Richie Ashburn

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: March 19, 1927 in Tilden, NE us

Died: September 9, 1997 in New York, NY

Buried: Gladwyne Methodist Church Cemetery, Gladwyne, PA

High School: Tilden HS (Tilden, NE)

Debut: April 20, 1948 (Age 21-032d, 10,468th in major league history)
vs. BSN 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1962 (Age 35-195d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1995. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Richie Ashburn's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Don Richard Ashburn

Nicknames: Whitey or Put Put

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

64.2

8365

2574

.308

1322

RBI

586

234

OBP

.396

SLG

.382

OPS

.779

OPS+

111

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 20	PHI		BSN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 21	PHI		BSN	W,4-3	CG	53	13.0	1	1	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 22	PHI		BSN	L,4-10	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 23	PHI	@	BRO	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	5	Apr 24	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-11	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 25	PHI	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 26	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 27	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 28	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	Apr 29	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	11	Apr 30	PHI		BRO	L,2-11	CG	52	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	PHI		BRO	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
13	13	May 2 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 2 (2)	PHI		BRO	W,2-0	GS	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	15	May 5	PHI	@	CHC	W,13-9	GF	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	16	May 7	PHI	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	17	May 8	PHI	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
18	18	May 9 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,14-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
19	19	May 9 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
20	20	May 11	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
21	21	May 12	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	22	May 13	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	23	May 15	PHI		NYG	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	24	May 17	PHI		NYG	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
25	25	May 18	PHI		CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	26	May 19	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	27	May 20	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 22	PHI		CIN	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 23 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-18	CG	59	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
30	30	May 23 (2)	PHI		STL	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 24	PHI		STL	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	32	May 25	PHI		PIT	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
33	33	May 27	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
34	34	May 28	PHI	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	35	May 29	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	39 (3)	Jun 2	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	41	11.0	4	1	0	5	0
37	40	Jun 3	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	41	Jun 4	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	42	Jun 5 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	43	Jun 5 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	44	Jun 6 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,1-11	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
42	45	Jun 6 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
43	46	Jun 7	PHI	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	47	Jun 8	PHI	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	48	Jun 9	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	49	Jun 11	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-12	CG	43	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
47	50	Jun 13 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
48	51	Jun 13 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	52	Jun 15	PHI		STL	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	53	Jun 17	PHI		STL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	54	Jun 18	PHI		PIT	L,0-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	55	Jun 19	PHI		PIT	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
53	56	Jun 20 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	57	Jun 20 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
55	58	Jun 21	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	59	Jun 22	PHI		CIN	L,4-6	CG	43	10.0	2	0	1	3	0
57	60	Jun 23	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	61	Jun 25	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
59	62	Jun 26	PHI		CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
60	63	Jun 27 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	64	Jun 27 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,7-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	65	Jun 29	PHI	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	66	Jun 30	PHI	@	BRO	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	67	Jul 1	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	68	Jul 2	PHI		BSN	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	69	Jul 3	PHI		BSN	L,6-11	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	70	Jul 4 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	71	Jul 4 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	72	Jul 5 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	73	Jul 5 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,1-10	CG	47	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
71	74	Jul 6	PHI		BRO	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	75	Jul 7	PHI		NYG	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
73	76	Jul 9	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-13	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	77	Jul 10	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
75	78	Jul 11	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-9	GS	0	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
76	79	Jul 15	PHI	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
77	80	Jul 16	PHI	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	81	Jul 17	PHI	@	STL	W,11-10	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	82	Jul 18 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
80	83	Jul 18 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
81	84	Jul 19	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	85	Jul 20	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-11	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
83	86	Jul 21	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
84	87	Jul 22 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
85	88	Jul 22 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	T,1-1	CG	0	5.0	4	0	0	4	0
86	89	Jul 23	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	90	Jul 24	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	91	Jul 25 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,8-11	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	92	Jul 25 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
90	93	Jul 27	PHI		CHC	L,2-3	CG	0	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	94	Jul 28	PHI		CHC	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	95	Jul 29	PHI		CHC	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
93	96	Jul 30	PHI		CIN	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	97	Jul 31 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	98	Jul 31 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	99	Aug 6	PHI		STL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
97	100	Aug 7	PHI		STL	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
98	101	Aug 8 (1)	PHI		STL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	102	Aug 8 (2)	PHI		STL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	103	Aug 9	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	105 (1)	Aug 11	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-3	GF	19	4.2	1	0	0	1	0
102	106	Aug 13	PHI		NYG	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	107	Aug 14	PHI		NYG	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
104	108	Aug 15 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	109	Aug 15 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
106	110	Aug 17	PHI		BRO	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
107	111	Aug 18	PHI		BRO	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	112	Aug 21	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	113	Aug 22 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	114	Aug 22 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	21	4.2	1	0	0	1	0
111	115	Aug 23	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
112	116	Aug 25	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	117	Aug 26 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-11	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	118	Aug 26 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	119	Aug 27	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	8.1	3	1	0	4	0
116	120	Aug 28 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-2	GS	0	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
							117gm		987.1	333	12	7	352	2