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.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
2	2	Apr 17	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 18	PHI		BSN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 19	PHI		BSN	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 20 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
6	6	Apr 20 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
7	7	Apr 21	PHI		NYG	L,4-10	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
8	8	Apr 22	PHI		NYG	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 26	PHI	@	BSN	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 29	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 30	PHI	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG	56	11.2	2	1	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	PHI	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
13	13	May 2	PHI	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
14	14	May 3	PHI	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	15	May 4 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	16	May 4 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	17	May 6	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	18	May 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 10 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	May 10 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	May 11	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	40	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	May 13	PHI		CHC	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	23	May 14	PHI		CHC	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 15	PHI		CIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
25	25	May 16	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
26	26	May 17	PHI		CIN	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	27	May 18	PHI		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
28	28	May 21	PHI		PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 22	PHI		PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 23	PHI		BRO	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	31	May 24	PHI		BRO	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 27 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,2-4	CG	47	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	33	May 27 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,5-4	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	34	May 29	PHI		NYG	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	35	May 30 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
36	36	May 30 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 31	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 1 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	39	Jun 1 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	40	Jun 3	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	41	Jun 4	PHI	@	CIN	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	42	Jun 5	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	43	Jun 6	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	44	Jun 7	PHI	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	45	Jun 8	PHI	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	46	Jun 10	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
47	47	Jun 11	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	48	Jun 12	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
49	49	Jun 14	PHI		PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	50	Jun 15 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
51	51	Jun 15 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,6-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	52	Jun 16	PHI		PIT	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
53	53	Jun 17 (1)	PHI		STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	54	Jun 17 (2)	PHI		STL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	55	Jun 18	PHI		STL	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	56	Jun 19	PHI		STL	L,4-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
57	57	Jun 20	PHI		CIN	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	58	Jun 22 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
59	59	Jun 22 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,3-0	CG	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
60	60	Jun 24 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	61	Jun 24 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	62	Jun 25	PHI		CHC	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	63	Jun 27	PHI		NYG	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	64	Jun 28	PHI		NYG	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	65	Jun 29	PHI		NYG	L,3-12	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	66	Jun 30	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 1	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	68	Jul 2 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
69	69	Jul 2 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	70	Jul 3	PHI	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	41	10.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	73	Jul 5	PHI	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
74	74	Jul 6 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	75	Jul 6 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	76	Jul 10	PHI	@	STL	L,3-10	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	77	Jul 11	PHI	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	0	3	0	3	0
78	78	Jul 12	PHI	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	79	Jul 13 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	80	Jul 13 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	81	Jul 15	PHI	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	82	Jul 16	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	83	Jul 17 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	84	Jul 17 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
85	85	Jul 18	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
86	86	Jul 19	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	87	Jul 20 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	37	9.1	0	0	0	0	0
88	88	Jul 20 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
89	89	Jul 22 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,14-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	90	Jul 22 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
91	91	Jul 23	PHI		PIT	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	92	Jul 25	PHI		CHC	L,3-8	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
93	93	Jul 26	PHI		CHC	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	94	Jul 27 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
95	95	Jul 27 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	96	Jul 29 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
97	97	Jul 29 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	98	Jul 30	PHI		CIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	99	Aug 1	PHI		STL	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
100	100	Aug 2	PHI		STL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	101	Aug 3	PHI		STL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	102	Aug 7 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	103	Aug 7 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	104	Aug 8	PHI		BRO	L,3-6	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	105	Aug 9 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	106	Aug 9 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
107	107	Aug 11 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
108	108	Aug 11 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
109	109	Aug 13 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
110	110	Aug 13 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	111	Aug 14	PHI		BSN	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	112	Aug 15	PHI	@	BRO	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
113	113	Aug 16	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-15	CG	40	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
114	114	Aug 17	PHI	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
115	115	Aug 19	PHI	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	116	Aug 20	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
117	117	Aug 22	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	118	Aug 23	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	119	Aug 24 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
120	120	Aug 24 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,14-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	121	Aug 25	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	39	10.0	5	1	1	7	0	CF
122	122	Aug 26	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	51	12.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	123	Aug 27	PHI	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
124	124	Aug 28	PHI	@	STL	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
125	125	Aug 30 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	126	Aug 30 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	127	Aug 31 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	36	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
128	128	Aug 31 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	129	Sep 2 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
130	130	Sep 2 (2)	PHI		BRO	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
131	131	Sep 3	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	132	Sep 4	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	49	10.1	6	0	0	6	0	CF
133	133	Sep 5	PHI	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	134	Sep 6 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,7-6	CG	71	17.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
135	135	Sep 6 susp	PHI		BSN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
136	136	Sep 7	PHI		BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	137	Sep 9	PHI		STL	L,4-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
138	138	Sep 10	PHI		STL	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
139	139	Sep 11	PHI		STL	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
140	140	Sep 12 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
141	141	Sep 12 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
142	142	Sep 14 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
143	143	Sep 14 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
144	144	Sep 16	PHI		CIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
145	145	Sep 17	PHI		CIN	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
146	146	Sep 19	PHI		NYG	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
147	147	Sep 20	PHI		NYG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
148	148	Sep 21	PHI		NYG	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
149	149	Sep 23 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
150	150	Sep 23 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,1-0	CG	45	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
151	151	Sep 24	PHI	@	BRO	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
152	152	Sep 26	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-8	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
153	153	Sep 27	PHI	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
154	154	Sep 28	PHI	@	NYG	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							154gm		1372.2	413	19	9	441	5