Edwin L Mathews was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1978 along with Addie Joss and Larry MacPhail. Mathews was a 3B\1B with 17 seasons MLB experience playing with the Boston Braves (1952), Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965), Atlanta Braves (1966), Houston Astros (1967) and Detroit Tigers (1967-1968). For his MLB career he hit .271/.376/.509 with 512 HR, 1453 RBI, 1509 R, 68 SB in 2391 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1953 when he hit .302/.406/.627 with 47 HR, 135 RBI, 110 R, 1 SB in 157 games, 1959 when he hit .306/.390/.593 with 46 HR, 114 RBI, 118 R, 2 SB in 148 games and 1960 when he hit .277/.397/.551 with 39 HR, 124 RBI, 108 R, 7 SB in 153 games.
Mathews led the National League in home runs in 1953 and 1959.
He was an All Star 12 times (1953, 1955-1962). He finished second in NL MVP voting in 1953 and 1959. Mathews twice won the World Series Championship with the Braves in 1957 and the Tigers in 1968.
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