Eddie Mathews
Third Base

1952-66 Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves
1967 Houston Astros
1967-68 Detroit Tigers

• Hit 30 or more home runs in 9 consecutive seasons, a National League record.

• As Braves teammates, Mathews and Hank Aaron combined for 863 home runs, the greatest one-two power hitting combo in the history of baseball.

• In 1952, Mathews was the first rookie to ever homer three times in one game.

• Led the league in homers twice.

• Led the league in walks four times.

• Scored at least 95 runs in 10 consecutive seasons.

• Won game four of the 1957 World Series with a tenth inning homer. Scored the only run in game five of the series. Also made the last out of game seven with a tremendous catch of a Bill Skowron line drive.

Eddie Mathews, 1955

• Hit 512 career home runs.

• Hit .292 with 32 home runs and 94 RBI in 1957 as the Braves won a World Championship.

• Led NL third baseman twice in putouts and three times in assists.

• Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.