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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-9 / in Starts: 7-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1957	WS g1	Oct 2	MLN	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	3	1.26	0.078	65.77	2.27%	0.53	3B
2	1957	WS g2	Oct 3	MLN	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	3	.63	-0.089	33.32	-3.03%	-1.20	3B
3	1957	WS g3	Oct 5	MLN		NYY	L,3-12	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.385	.000	.385	3	1.14	0.002	71.58	0.08%	0.12	3B
4	1957	WS g4	Oct 6	MLN		NYY	W,7-5	CG(10)	5	4	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.444	.500	.944	3	1.21	0.455	73.67	15.40%	2.64	3B
5	1957	WS g5	Oct 7	MLN		NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.455	.467	.921	3	.60	-0.003	49.25	-0.12%	-0.07	3B
6	1957	WS g6	Oct 9	MLN	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.462	.500	.962	3	1.14	0.135	102.84	6.72%	0.59	3B
7	1957	WS g7	Oct 10	MLN	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.433	.500	.933	3	.71	0.169	118.00	18.42%	0.93	3B
1958 Postseason			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
8	1958	WS g1	Oct 1	MLN		NYY	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	3	1.88	-0.015	98.33	0.31%	-0.23	3B
9	1958	WS g2	Oct 2	MLN		NYY	W,13-5	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.375	.775	3	.26	-0.037	13.63	-1.08%	0.72	3B
10	1958	WS g3	Oct 4	MLN	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.357	.273	.630	3	1.15	-0.084	47.92	-1.96%	-0.37	3B
11	1958	WS g4	Oct 5	MLN	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.333	.667	3	.81	-0.017	49.00	-0.50%	0.43	3B
12	1958	WS g5	Oct 6	MLN	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.316	.634	3	.72	-0.039	25.12	-0.82%	-0.64	3B
13	1958	WS g6	Oct 8	MLN		NYY	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.259	.250	.509	3	1.56	-0.215	119.00	-9.72%	-1.60	3B
14	1958	WS g7	Oct 9	MLN		NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.323	.240	.563	6	1.44	0.021	239.58	2.11%	0.56	3B
1968 Postseason			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
15	1968	WS g1	Oct 2	DET	@	STL	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.36	-0.009	18.81	-0.25%	-0.18	PH
16	1968	WS g4	Oct 6	DET		STL	L,1-10	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	7	.61	0.046	37.28	1.80%	0.47	3B
									66	50	7	10	5	0	1	7	15	2	17	0	1	0		1	1	0	.200	.385	.360	.745

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