Eddie Mathews: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1978

Born: October 13, 1931

1949: Signed by Boston Braves

1949-51: Minor Leagues

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Braves)

1952: Three Home Run Game

1953: Braves move to Milwaukee

1953: .302, 47 HR, 135 RBI, .406 OBP, .627 Slugging, 1.033 OPS

1954: First athlete on cover of Sports Illustrated

1957: Hit GW home run in 10^{th inning of World Series Game 4}

1957: Braves win World Series

1958: Braves win Pennant

1966: Braves move to Atlanta

1966: Traded to Houston Astros

1967: Joined 500 Homer club

1967: Traded to Detroit Tigers

1968: Tigers win World Series

1968: Retired

1972-74: Managed Braves (149-161)

1978: Elected to Hall of Fame (78% of vote)

1999: Finalist for All Century Team

Died: February 18, 2001


Accomplishments:
2x World Champion

12x All Star

863 combined Home Runs w/Hank Aaron (most ever by teammates)

Braves retired his #41

2x HR Champ

.271

512 HR

1453 RBI

1509 Runs

2315 Hits

.376 OBP

.509 Slugging

.885 OPS

TB: 4349

100+ Runs: 8x

31 Doubles (1953)

20+ HR: 14x

30+ HR: 10x

40+ HR: 4x

100+ RBI: 5x

100+ Walks: 5x

.300 Average: 3x

.400 OBP: 4x

.500 Slugging: 8x

.600 Slugging: 3x

1.000OPS: 3x

300 TB: 6x

Led League in walks: 4x

Led League in OBP (.399): 1963

Postseason: .200, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .745 OPS (3 World Series)

As a Manager: 149-161 (.481)