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 19)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	MLN		CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
2	2	Apr 14	MLN	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
3	3	Apr 16	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
4	4	Apr 17 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 17 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 18	MLN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
7	7	Apr 19	MLN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
8	8	Apr 20	MLN	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
9	9	Apr 22	MLN		STL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
10	10	Apr 23	MLN		STL	W,5-4	CG	50	12.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
11	11	Apr 26	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
12	12	Apr 27	MLN	@	NYG	W,9-6	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
13	13	Apr 28	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
14	14	Apr 29	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-13	CG	43	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
15	15	Apr 30	MLN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	MLN	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
17	17	May 2	MLN	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	44	11.1	1	5	0	6	0	3B
18	18	May 3	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
19	19	May 4	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
20	20	May 5	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
21	21	May 6	MLN	@	STL	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
22	22	May 7	MLN	@	STL	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
23	23	May 8	MLN	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
24	24	May 10	MLN		PIT	L,6-9	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
25	25	May 11	MLN		PIT	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
26	26	May 12	MLN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	46	12.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
27	27	May 13	MLN		BRO	L,2-6	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
28	28	May 14	MLN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
29	29	May 15 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	47	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
30	30	May 15 (2)	MLN		PHI	L,1-9	CG	50	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
31	31	May 17	MLN		NYG	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	46 (14)	Jun 3	MLN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
33	47	Jun 4	MLN	@	PHI	W,11-3	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	48	Jun 5 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
35	49	Jun 5 susp	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
36	50	Jun 6	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
37	51	Jun 7	MLN	@	NYG	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
38	52	Jun 8	MLN	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	45	9.1	2	1	0	3	0	3B
39	53	Jun 11	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
40	54	Jun 12 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
41	55	Jun 12 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
42	56	Jun 13	MLN	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
43	57	Jun 14	MLN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
44	58	Jun 15	MLN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
45	59	Jun 16	MLN		PHI	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
46	60	Jun 17	MLN		NYG	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
47	61	Jun 18	MLN		NYG	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
48	62	Jun 19	MLN		NYG	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
49	63	Jun 20	MLN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	64	Jun 21	MLN		PIT	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	65	Jun 22	MLN		PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
52	66	Jun 24	MLN		BRO	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
53	67	Jun 25	MLN		BRO	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
54	68	Jun 26	MLN		BRO	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
55	69	Jun 28	MLN		CHC	L,3-7	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
56	70	Jun 29	MLN		CHC	W,14-1	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
57	71	Jun 30	MLN		CHC	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	72	Jul 1	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-14	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
59	73	Jul 2	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	2	3	0	3B
60	74	Jul 3	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
61	75	Jul 4 (1)	MLN		STL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
62	76	Jul 4 (2)	MLN		STL	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
63	77	Jul 6	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
64	78	Jul 7	MLN	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
65	79	Jul 8 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
66	80	Jul 8 (2)	MLN		CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
67	81	Jul 9	MLN		CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
68	82	Jul 10 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
69	83	Jul 10 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
70	84	Jul 14	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
71	85	Jul 15	MLN	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
72	86	Jul 16	MLN	@	NYG	L,7-8	CG	38	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
73	87	Jul 17 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
74	88	Jul 17 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
75	89	Jul 18	MLN	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
76	90	Jul 19	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	78	18.1	2	2	0	4	1	3B
77	91	Jul 20	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
78	92	Jul 21	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
79	93	Jul 22	MLN	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
80	94	Jul 23	MLN	@	BRO	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
81	95	Jul 24 (1)	MLN	@	BRO	L,7-9	CG	37	8.0	2	6	0	8	0	3B
82	96	Jul 24 (2)	MLN	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
83	97	Jul 26	MLN		PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
84	98	Jul 27	MLN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
85	99	Jul 28	MLN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
86	100	Jul 29	MLN		NYG	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
87	101	Jul 30	MLN		NYG	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
88	102	Jul 31	MLN		NYG	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	103	Aug 1	MLN		BRO	L,3-4	CG	47	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
90	104	Aug 2	MLN		BRO	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
91	107 (2)	Aug 5	MLN		PIT	L,5-8	CG	0	9.0	4	4	2	10	0
92	108	Aug 6	MLN		PIT	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
93	109	Aug 7 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
94	110	Aug 7 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
95	111	Aug 9	MLN		STL	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	2	2	4	0
96	112	Aug 10	MLN		STL	L,2-7	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
97	113	Aug 11 (1)	MLN		STL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
98	114	Aug 11 (2)	MLN		STL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
99	115	Aug 12	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
100	116	Aug 13	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
101	117	Aug 14	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
102	118	Aug 15	MLN	@	STL	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
103	119	Aug 16	MLN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
104	120	Aug 17	MLN	@	STL	W,11-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	1
105	121	Aug 18	MLN	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
106	122	Aug 19	MLN		CHC	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	1	4	0
107	123	Aug 20	MLN		CHC	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
108	124	Aug 21	MLN		CHC	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
109	125	Aug 23	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
110	126	Aug 25	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
111	127	Aug 26	MLN	@	NYG	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	3B
112	128	Aug 27	MLN	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
113	129	Aug 28 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
114	130	Aug 28 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
115	131	Aug 30	MLN	@	BRO	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
116	132	Aug 31	MLN	@	BRO	W,13-8	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	133	Sep 1	MLN	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
118	134	Sep 2	MLN		CIN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
119	135	Sep 3	MLN		CIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
120	136	Sep 4	MLN		CIN	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
121	137	Sep 5 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
122	138	Sep 5 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
123	139	Sep 7	MLN		BRO	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
124	140	Sep 8	MLN		BRO	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
125	141	Sep 9	MLN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
126	142	Sep 10	MLN		PIT	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	6	3	1	10	1	3B
127	143	Sep 11 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
128	144	Sep 11 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
129	145	Sep 13	MLN		NYG	L,1-9	CG	47	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
130	146	Sep 14	MLN		NYG	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
131	147	Sep 16	MLN		STL	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
132	148	Sep 17	MLN		STL	L,1-4	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
133	149	Sep 18	MLN		STL	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
134	150	Sep 20	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
135	151	Sep 21	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-14	CG	48	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	3B
136	152	Sep 23	MLN	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
137	153	Sep 24	MLN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
							137gm		1232.1	140	280	21	441	23