Birthdate | 10/13/1931 |
Death Date | 2/19/2001 |
Debut Year | 1952 |
Year of Induction | 1978 |
Teams | Astros, Braves, Tigers |
Position | Third Base |
Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron combined to hit 863 homers to move ahead of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig as the greatest HR-hitting teammates.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954
Marvelous!!!