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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	MLN	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	43	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
2	2	Apr 15	MLN		STL	W,7-6	CG	45	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
3	3	Apr 17	MLN		CIN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
4	4	Apr 18 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 18 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
6	6	Apr 21	MLN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 23	MLN	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	55	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 24	MLN	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 25	MLN	@	STL	L,6-7	GS	57	11.2	3	2	1	6	0	LF 3B
10	10	Apr 27	MLN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	11	Apr 28	MLN		NYG	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 29	MLN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 30	MLN		PHI	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	2	5	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	MLN		PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
15	15	May 4	MLN		PIT	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
16	16	May 5	MLN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
17	17	May 6	MLN		PIT	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
18	18	May 7	MLN		CHC	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
19	19	May 8	MLN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
20	20	May 9	MLN		CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
21	21	May 11	MLN	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
22	22	May 12	MLN	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
23	23	May 13	MLN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
24	24	May 14	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	9.2	0	2	0	2	0
25	25	May 15	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
26	26	May 16 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
27	27	May 16 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
28	28	May 18	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
29	29	May 19	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
30	30	May 21	MLN	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
31	31	May 22 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
32	32	May 22 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
33	33	May 23 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	39	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	34	May 23 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
35	35	May 25	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
36	36	May 26	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
37	37	May 28	MLN		STL	W,3-2	CG	43	12.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
38	38	May 29	MLN		STL	L,7-12	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
39	39	May 30	MLN		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 1	MLN		BRO	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
41	41	Jun 2	MLN		BRO	L,6-7	CG	31	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
42	42	Jun 4	MLN		PIT	L,1-4	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
43	43	Jun 5	MLN		PIT	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
44	44	Jun 6 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
45	45	Jun 6 (2)	MLN		PIT	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
46	46	Jun 7	MLN		NYG	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
47	47	Jun 8	MLN		NYG	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
48	48	Jun 9	MLN		NYG	L,0-4	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
49	49	Jun 10	MLN		NYG	L,0-1	CG	36	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
50	50	Jun 11	MLN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	2	6	0	3B
51	51	Jun 12	MLN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
52	52	Jun 13	MLN		PHI	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
53	53	Jun 15	MLN	@	BRO	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
54	54	Jun 16	MLN	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
55	55	Jun 17	MLN	@	BRO	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
56	56	Jun 18	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
57	63 (6)	Jun 25	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
58	64	Jun 26	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
59	65	Jun 27 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
60	66	Jun 27 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	41	8.1	1	2	0	3	1	3B
61	67	Jun 29	MLN		CHC	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
62	68	Jun 30	MLN		CHC	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	69	Jul 1	MLN		STL	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
64	70	Jul 2 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,11-4	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
65	71	Jul 2 (2)	MLN		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
66	72	Jul 3	MLN		CIN	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
67	73	Jul 4	MLN		CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
68	74	Jul 5 (1)	MLN	@	STL	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
69	75	Jul 5 (2)	MLN	@	STL	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
70	76	Jul 6	MLN	@	CHC	W,14-3	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
71	77	Jul 7	MLN	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
72	78	Jul 8	MLN	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG	67	13.2	1	4	0	5	0
73	79	Jul 9	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
74	80	Jul 10	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
75	81	Jul 11 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
76	82	Jul 11 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
77	83	Jul 14	MLN		BRO	L,1-2	CG	49	12.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
78	84	Jul 15 (1)	MLN		BRO	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	4	1	6	2	3B
79	85	Jul 15 (2)	MLN		BRO	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
80	86	Jul 16	MLN		BRO	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
81	87	Jul 17	MLN		BRO	L,1-2	CG	42	11.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
82	88	Jul 18 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
83	89	Jul 18 (2)	MLN		PIT	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
84	90	Jul 19	MLN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	1
85	91	Jul 21	MLN		PHI	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
86	92	Jul 22	MLN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
87	93	Jul 23	MLN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
88	94	Jul 24	MLN		NYG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
89	95	Jul 25	MLN		NYG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
90	96	Jul 26	MLN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	97	Jul 28	MLN	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
92	98	Jul 29	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
93	99	Jul 30	MLN	@	BRO	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
94	100	Jul 31	MLN	@	BRO	W,15-7	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	101	Aug 1	MLN	@	BRO	W,14-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
96	102	Aug 2	MLN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	60	12.2	4	1	0	5	0	3B
97	103	Aug 3	MLN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	3B
98	104	Aug 4	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
99	105	Aug 6	MLN	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
100	106	Aug 7	MLN	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
101	107	Aug 8	MLN	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
102	108	Aug 10	MLN	@	STL	W,11-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
103	109	Aug 11	MLN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	32	7.0	1	4	0	5	0
104	110	Aug 12	MLN	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
105	111	Aug 13	MLN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
106	112	Aug 14	MLN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
107	113	Aug 15	MLN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
108	114	Aug 17	MLN		STL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
109	115	Aug 18	MLN		STL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
110	116	Aug 19	MLN		STL	L,1-2	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
111	117	Aug 20	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
112	118	Aug 21	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
113	119	Aug 22	MLN	@	CHC	W,12-6	GS	22	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	131 (11)	Sep 4	MLN	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
115	132	Sep 5 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	W,11-8	GS	33	7.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
116	133	Sep 5 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-7	GS	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
117	134	Sep 6 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,13-2	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
118	135	Sep 6 (2)	MLN		CHC	W,6-1	GS	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
119	136	Sep 8	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
120	137	Sep 10	MLN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	24	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
121	138	Sep 11	MLN	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
122	139	Sep 12 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
123	140	Sep 12 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
124	142 (1)	Sep 14	MLN	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
125	143	Sep 16 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
126	144	Sep 16 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
127	145	Sep 17	MLN	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	1
128	146	Sep 18	MLN	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
129	147	Sep 19	MLN	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	2	2	1	5	1	3B
130	148	Sep 20 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
131	149	Sep 20 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
132	150	Sep 21	MLN		CIN	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
133	151	Sep 22 susp	MLN		CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
134	152	Sep 24	MLN		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
135	153	Sep 25	MLN		STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
136	154	Sep 26	MLN		STL	L,0-2	GS	22	6.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
							137gm		1207.1	133	254	15	402	28