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.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 16	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	13 (9)	Apr 24 susp	PHI		PIT	W,3-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	14	Apr 28	PHI		MLN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	15	Apr 29	PHI		MLN	W,13-4	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	16	Apr 30	PHI		MLN	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	17	May 1 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
7	18	May 1 susp	PHI		CHC	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	19	May 2	PHI		CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
9	20	May 3	PHI		CIN	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	21	May 4	PHI		CIN	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	22	May 6	PHI		BRO	L,4-6	CG	51	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	23	May 7	PHI		BRO	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	CF
13	24	May 8	PHI		BRO	L,8-9	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	25	May 10	PHI	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	26	May 11	PHI	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
16	27	May 14	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	28	May 15 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	29	May 15 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	30	May 18 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	31	May 18 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	32	May 20	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	33	May 21	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	34	May 22	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
24	35	May 24	PHI		NYG	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	36	May 25 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	37	May 25 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	38	May 26	PHI		NYG	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	39	May 27	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	40	May 28	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	51	11.0	3	1	1	5	0	CF
30	41	May 29 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	42	May 29 susp	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-11	CG	48	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	43	May 30 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	44	May 30 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	45	May 31	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	46	Jun 1	PHI		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	47	Jun 2	PHI		CHC	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	48	Jun 3	PHI		MLN	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
38	49	Jun 4	PHI		MLN	L,3-11	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
39	50	Jun 5 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
40	51	Jun 5 susp	PHI		MLN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	52	Jun 6	PHI		MLN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
42	53	Jun 7	PHI		STL	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
43	54	Jun 9	PHI		STL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	55	Jun 12	PHI		CIN	W,12-8	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
45	56	Jun 14	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
46	57	Jun 15	PHI	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
47	58	Jun 16	PHI	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	59	Jun 17	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	60	Jun 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	61	Jun 19 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	56	15.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
51	62	Jun 19 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	63	Jun 20	PHI	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	64	Jun 21	PHI	@	STL	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
54	65	Jun 22	PHI	@	STL	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	66	Jun 23	PHI	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	67	Jun 24 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	68	Jun 24 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
58	69	Jun 26 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-16	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	70	Jun 26 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	71	Jun 28	PHI		PIT	L,5-7	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
61	72	Jun 29	PHI		PIT	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	73	Jul 1	PHI		NYG	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	74	Jul 2	PHI		NYG	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
64	75	Jul 3	PHI		NYG	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	76	Jul 4 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,2-11	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
66	77	Jul 4 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
67	78	Jul 5	PHI		BRO	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	79	Jul 6	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	24	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	80	Jul 7	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-8	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	81	Jul 8	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
71	82	Jul 9	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	83	Jul 10 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	84	Jul 10 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
74	85	Jul 14	PHI		MLN	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	86	Jul 15	PHI		MLN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	87	Jul 16	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	88	Jul 17 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,12-11	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	89	Jul 17 susp	PHI		CHC	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	90	Jul 18	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	91	Jul 19 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
81	92	Jul 19 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	93	Jul 20 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	94	Jul 20 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	95	Jul 21	PHI		CIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
85	96	Jul 22 (1)	PHI		STL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	97	Jul 22 (2)	PHI		STL	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
87	98	Jul 23	PHI		STL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
88	99	Jul 24 (1)	PHI		STL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	100	Jul 24 (2)	PHI		STL	W,3-0	CG	19	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	101	Jul 26	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	102	Jul 27	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
92	103	Jul 28	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	104	Jul 29	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
94	105	Jul 30	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	106	Jul 31 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	107	Jul 31 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	108	Aug 1	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
98	109	Aug 2 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	110	Aug 2 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	111	Aug 3	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
101	112	Aug 4	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
102	113	Aug 5	PHI	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	114	Aug 6	PHI	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	115	Aug 7	PHI	@	STL	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
105	116	Aug 9	PHI		PIT	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	117	Aug 10	PHI		PIT	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
107	118	Aug 14 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	119	Aug 14 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	51	12.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	120	Aug 16	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	121	Aug 17	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	125 (3)	Aug 23	PHI		MLN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	126	Aug 25 (1)	PHI		STL	W,11-9	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	127	Aug 25 (2)	PHI		STL	W,8-3	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	128	Aug 26	PHI		STL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
115	129	Aug 27	PHI		STL	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	130	Aug 28 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
117	131	Aug 28 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
118	132	Aug 29	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
119	133	Aug 30	PHI		CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
120	134	Aug 31	PHI		CHC	W,13-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	135	Sep 2	PHI		NYG	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
122	136	Sep 3	PHI		NYG	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
123	137	Sep 4	PHI		NYG	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	138	Sep 5 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	139	Sep 5 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	CF
126	140	Sep 7	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	141	Sep 8	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	142	Sep 9	PHI	@	STL	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	143	Sep 10	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	144	Sep 11 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	145	Sep 11 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-9	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	146	Sep 13	PHI	@	CHC	W,10-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	147	Sep 16	PHI		PIT	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	148	Sep 18 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	149	Sep 18 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	150	Sep 20 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	151	Sep 20 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	152	Sep 23	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	153	Sep 25 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
140	154	Sep 25 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							140gm		1216.2	393	10	7	410	3