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
103	104	Aug 11	MLN		SFG	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
104	105	Aug 12	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
105	106	Aug 13	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
106	107	Aug 14	MLN		SFG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
107	108	Aug 15 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
108	109	Aug 15 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
109	110	Aug 16	MLN	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
110	111	Aug 17	MLN	@	CIN	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
111	112	Aug 18	MLN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	27	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
112	113	Aug 19	MLN		PHI	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
113	114	Aug 20	MLN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
114	115	Aug 21	MLN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
115	116	Aug 23	MLN	@	LAD	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
116	117	Aug 24	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
117	118	Aug 25	MLN	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
118	119	Aug 26	MLN	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
119	120	Aug 27	MLN	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
120	121	Aug 28	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-15	CG	46	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
121	122	Aug 29	MLN		STL	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
122	123	Aug 30	MLN		STL	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
123	124	Aug 31 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	38	9.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
124	125	Aug 31 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	126	Sep 1	MLN	@	CHC	W,10-1	GS	22	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
126	127	Sep 2	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-6	GS	28	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
127	128	Sep 3	MLN	@	CIN	W,10-9	CG	54	12.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
128	129	Sep 4	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
129	130	Sep 5 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,7-9	CG	42	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
130	131	Sep 5 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
131	132	Sep 6	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
132	133	Sep 7	MLN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
133	134	Sep 8	MLN		SFG	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
134	135	Sep 9	MLN		LAD	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	3B
135	136	Sep 10	MLN		LAD	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	2	2	0	3B
136	137	Sep 11	MLN		LAD	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
137	138	Sep 12	MLN	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
138	139	Sep 13	MLN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	42	10.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
139	140	Sep 14	MLN		CHC	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
140	141	Sep 15	MLN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
141	142	Sep 16	MLN		PHI	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
142	143	Sep 17	MLN		PHI	L,2-5	CG	41	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
143	144	Sep 18	MLN		PHI	W,7-1	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
144	145	Sep 20	MLN		CIN	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
145	146	Sep 21	MLN		CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
146	147	Sep 23	MLN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
147	148	Sep 24	MLN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
148	149	Sep 25	MLN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
149	150	Sep 27	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
150	151	Sep 28	MLN	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
151	152	Sep 30	MLN	@	PIT	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
152	153	Oct 1	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
153	154	Oct 2	MLN	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
							153gm		1369.1	141	280	22	443	23