This day in baseball: Mathews reaches 200
Posted: June 12, 2014 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field, Eddie Mathews, history, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Braves, MLB, sports 2 Comments
Mathews (Wikipedia)
Eddie Mathews hit his 200th career home run on June 12, 1957, becoming the second youngest player in MLB history to reach the milestone. The blast was not enough for the Braves, however, as Milwaukee lost to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 11-9, at Ebbets Field.
Milwaukee’s biggest home run hitter I think; even more than Aaron hit in Milwaukee because of Atlanta stealing away the Braves, but then the Brewers stole the Pilots from Seattle. When does it end?
The free market of baseball… Baseball is business and business goes where the market is at.