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.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 19 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	6	0	0	6	0
3	3	Apr 19 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 20	PHI	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 23	PHI		BRO	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 24 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 24 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 25	PHI		NYG	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
9	9	Apr 26	PHI		NYG	W,12-11	CG	56	11.0	6	0	0	6	0
10	10	Apr 27	PHI		BSN	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	11	Apr 28	PHI		BSN	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
12	12	Apr 29	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	13	Apr 30	PHI	@	BRO	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 3	PHI		STL	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
16	16	May 4	PHI		STL	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	17	May 5	PHI		STL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	18	May 6	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
19	19	May 7	PHI		PIT	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	20	May 8 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,7-14	CG	57	12.0	5	0	0	5	0
21	21	May 8 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,8-1	CG	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 11	PHI		CHC	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	23	May 12	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	24	May 13	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	25	May 14	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
26	26	May 15	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 17	PHI	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	0	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	28	May 18	PHI	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 21	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
30	30	May 22	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
31	31	May 24	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	44	10.1	6	0	0	6	0
32	32	May 25	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	33	May 27	PHI		NYG	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	34	May 28	PHI		NYG	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	35	May 29 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,2-4	CG	61	15.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	36	May 29 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,0-3	CG	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	37	May 30 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	38	May 30 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	7	0	0	7	0
39	39	May 31	PHI		BSN	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 1	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
41	41	Jun 2	PHI		CIN	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	42	Jun 3 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	43	Jun 3 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
44	44	Jun 4	PHI		CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
45	45	Jun 5 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
46	46	Jun 5 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 7	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	48	Jun 8	PHI		PIT	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
49	49	Jun 9	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	CG	74	18.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	50	Jun 10	PHI		STL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	51	Jun 11	PHI		STL	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
52	52	Jun 12 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
53	53	Jun 12 (2)	PHI		STL	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	54	Jun 14	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	55	Jun 15 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
56	56	Jun 15 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	57	Jun 16	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	58	Jun 17	PHI	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
59	59	Jun 18	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	60	Jun 19	PHI	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	0	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
61	61	Jun 20	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	62	Jun 21	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
63	63	Jun 22	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-12	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	64	Jun 23	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
65	65	Jun 25	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	66	Jun 26 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	42	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
67	67	Jun 26 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	68	Jun 28	PHI		BRO	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	69	Jun 29	PHI		BRO	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
70	70	Jun 30	PHI		BRO	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	48	11.2	3	0	0	3	0
72	72	Jul 2	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	73	Jul 3	PHI	@	BSN	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	76	Jul 5	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
77	77	Jul 7	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-11	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
78	78	Jul 8	PHI		BSN	L,3-4	CG	72	16.0	4	0	0	4	0
79	79	Jul 9	PHI		BSN	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 14	PHI		STL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	81	Jul 15	PHI		STL	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	82	Jul 16	PHI		STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
83	83	Jul 17	PHI		PIT	L,1-2	CG	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	84	Jul 18	PHI		PIT	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
85	85	Jul 19	PHI		CHC	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
86	86	Jul 20	PHI		CHC	L,3-4	CG	41	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
87	87	Jul 21	PHI		CHC	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	88	Jul 22	PHI		CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
89	89	Jul 23	PHI		CIN	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	90	Jul 24 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
91	91	Jul 24 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
92	92	Jul 26	PHI	@	STL	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	93	Jul 27	PHI	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
94	94	Jul 28	PHI	@	STL	L,2-10	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	95	Jul 30 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	96	Jul 30 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	97	Jul 31	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 2	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-11	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
99	99	Aug 3	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	100	Aug 4 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
101	101	Aug 4 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	102	Aug 5	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	33	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
103	103	Aug 6	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	104	Aug 7 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	105	Aug 7 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
106	106	Aug 9	PHI		BRO	L,1-8	CG	39	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
107	107	Aug 10	PHI		BRO	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	108	Aug 11	PHI		BRO	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	109	Aug 12	PHI	@	NYG	W,2-0	CG	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	110	Aug 14 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-8	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
111	111	Aug 14 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	112	Aug 16	PHI	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	48	12.0	5	0	0	5	0
113	113	Aug 17	PHI	@	BRO	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	114	Aug 18	PHI	@	BRO	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	115	Aug 19	PHI		NYG	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
116	116	Aug 20	PHI		NYG	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	117	Aug 21 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	118	Aug 21 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,2-4	CG	33	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
119	119	Aug 23	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	49	13.0	4	1	0	5	0
120	120	Aug 25 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
121	121	Aug 25 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	122	Aug 26	PHI		PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	123	Aug 27	PHI		PIT	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
124	124	Aug 28 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
125	125	Aug 28 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
126	126	Aug 29	PHI		CHC	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	127	Sep 1	PHI		STL	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
128	128	Sep 2	PHI		BSN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	129	Sep 3	PHI		BSN	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
130	130	Sep 4 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	131	Sep 4 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	132	Sep 5 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
133	133	Sep 5 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
134	134	Sep 6 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
135	135	Sep 6 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
136	136	Sep 8	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	137	Sep 10	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	138	Sep 11 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	139	Sep 11 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
140	140	Sep 13	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-11	CG	0	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
141	141	Sep 14	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
142	142	Sep 16	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
143	143	Sep 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	144	Sep 18	PHI	@	STL	L,3-15	GS	27	4.0	4	0	0	4	0
145	145	Sep 19	PHI	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
146	146	Sep 20	PHI	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
147	147	Sep 21 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
148	148	Sep 21 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
149	149	Sep 22	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
150	150	Sep 24	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
151	151	Sep 25	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
152	152	Sep 28	PHI		NYG	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
153	153	Oct 1	PHI		BRO	W,6-4	CG	46	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
154	154	Oct 2	PHI		BRO	L,7-9	CG	51	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
							154gm		1386.0	501	12	11	524	1