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| Eddie Mathews's number 41 was retired by the Atlanta Braves in 2001. |
Eddie Mathews was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1976.
In 1978, Mathews was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978. He ranks second among all-time third basemen in home runs, runs batted in, slugging percentage, and total bases.
In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Mathews 63 on their list of 100, "Baseball's Greatest Players". He also nominated that year as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
In 2001, Mathews died from complications of pneumonia in 2001 in La Jolla, California. He is buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery. Later that year, the Braves honored his memory with the placement of patches bearing his retired uniform number, 41, on their jerseys.
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