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.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	PHI		NYG	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 15	PHI		NYG	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 16	PHI	@	PIT	L,12-14	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 20	PHI	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
5	5	Apr 21	PHI		BRO	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 22	PHI		BRO	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 23	PHI		BRO	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 24	PHI		PIT	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
9	9	Apr 25	PHI		PIT	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	10	Apr 26 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 26 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 28	PHI		STL	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 29	PHI		STL	L,0-1	CG	38	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 30	PHI		STL	T,1-1	CG	20	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	PHI		MLN	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
16	16	May 3 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
17	17	May 3 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	May 4	PHI		CHC	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	19	May 9 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	20	May 9 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
21	21	May 10	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
22	22	May 12	PHI	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	23	May 15	PHI	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	24	May 16	PHI	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	25	May 18	PHI	@	MLN	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	26	May 19	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	27	May 20	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-14	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	28	May 21	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	29	May 23	PHI		BRO	L,0-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	30	May 24	PHI		BRO	L,2-16	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	31	May 25	PHI		BRO	L,9-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 27 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	33	May 27 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
34	34	May 28	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	35	May 29	PHI	@	NYG	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	36	Jun 2	PHI		STL	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	37	Jun 3 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
38	38	Jun 3 (2)	PHI		STL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
39	39	Jun 4	PHI		STL	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
40	40	Jun 5	PHI		MLN	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
41	41	Jun 6	PHI		MLN	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	42	Jun 7 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	43	Jun 7 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
44	44	Jun 8	PHI		CHC	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
45	45	Jun 9	PHI		CHC	W,10-9	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	46	Jun 10 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	47	Jun 10 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
48	48	Jun 12	PHI		CIN	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	49	Jun 14 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	50	Jun 14 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	51	Jun 16 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	46	9.2	0	0	0	0	0
52	52	Jun 16 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	53	Jun 17	PHI	@	MLN	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
54	54	Jun 19	PHI	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	55	Jun 20	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
56	56	Jun 21 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	57	Jun 21 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
58	58	Jun 23	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	59	Jun 24	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	60	Jun 25	PHI	@	CHC	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	61	Jun 26	PHI	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	62	Jun 27 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
63	63	Jun 27 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	64	Jun 28	PHI	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	65	Jun 30	PHI	@	BRO	W,10-9	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	66	Jul 1	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	45	9.1	7	1	0	8	0	CF
67	67	Jul 2	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	68	Jul 3	PHI		NYG	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	69	Jul 4 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	70	Jul 4 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	71	Jul 5 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	41	10.0	8	0	0	8	0
72	72	Jul 5 susp	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	73	Jul 6	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-6	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
74	74	Jul 7 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	75	Jul 7 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-9	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	76	Jul 8	PHI		BRO	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
77	77	Jul 9	PHI		BRO	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	78	Jul 10	PHI		PIT	W,13-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	2	3	0
79	79	Jul 11	PHI		PIT	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	80	Jul 12 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
81	81	Jul 12 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	82	Jul 16 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	83	Jul 16 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	84	Jul 17	PHI		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	85	Jul 18	PHI		CIN	L,0-11	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	86	Jul 19 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
87	87	Jul 19 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	88	Jul 21 (1)	PHI		MLN	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	89	Jul 21 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	90	Jul 22	PHI		MLN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
91	91	Jul 24	PHI		STL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	92	Jul 25	PHI		STL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	93	Jul 26	PHI		STL	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	94	Jul 28	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	95	Jul 29	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-13	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	96	Jul 30	PHI	@	CIN	W,17-8	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
97	97	Jul 31 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	98	Jul 31 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	T,0-0	CG	36	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	99	Aug 1	PHI	@	MLN	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
100	100	Aug 2 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
101	101	Aug 2 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	102	Aug 3	PHI	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
103	103	Aug 4	PHI	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
104	104	Aug 5	PHI	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	105	Aug 6	PHI	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	106	Aug 7	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
107	107	Aug 8	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	108	Aug 9 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	109	Aug 9 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
110	110	Aug 11	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
111	111	Aug 12	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	112	Aug 13	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
113	113	Aug 15 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	114	Aug 15 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	115	Aug 16 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	CF
116	116	Aug 16 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	117	Aug 17 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	118	Aug 17 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	119	Aug 18	PHI		PIT	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	120	Aug 19	PHI		PIT	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
121	121	Aug 20	PHI		PIT	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	122	Aug 21	PHI		NYG	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
123	123	Aug 22 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
124	124	Aug 22 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	125	Aug 23	PHI		NYG	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
126	126	Aug 25 (1)	PHI		MLN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
127	127	Aug 25 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
128	128	Aug 26	PHI		MLN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	129	Aug 28	PHI		CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
130	130	Aug 29	PHI		CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
131	131	Aug 30 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
132	132	Aug 30 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	133	Aug 31 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,6-12	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
134	134	Aug 31 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
135	135	Sep 2	PHI		STL	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
136	136	Sep 3	PHI		STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	137	Sep 6	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	138	Sep 7 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	139	Sep 7 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	2	5	0	CF
140	140	Sep 8	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	40	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
141	141	Sep 9	PHI	@	MLN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
142	142	Sep 11	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
143	143	Sep 12	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	144	Sep 13	PHI	@	STL	L,3-17	CG	51	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
145	145	Sep 14	PHI	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
146	146	Sep 15	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
147	147	Sep 16	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
148	148	Sep 17	PHI	@	CHC	W,16-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
149	149	Sep 19	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
150	150	Sep 20 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
151	151	Sep 20 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
152	152	Sep 22	PHI		NYG	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
153	153	Sep 23	PHI		NYG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
154	154	Sep 25	PHI		BRO	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
155	155	Sep 26	PHI		BRO	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
156	156	Sep 27	PHI		BRO	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
							156gm		1369.0	487	17	6	510	4