<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 , Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves ( 1952 -- 66 ) ; Houston Astros ( 1967 ) and Detroit Tigers ( 1967 -- 68 ) . Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978 , he is the only player to have represented the Braves in the three American cities they have called home . He played 1,944 games for the Braves during their 13 - season tenure in Milwaukee -- the prime of Mathews ' career . </P>
<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 , Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves ( 1952 -- 66 ) ; Houston Astros ( 1967 ) and Detroit Tigers ( 1967 -- 68 ) . Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978 , he is the only player to have represented the Braves in the three American cities they have called home . He played 1,944 games for the Braves during their 13 - season tenure in Milwaukee -- the prime of Mathews ' career . </P>
who played for the boston milwaukee and atlanta braves
who played for the boston milwaukee and atlanta braves
Edwin Lee Mathews
Edwin Lee Mathews