On May 18, 1962 At County Stadium Future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn beats the Mets on a 3 hitter. Hank Aaron, Mack Jones and Eddie Mathews homer for the Braves. Gil Hodges knocks one out for the Mets.
Mathews makes his debut at first base,
After 14 years in organized baseball, Milwaukee’s strong man Eddie Mathews had a case of the jitters. The shift from his reguar spot at third to first base shook his normally steel-like nerves.
“I was scared stiff out there,” the 30-year-old slugger admitted with a grin after his debut as a first baseman Friday night in the Braves’ 5-2 victory over the New York Mets.
“I was really nervous out there ‘ and kept thinking about all the things I didn’t know about playing first,” Mathews said. “I never felt that way in a game before but then I never had played first.
