<Tr> <Th> Induction </Th> <Td> 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vote </Th> <Td> 79.42% (fifth ballot) </Td> </Tr> <P> Edwin Lee Mathews (October 13, 1931--February 18, 2001) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman . He played 17 seasons for the Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves (1952--66); Houston Astros (1967) and Detroit Tigers (1967--68). Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978, he is the only player to have represented the Braves in the three American cities they have called home . He played 1,944 games for the Braves during their 13 - season tenure in Milwaukee--the prime of Mathews' career . </P> <P> Mathews is regarded as one of the best third basemen ever to play the game . He was an All - Star for nine seasons . He won the National League (NL) home run title in 1953 and 1959 and was the NL Most Valuable Player runner - up both of those seasons . He hit 512 home runs during his major league career . Mathews coached for the Atlanta Braves in 1971, and he was the team's manager from 1972 to 1974 . Later, he was a scout and coach for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Oakland Athletics . </P>

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