<Tr> <Th> Inducted </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 Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, and Detroit Tigers, from 1952 through 1968 . Mathews was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978 . </P> <P> Mathews is regarded as one of the best third basemen ever to play the game . He was an All - Star for 9 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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