A
merican professional baseball player[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman, most notably on the Milwaukee Braves. Mathews is regarded as one of the greatest third basemen ever to play the game.He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.
Timeline
Birth- Oct 13, 1931
Texarkana, Texas.
1950 - 1953Korean War
Branch
Navy
Conflict Period
Korean War
Served For
United States of America
Death- Feb 18, 2001-Age: 69 years
La Jolla, California
Pneumonia
Burial
Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California
Other Facts
Full Name
Edwin Lee Mathews
Also known as
Eddie Mathews
Quote
I've known three or four perfect swings in my time. This boy's got one of them. Ty Cobb, on seeing Eddie Mathews
Gender
Male
