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Eddie Mathews Baseball Cards Cross Two Eras

July 12, 2020 By Rich Mueller

It had been ten years since the glory days of the Milwaukee Braves but Eddie Mathews, whose career began in the early 1950s when most teams still traveled by train, was still swinging on the night of July 14, 1967.  In the Houston Astros lineup after a trade from the only franchise he’d ever known, Mathews climbed to a summit only six other players in history had reached at that time: 500 home runs.

Eddie Mathews 1967 ToppsThe blast at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park came off Juan Marichal and marked the first time a Hall of Fame hitter reached 500 against a Hall of Fame pitcher.  Mathews hung on through 1967 and landed with the World Series champion Detroit Tigers in 1968, finishing with 512 homers.

He’s an Astro in the 1967 Topps set but Eddie Mathews baseball cards begin with the arrival of Topps in 1952.  Months after making his debut with the Boston Braves, Eddie Mathews 1952 ToppsMathews was put into the final series of the company’s debut issue as card #407.  Today, while not as valuable as the iconic Mickey Mantle card, Mathews sells for a pretty penny, when you can find them.  Even low to mid-grade copies sell for four-figure prices.

Mathews traveled to Milwaukee with the Braves in 1953 but is still shown with a Boston cap on both the Topps and Bowman sets that year. Both issues provide a nice, quality early career image at a much lower price point than the ’52.  The ’53 is a double print and quality mid-range Topps examples can be had for $90-1501954 Topps Eddie Mathews.  The Bowman card shows him taking a cut for the photographer.  You can own a mid-grade ’53 Bowman Mathews for a little over $100.

One of Mathews’ nicest cards is the 1954 Topps issue.  You can find a very solid EX/NM example for around $100 or even less.

AEd Mathews 1966 Toppss the only player to have seen action for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta, Mathews shows up in the 1966 Topps set, the team’s first south of the Mason-Dixon line. Topps chose to airbrush the “M” off his cap, a fact that had to sting young Wisconsin collectors who opened packs that spring.

Mathews also appears in many regional and secondary sets in the 1950s and 60s including Post Cereal, Red Man, Johnston Cookies and others.

You can see the current ‘most watched’ Mathews cards on eBay right now via the live list below.

1955 Topps Set Break #155 Eddie Mathews NR-MINT *GMCARDS* 1955 Topps Set Break #155 Eddie Mathews NR-MINT *GMCARDS*
22 bids - Price: $118.50 - Watchers: 31
Item #383903392943
1953 Topps Eddie Mathews #37 PSA 4 VGEX 1953 Topps Eddie Mathews #37 PSA 4 VGEX
8 bids - Price: $51.00 - Watchers: 27
Item #143921963568
2002 TOPPS TRIBUTES PATCH EDDIE MATHEWS JERSEY LOGO PRIME PASTIME PATCH   SICK 2002 TOPPS TRIBUTES PATCH EDDIE MATHEWS JERSEY LOGO PRIME PASTIME PATCH SICK
6 bids - Price: $41.00 - Watchers: 25
Item #254832436419
1954 Bowman Eddie Mathews #64 PSA 6 EXMT 1954 Bowman Eddie Mathews #64 PSA 6 EXMT
8 bids - Price: $23.50 - Watchers: 23
Item #143921963882
Ed Eddie Mathews HOF Signed 1958 Topps #440 Braves PSA/DNA Authentic AUTO Ed Eddie Mathews HOF Signed 1958 Topps #440 Braves PSA/DNA Authentic AUTO
11 bids - Price: $16.50 - Watchers: 23
Item #373435711576
1956 Topps Set Break #107 Eddie Mathews NM-MT OR BETTER *GMCARDS* 1956 Topps Set Break #107 Eddie Mathews NM-MT OR BETTER *GMCARDS*
18 bids - Price: $203.50 - Watchers: 20
Item #383903393006
1959 Topps Hank Aaron & Eddie Mathews FENCE BUSTERS WHITE BACK #212 PSA 4 VGEX 1959 Topps Hank Aaron & Eddie Mathews FENCE BUSTERS WHITE BACK #212 PSA 4 VGEX
9 bids - Price: $21.50 - Watchers: 20
Item #402650857166
Ed Eddie Mathews HOF Signed 1954 Topps #30 Braves PSA/DNA Authentic AUTO Ed Eddie Mathews HOF Signed 1954 Topps #30 Braves PSA/DNA Authentic AUTO
10 bids - Price: $18.50 - Watchers: 19
Item #363267072126
Ed Eddie Mathews HOF Signed 1958 Topps #480 Braves PSA/DNA Authentic AUTO Ed Eddie Mathews HOF Signed 1958 Topps #480 Braves PSA/DNA Authentic AUTO
5 bids - Price: $6.50 - Watchers: 19
Item #383913180535
1954 Topps Set Break # 30 Eddie Mathews NR-MINT *GMCARDS* 1954 Topps Set Break # 30 Eddie Mathews NR-MINT *GMCARDS*
20 bids - Price: $65.00 - Watchers: 18
Item #313386557747
1956 Topps #107 Ed Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves HOF Gray Back PSA 6 EX-MT 1956 Topps #107 Ed Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves HOF Gray Back PSA 6 EX-MT
9 bids - Price: $51.00 - Watchers: 18
Item #363263523685
1954 Topps #30 Ed Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves HOF PSA 8 NM-MT 1954 Topps #30 Ed Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves HOF PSA 8 NM-MT
13 bids - Price: $430.00 - Watchers: 18
Item #363265801519
1954 Bowman #64 Ed Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves HOF PSA 7 NM 1954 Bowman #64 Ed Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves HOF PSA 7 NM
8 bids - Price: $12.50 - Watchers: 17
Item #174605598965
1956 Topps #107 Ed Eddie Mathew Braves HOF PSA 6 GRAY BACK 1956 Topps #107 Ed Eddie Mathew Braves HOF PSA 6 GRAY BACK
7 bids - Price: $53.00 - Watchers: 15
Item #383907311338
1955 Bowman Eddie Mathews #103 - Milwaukee Braves - Mint 1955 Bowman Eddie Mathews #103 - Milwaukee Braves - Mint
18 bids - Price: $36.77 - Watchers: 15
Item #383909066327
1953 Bowman Set Break # 97 - Eddie Mathews PSA 7 NM 1953 Bowman Set Break # 97 - Eddie Mathews PSA 7 NM
6 bids - Price: $203.49 - Watchers: 14
Item #324455492004
1962 Topps Eddie Mathews #30 - Milwaukee Braves - NM-MT+ 1962 Topps Eddie Mathews #30 - Milwaukee Braves - NM-MT+
15 bids - Price: $22.50 - Watchers: 14
Item #383909076351
1958 Topps Set Break #440 Eddie Mathews VG-VGEX *GMCARDS* 1958 Topps Set Break #440 Eddie Mathews VG-VGEX *GMCARDS*
5 bids - Price: $5.50 - Watchers: 13
Item #133639581114
1965 Topps #500 Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves HOF PSA 9 MINT 1965 Topps #500 Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves HOF PSA 9 MINT
19 bids - Price: $231.50 - Watchers: 13
Item #363265799931
1963 Topps #275 Ed Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves HOF PSA 7 NM 1963 Topps #275 Ed Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves HOF PSA 7 NM
6 bids - Price: $51.00 - Watchers: 13
Item #373431288368
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