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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	MLN	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
2	2	Apr 11	MLN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 14	MLN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
4	4	Apr 16	MLN		PHI	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
5	5	Apr 17	MLN		PIT	T,2-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 18	MLN		PIT	L,5-11	CG	44	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
7	7	Apr 21	MLN		CIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
8	8	Apr 22	MLN	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
9	9	Apr 23	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	1	3	1	5	0	3B
10	10	Apr 24	MLN	@	CIN	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
11	11	Apr 25	MLN	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	43	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
12	12	Apr 26	MLN	@	CIN	L,10-11	CG	49	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	3B
13	13	Apr 29	MLN		STL	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
14	14	Apr 30	MLN		STL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	MLN		SFG	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
16	16	May 2	MLN		SFG	L,5-8	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
17	17	May 3	MLN		SFG	W,9-4	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
18	18	May 4	MLN		LAD	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
19	19	May 5	MLN		LAD	W,3-2	CG	60	16.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
20	20	May 6	MLN		LAD	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
21	21	May 8	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
22	22	May 9	MLN		CIN	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
23	23	May 10 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,12-4	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
24	24	May 10 (2)	MLN		CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
25	25	May 11	MLN	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
26	26	May 12	MLN	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	36	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
27	27	May 13	MLN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
28	28	May 14	MLN	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	48	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
29	29	May 16	MLN	@	LAD	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
30	30	May 17	MLN	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
31	31	May 18	MLN	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
32	32	May 19	MLN	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
33	33	May 20	MLN	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
34	34	May 22	MLN	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
35	35	May 23	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
36	36	May 24 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	41	8.0	3	5	0	8	0	3B
37	37	May 24 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
38	38	May 25	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
39	39	May 26	MLN		PIT	W,1-0	CG	47	13.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
40	40	May 27	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
41	41	May 28	MLN		PIT	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
42	42	May 29	MLN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
43	43	May 30	MLN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
44	44	May 31 (1)	MLN		PHI	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
45	45	May 31 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	MLN		SFG	L,2-11	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
47	47	Jun 2	MLN		SFG	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
48	48	Jun 3	MLN		SFG	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
49	49	Jun 4	MLN		SFG	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
50	50	Jun 5	MLN		LAD	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
51	51	Jun 6	MLN		LAD	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
52	52	Jun 7	MLN		LAD	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
53	53	Jun 8	MLN		CHC	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
54	54	Jun 9	MLN	@	STL	L,3-12	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
55	55	Jun 10	MLN	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
56	56	Jun 11	MLN	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
57	57	Jun 12	MLN	@	CHC	L,7-9	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
58	58	Jun 13	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
59	59	Jun 14	MLN	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
60	60	Jun 15	MLN	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
61	61	Jun 16	MLN	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
62	62	Jun 17 (1)	MLN	@	LAD	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
63	63	Jun 17 (2)	MLN	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
64	64	Jun 18	MLN	@	LAD	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
65	65	Jun 19	MLN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
66	66	Jun 20	MLN	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
67	67	Jun 21	MLN	@	SFG	W,13-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
68	68	Jun 23	MLN		STL	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
69	69	Jun 24	MLN		STL	W,4-0	CG	32	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
70	70	Jun 25	MLN		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
71	71	Jun 26	MLN		CHC	W,11-1	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
72	72	Jun 27	MLN		CHC	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
73	73	Jun 28	MLN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
74	74	Jun 30	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	75	Jul 2	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
76	76	Jul 3	MLN	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
77	77	Jul 4	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
78	78	Jul 5	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
79	79	Jul 9	MLN		LAD	L,3-4	CG	51	13.0	3	1	0	4	2	3B
80	80	Jul 11	MLN		LAD	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
81	81	Jul 12	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	3B
82	82	Jul 13	MLN		SFG	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
83	83	Jul 14	MLN	@	CHC	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
84	84	Jul 15	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
85	85	Jul 16	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
86	86	Jul 17	MLN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
87	87	Jul 18	MLN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
88	88	Jul 19	MLN	@	STL	L,5-9	CG	44	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
89	89	Jul 21	MLN		CIN	L,2-12	CG	48	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
90	90	Jul 22	MLN		CIN	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
91	98 (7)	Jul 29	MLN		CHC	W,8-5	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	101 (2)	Aug 1	MLN		STL	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
93	102	Aug 2 (1)	MLN		STL	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
94	103	Aug 2 (2)	MLN		STL	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	2	4	1	3B
95	104	Aug 4	MLN	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
96	105	Aug 5	MLN	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
97	106	Aug 6	MLN	@	SFG	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
98	107	Aug 8	MLN	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
99	108	Aug 9	MLN	@	LAD	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
100	109	Aug 11 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
101	110	Aug 11 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
102	111	Aug 12	MLN	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
103	112	Aug 13	MLN	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
104	113	Aug 14	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	114	Aug 15	MLN	@	PIT	L,8-10	CG	44	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
106	115	Aug 16 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	1
107	116	Aug 16 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
108	117	Aug 17 (1)	MLN		LAD	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
109	118	Aug 17 (2)	MLN		LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
110	119	Aug 18	MLN		LAD	L,6-7	CG	59	13.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
111	120	Aug 19	MLN		SFG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
112	121	Aug 20	MLN		SFG	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
113	122	Aug 22 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
114	123	Aug 22 (2)	MLN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
115	124	Aug 23	MLN		CHC	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
116	125	Aug 24	MLN		CHC	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
117	126	Aug 25	MLN	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	40	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
118	127	Aug 26	MLN	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
119	128	Aug 27	MLN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	43	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
120	129	Aug 28	MLN	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
121	130	Aug 29	MLN	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
122	131	Aug 30	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	132	Sep 1	MLN		PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
124	133	Sep 2	MLN		PHI	L,5-11	CG	50	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
125	134	Sep 4	MLN	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
126	135	Sep 5	MLN	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
127	136	Sep 6	MLN	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
128	137	Sep 7 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
129	138	Sep 7 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
130	139	Sep 9	MLN		STL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
131	140	Sep 10	MLN		STL	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
132	141	Sep 11	MLN		CIN	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
133	142	Sep 12	MLN		CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
134	143	Sep 13	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
135	144	Sep 14	MLN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
136	145	Sep 15	MLN	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	49	9.2	2	0	1	3	0	3B
137	146	Sep 16	MLN	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
138	147	Sep 17	MLN	@	SFG	L,6-13	CG	45	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
139	148	Sep 19	MLN	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
140	149	Sep 20	MLN	@	PHI	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
141	150	Sep 21	MLN	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
142	151	Sep 22	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
143	152	Sep 23	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
144	153	Sep 25	MLN		PHI	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
145	154	Sep 26	MLN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
146	155	Sep 27	MLN		PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
147	156	Sep 28	MLN		LAD	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	3B
148	157	Sep 29	MLN	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	52	11.2	2	2	0	4	0	3B
							148gm		1315.2	144	305	18	467	21