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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.

1952 Topps #407 Eddie Mathews RC Rookie HOF HIGH# VG Condition w/ Light Crease 1952 Topps #407 Eddie Mathews RC Rookie HOF HIGH# VG Condition w/ Light Crease
32 bids - Price: $3,650.00 - Watchers: 59
1953 Bowman Color Set-Break # 97 Eddie Mathews PSA 6 EX-MT 1953 Bowman Color Set-Break # 97 Eddie Mathews PSA 6 EX-MT
13 bids - Price: $159.10 - Watchers: 19
1964 Topps Eddie Mathews #35 PSA Authentic PSA/DNA Cert Auto HOF 1964 Topps Eddie Mathews #35 PSA Authentic PSA/DNA Cert Auto HOF
5 bids - Price: $20.50 - Watchers: 19
1964 Topps Stand Ups Set-Break Eddie Mathews SP NR-MINT *GMCARDS* 1964 Topps Stand Ups Set-Break Eddie Mathews SP NR-MINT *GMCARDS*
12 bids - Price: $63.66 - Watchers: 19
1955 BOWMAN BASEBALL HOF/STAR CARDS EDDIE MATHEWS, WILHELM LOWER GRADE READ*YCC* 1955 BOWMAN BASEBALL HOF/STAR CARDS EDDIE MATHEWS, WILHELM LOWER GRADE READ*YCC*
5 bids - Price: $16.50 - Watchers: 17
1955 TOPPS #155 ED EDDIE MATHEWS BRAVES HOF PSA 3 1955 TOPPS #155 ED EDDIE MATHEWS BRAVES HOF PSA 3
4 bids - Price: $17.50 - Watchers: 17
1953 Bowman Color Baseball EDDIE MATHEWS #97 Braves PSA 3 1953 Bowman Color Baseball EDDIE MATHEWS #97 Braves PSA 3
8 bids - Price: $18.50 - Watchers: 16
1954 Bowman Eddie Mathews SGC 4.5 Milwaukee Braves #64 C07 1954 Bowman Eddie Mathews SGC 4.5 Milwaukee Braves #64 C07
12 bids - Price: $41.00 - Watchers: 15
SGC 4 1954 Topps #30 Ed Mathews HOF Milwaukee Braves No Reserve SGC 4 1954 Topps #30 Ed Mathews HOF Milwaukee Braves No Reserve
6 bids - Price: $20.35 - Watchers: 14
1958 Topps Sport Magazine 1958 Topps Sport Magazine '58 All Star Selection Eddie Mathews #480 PSA 8 HOF
4 bids - Price: $5.50 - Watchers: 13
1967 Topps Venezuelan Set-Break #214 Eddie Mathews SGC 2 GD 1967 Topps Venezuelan Set-Break #214 Eddie Mathews SGC 2 GD
9 bids - Price: $22.50 - Watchers: 13
1956 Topps Eddie Mathews (White Back) #107A EX-EXMINT 1956 Topps Eddie Mathews (White Back) #107A EX-EXMINT
5 bids - Price: $37.00 - Watchers: 11
1956 Topps Set-Break #107 Eddie Mathews NR-MINT *GMCARDS* 1956 Topps Set-Break #107 Eddie Mathews NR-MINT *GMCARDS*
6 bids - Price: $35.00 - Watchers: 11
1959 Topps Baseball Card #450 Ed Mathews 1959 Topps Baseball Card #450 Ed Mathews
3 bids - Price: $8.50 - Watchers: 11
1953 Topps #37 Eddie Mathews HOF - Vg+ - SGC 3.5 - Set Break 1953 Topps #37 Eddie Mathews HOF - Vg+ - SGC 3.5 - Set Break
12 bids - Price: $61.00 - Watchers: 11
1958 TOPPS ALL STAR #480 EDDIE MATHEWS BRAVES HOF PSA 7 1958 TOPPS ALL STAR #480 EDDIE MATHEWS BRAVES HOF PSA 7
6 bids - Price: $79.00 - Watchers: 11
1961 TOPPS #120 ED EDDIE MATHEWS BRAVES HOF PSA 7 1961 TOPPS #120 ED EDDIE MATHEWS BRAVES HOF PSA 7
10 bids - Price: $44.00 - Watchers: 11
Eddie Mathews 1954 Red Man All-Star #23 Card WITH TAB!! Rare Eddie Mathews 1954 Red Man All-Star #23 Card WITH TAB!! Rare
5 bids - Price: $7.50 - Watchers: 10
1960 Topps Set-Break #558 Eddie Mathews VG-VGEX *GMCARDS* 1960 Topps Set-Break #558 Eddie Mathews VG-VGEX *GMCARDS*
5 bids - Price: $17.50 - Watchers: 9
1958 Topps Set-Break #480 Eddie Mathews NR-MINT *GMCARDS* 1958 Topps Set-Break #480 Eddie Mathews NR-MINT *GMCARDS*
7 bids - Price: $12.50 - Watchers: 9
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About Rich Mueller

Rich is the editor and founder of Sports Collectors Daily. A broadcaster and writer for over 40 years and a collector for even longer than that, he's usually typing something somewhere. Type him back at [email protected].

Filed Under: Vintage Sports Card News Tagged With: 1950s baseball cards, 1960s baseball cards, 1967, 500 home run club, atlanta braves, boston braves, Eddie Mathews, houston astros, milwaukee braves

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