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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
3	3	Apr 15	PHI		NYG	W,2-0	CG	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
4	4	Apr 18 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 18 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 19	PHI		BRO	L,7-9	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 20	PHI		BRO	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 21	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 25 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 25 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 29	PHI	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	Apr 30	PHI	@	MLN	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	PHI	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	15	May 2	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	May 4	PHI	@	STL	W,14-10	CG	53	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	May 5	PHI	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	May 7	PHI		BRO	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	19	May 8	PHI		BRO	L,0-3	CG	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	May 9	PHI		BRO	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	21	May 11	PHI		CHC	W,8-7	CG	44	10.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
22	22	May 12	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
23	23	May 13	PHI		CIN	W,8-1	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	24	May 14	PHI		CIN	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	25	May 15	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	26	May 16 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	27	May 16 susp	PHI		STL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
28	28	May 17	PHI		STL	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
29	29	May 18	PHI		MLN	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	30	May 19	PHI		MLN	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 21	PHI		NYG	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	32	May 22	PHI		NYG	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 23	PHI		NYG	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
34	34	May 24	PHI		NYG	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
35	35	May 26	PHI	@	BRO	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	36	May 27	PHI	@	BRO	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
37	37	May 28	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	25	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
38	38	May 29	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	39	May 30 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
40	40	May 30 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,10-7	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	41	May 31	PHI		BRO	L,4-5	CG	51	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 2	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
43	43	Jun 4	PHI	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	44	Jun 5	PHI	@	STL	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	45	Jun 6	PHI	@	STL	W,11-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	46	Jun 8	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
47	47	Jun 9 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	48	Jun 9 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,14-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	49	Jun 10	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	53 (3)	Jun 15	PHI		STL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
51	54	Jun 17	PHI		STL	W,3-2	CG	54	15.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
52	55	Jun 18	PHI		CIN	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	56	Jun 19	PHI		CIN	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	57	Jun 20 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	58	Jun 20 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,6-15	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	59	Jun 22	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	60	Jun 23	PHI		CHC	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	61	Jun 24	PHI		CHC	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
59	62	Jun 25	PHI		MLN	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	63	Jun 26	PHI		MLN	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
61	64	Jun 27 (1)	PHI		MLN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	65	Jun 27 (2)	PHI		MLN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	66	Jun 29	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
64	67	Jun 30	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	68	Jul 2	PHI		BRO	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
66	69	Jul 3	PHI		BRO	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	70	Jul 4	PHI		BRO	L,3-5	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	71	Jul 5 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	72	Jul 5 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	73	Jul 6	PHI		PIT	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	74	Jul 9	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	43	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	75	Jul 10	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	76	Jul 11 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
74	77	Jul 11 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	78	Jul 15 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	79	Jul 15 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	80	Jul 16 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	46	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	81	Jul 16 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	82	Jul 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	CF
80	83	Jul 18 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,11-10	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	85 (1)	Jul 19	PHI	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	86	Jul 20	PHI	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
83	87	Jul 21	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	88	Jul 22	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	89	Jul 23 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	90	Jul 23 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	50	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	91	Jul 24	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	92	Jul 25 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	93	Jul 25 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	94	Jul 27	PHI		CIN	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	95	Jul 28	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
92	96	Jul 29	PHI		CIN	L,0-3	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
93	97	Jul 30	PHI		STL	L,3-12	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
94	98	Jul 31 (1)	PHI		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
95	99	Jul 31 (2)	PHI		STL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	100	Aug 1	PHI		STL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	101	Aug 3	PHI		MLN	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
98	102	Aug 4	PHI		MLN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
99	103	Aug 6	PHI		CHC	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
100	104	Aug 7	PHI		CHC	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
101	105	Aug 8 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	CF
102	106	Aug 8 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
103	107	Aug 10	PHI		BRO	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
104	108	Aug 11	PHI		BRO	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
105	109	Aug 13 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,5-9	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	110	Aug 13 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	111	Aug 14	PHI		PIT	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	112	Aug 15 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,6-9	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
109	113	Aug 15 susp	PHI		PIT	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
110	114	Aug 16	PHI	@	BRO	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	115	Aug 17	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
112	116	Aug 18	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	117	Aug 19	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
114	118	Aug 20	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
115	119	Aug 22 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	120	Aug 22 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	121	Aug 24	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	122	Aug 25	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
119	123	Aug 26	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	124	Aug 27	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	47	11.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	125	Aug 28	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	126	Aug 29 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	127	Aug 29 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	128	Aug 30	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
125	129	Aug 31	PHI	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	130	Sep 1	PHI	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	131	Sep 2	PHI	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
128	132	Sep 3 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
129	133	Sep 3 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
130	134	Sep 5	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
131	135	Sep 6 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
132	136	Sep 6 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,5-4	CG	41	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
133	137	Sep 7	PHI		NYG	L,1-3	CG	42	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
134	138	Sep 8	PHI		CIN	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
135	139	Sep 11 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	140	Sep 11 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
137	141	Sep 12 (1)	PHI		MLN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
138	142	Sep 12 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
139	143	Sep 13	PHI		MLN	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
140	144	Sep 14	PHI		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
141	145	Sep 15	PHI		STL	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
142	146	Sep 17	PHI	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
143	147	Sep 18	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
144	148	Sep 22 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
145	149	Sep 22 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
146	150	Sep 23	PHI		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
147	151	Sep 24 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
148	152	Sep 24 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
149	153	Sep 25	PHI		NYG	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
150	154	Sep 26	PHI		NYG	L,2-3	CG	49	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							151gm		1342.1	486	12	8	506	2