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.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
2	2	Apr 18	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 20	PHI		BSN	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 21	PHI		BSN	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
5	5	Apr 22	PHI		BSN	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	CF
6	6	Apr 23	PHI		NYG	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 24	PHI		NYG	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 25	PHI		NYG	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 26	PHI		BRO	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
10	10	Apr 27	PHI		BRO	L,5-11	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
11	11	Apr 28	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 29 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 29 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,10-9	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	PHI		CIN	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
15	15	May 2	PHI		CIN	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
16	16	May 3	PHI		STL	L,4-8	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	17	May 4	PHI		STL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	May 5	PHI		STL	L,3-4	CG	52	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	19	May 6 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
20	20	May 6 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,7-9	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	May 8	PHI		PIT	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
22	22	May 9	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	23	May 10	PHI		PIT	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	CF
24	24	May 12	PHI	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
25	25	May 13 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-11	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	26	May 13 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
27	27	May 15	PHI	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	28	May 16	PHI	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 17	PHI	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
30	30	May 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,9-18	GS	36	5.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
31	31	May 19	PHI	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 20 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,17-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
33	33	May 20 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	34	May 23	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	35	May 25	PHI		NYG	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	36	May 26	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 27	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	38	May 28	PHI		BRO	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	39	May 30 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
40	40	May 30 (2)	PHI		BRO	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
41	41	May 31	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	PHI		STL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	43	Jun 2	PHI		STL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
44	44	Jun 3 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	45	Jun 3 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,8-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	46	Jun 4	PHI		PIT	L,4-12	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
47	47	Jun 5	PHI		CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	CF
48	48	Jun 6	PHI		CHC	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	49	Jun 7	PHI		CHC	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
50	50	Jun 9	PHI		CIN	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
51	51	Jun 12	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	52	Jun 13	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	53	Jun 14	PHI	@	CHC	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
54	54	Jun 15	PHI	@	STL	L,2-10	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	55	Jun 16	PHI	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	56	Jun 17	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	57	Jun 19	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
58	58	Jun 20	PHI	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
59	59	Jun 21	PHI	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	60	Jun 22	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
61	61	Jun 23	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
62	62	Jun 24 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
63	63	Jun 24 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
64	64	Jun 26	PHI		BSN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
65	65	Jun 28	PHI		BSN	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
66	66	Jun 29	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	67	Jun 30	PHI	@	BRO	L,8-14	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 1	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	27	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
69	69	Jul 2	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	70	Jul 3	PHI	@	NYG	L,8-9	CG	60	12.1	3	1	0	4	0	CF
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	73	Jul 5	PHI	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	49	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
74	74	Jul 6	PHI		BRO	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	75	Jul 7	PHI		BRO	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
76	76	Jul 8	PHI		BRO	L,4-6	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	77	Jul 12	PHI		PIT	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
78	78	Jul 13	PHI		PIT	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	79	Jul 14	PHI		PIT	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
80	80	Jul 15 (1)	PHI		STL	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
81	81	Jul 15 (2)	PHI		STL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
82	82	Jul 16	PHI		STL	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	83	Jul 17 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,8-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	84	Jul 17 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	85	Jul 18 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
86	86	Jul 18 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
87	87	Jul 20	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	0	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	88	Jul 21	PHI		CHC	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
89	89	Jul 22 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,7-8	CG	61	14.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
90	90	Jul 22 susp	PHI		CHC	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
91	91	Jul 24	PHI	@	STL	L,5-9	CG	0	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
92	92	Jul 25	PHI	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	93	Jul 26	PHI	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	94	Jul 27	PHI	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
95	95	Jul 28	PHI	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
96	96	Jul 29 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	34	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	97	Jul 29 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	98	Jul 30	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	7	0	0	7	0
99	99	Jul 31	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	100	Aug 1	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	101	Aug 2	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	102	Aug 3	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
103	103	Aug 4	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	104	Aug 5 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	105	Aug 5 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-7	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
106	106	Aug 7 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	107	Aug 7 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,1-0	CG	58	15.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
108	108	Aug 8	PHI		BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	109	Aug 9	PHI		BSN	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	110	Aug 11	PHI	@	NYG	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
111	111	Aug 12 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	112	Aug 12 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	113	Aug 13	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	114	Aug 14	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	115	Aug 15	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	116	Aug 17	PHI		NYG	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
117	117	Aug 18	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
118	118	Aug 19	PHI		NYG	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	119	Aug 21	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	120	Aug 22	PHI		CHC	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	121	Aug 24	PHI		PIT	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
122	122	Aug 25	PHI		PIT	L,2-3	CG	51	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	123	Aug 26 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	124	Aug 26 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	125	Aug 27 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	126	Aug 27 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	127	Aug 28	PHI		STL	L,0-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
128	128	Aug 29	PHI		STL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
129	129	Aug 30	PHI		STL	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	130	Sep 1	PHI		BSN	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
131	131	Sep 2	PHI		BSN	W,5-3	CG	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	132	Sep 3 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
133	133	Sep 3 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	134	Sep 5	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	135	Sep 7	PHI	@	BRO	L,6-11	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
136	136	Sep 8	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	137	Sep 9 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
138	138	Sep 9 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	CF
139	139	Sep 11	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
140	140	Sep 12	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
141	141	Sep 14	PHI	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
142	142	Sep 15	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
143	143	Sep 16	PHI	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	144	Sep 17	PHI	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	0	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
145	145	Sep 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
146	146	Sep 19	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
147	147	Sep 21	PHI	@	BRO	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	148	Sep 22	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
149	149	Sep 23	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
150	150	Sep 25	PHI		NYG	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
151	151	Sep 26	PHI		NYG	L,1-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
152	152	Sep 28	PHI		BRO	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
153	153	Sep 29	PHI		BRO	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
154	154	Sep 30	PHI		BRO	L,8-9	CG	60	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							154gm		1380.1	532	14	7	553	6