Shown here is a pair of baseball cards more than 60 years old. The National League Runs home run leader card features Ernie Banks (41 homers), Hank Aaron (40), Mathews (39), and Ken Boyer (32) and is signed boldly by Mathews. The other card is Mathew’s All Star card from the same season. The 1960 campaign was one of Mathew’s finest as he complimented those 39 homers with a career-high 124 RBI.

Shown here are three Topps baseball cards from 1958, 1961, and 1963. Eddie Mathews spent 15 years with the Braves, following the franchise from Boston to Milwaukee and finally Atlanta. Mathews finished his career with 512 homers, 1,453 RBI and 2,315 hits. The nine-time All Star was inducted into the Hall in 1978.

The picturesque front of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown provides a backdrop to Eddie Mathews’ signature. Mathews combined with Hank Aaron to become the most prodigious home run hitting teammates in the history of the game. From 1954-1966 Aaron hit 442 round trippers while Mathews added 421 bombs. Their 863 combined total eclipsed that of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.