...and was an eight-time All Star. No. 10 will be 10th number retired by the Braves, joining Hank Aaron's 44, Eddie Mathews' 41, Dale Murphy's 3, Phil Niekro's 35, Warren Spahn's 21, Greg Maddux's 31, Tom Glavine's 47, Bobby...
...year and Maddux (31) in 2009.The only other Braves players to have their number retired are Hank Aaron (44), Eddie Mathews (41), Dale Murphy (3), Phil Niekro (35) and Warren Spahn (21).Cox is the first to have his number retired...
...Herman. Rogers Hornsby; Joe Kelley; King Kelly; Ernie Lombardi; Al Lopez; Rabbit Maranville. Rube Marquard; Eddie Mathews; Tommy McCarthy; Bill McKechnie; Joe Medwick; Kid Nichols. Phil Niekro; Jim O'Rourke; Gaylord Perry; Charles...
...Bonds became the second player to hit two homers in each of his team's first two games, joining Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews, who accomplished the feat in 1958. Bonds hit a three-run homer off Hideo Nomo in the first inning and a solo shot...
...those years, though, is the Braves' impressive bevy of former players who became successful big-league managers. Eddie Mathews, Joe Torre, Felipe Alou, Cito Gaston, Dusty Baker, Davey Johnson, Johnny Oates and Tony La Russa all suited up...
...the All-Star team are Hall of Famers whose images are displayed on the Turner Field outfield wall - Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews each were 21 for his first All-Star team in Milwaukee - Aaron in 1955 and Mathews in 1953. McCann's All-Star...
...third inning, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to reach 300 homers. He joins Hank Aaron (733), Eddie Mathews (493) and Dale Murphy (371). J.D. Drew and Andruw Jones also homered for the Braves, who won for the ninth...
...future major league managers: Eddie Mathews, Dusty Baker, Tony La Russa...lengthy rain delays. Aging star Eddie Mathews dramatically homers in the 9th...MANAGERS: Lum Harris (47-57), Eddie Mathews (23-27) RECAP: Harris is...
...can stop the line drive." It hasn't worked against him so far. On Wednesday night, Bonds joined Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews as the only players in history to open a season with a pair of two-homer games. Mathews did it for the Milwaukee...
...wall in left field and landed on Waveland Avenue. The center fielder, whose previous career high was 37, bested Eddie Mathews by a game for the fastest Brave to get to 40. Too bad for the Braves that they needed several more homers like Jones...
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