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Eddie Mathews is born in Texarkana, Texas

 

On October 13, 1931, future Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews is born in Texarkana, Texas. He was six years old when his family moved to Santa Barbara, California. The Santa Barbara High School baseball field, where he developed into a star high school baseball player, is named after him. Mathews was signed by the Boston Braves in 1949. He played 63 games that year for the Class D High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, where he hit 17 home runs and earned a .363 batting average. The next year he hit 32 home runs for the Class AA Atlanta CrackersMathews will make his major league debut in 1952 for the Boston Braves, he will be the only player to play for Bostom. Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves.

.271 lifetime..2315 Hits..512 HRs..1453 RBIs..
12-time All Star..2-time World Champion..
2-time NL HR leader..
His 512 HRs ranked #6 all-time upon his retirement..
He was first rookie in baseball history to hit 3 HRs in one game..
1978 Cooperstown Inductee on his 5th ballot..
“I’ve only known three or four perfect swings in my time. This lad (Eddie Mathews) has one of them.”
-Ty Cobb

 

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