- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEdwin Lee Mathews Jr.
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Eddie Mathews was born on October 13, 1931 in Texarkana, Texas, USA. He was married to Elizabeth Busch Burke, Sue Ann, Virjean Lauby and Judy Catherine King. He died on February 18, 2001 in La Jolla, California, USA.
- SpousesElizabeth Busch Burke(February 5, 1977 - ?) (divorced)Sue Ann(1972 - ?) (divorced)Virjean Lauby(1954 - 1970) (divorced, 3 children)Judy Catherine King(? - February 18, 2001) (his death)
- He appeared on the cover of the first issue of "Sports Illustrated".
- Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in 1978.
- Mathews was the only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta.
- Played primarily third base for the Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1952- 1966), Houston Astros (1967) and Detroit Tigers (1967-1968).
- Set the major league record for most homeruns (47) for a third baseman in 1953 (since broken by Hall of Famer slugger Mike Schmidt in 1980).
- I don't know where Hank Aaron will break Ruth's record but I can tell you one thing - ten years from the day he hits it three million people will say they were there.
- My mother used to pitch to me and my father would shag balls. If I hit one up the middle close to my mother, I'd have some extra chores to do. My mother was instrumental in making me a pull hitter.
- I didn't like being a salesman. I wasn't a closer. I'd go in and talk baseball for half an hour and walk out without mentioning my product.
- When you're a kid, what fun the game is! You grab a bat and glove and ball, that's it. I know what Ted Williams and Stan Musial meant when they said it got tougher to get in shape every year.
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