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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	PHI		BRO	L,6-7	CG	51	12.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
2	2	Apr 18	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 20	PHI	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
4	4	Apr 21 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	CF
5	5	Apr 21 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 22	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 24	PHI		PIT	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 26	PHI		NYG	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 27	PHI		NYG	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
10	10	Apr 28 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
11	11	Apr 28 susp	PHI		NYG	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
12	12	Apr 30	PHI		CIN	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	PHI		CIN	L,6-8	CG	77	16.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
14	14	May 2	PHI		CHC	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	May 3	PHI		CHC	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
16	16	May 4	PHI		CHC	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
17	17	May 5 (1)	PHI		STL	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	May 5 (2)	PHI		STL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	19	May 7	PHI		MLN	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	May 8	PHI		MLN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	21	May 10	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	22	May 11	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	23	May 12 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 12 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
25	25	May 14	PHI	@	CIN	W,10-8	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	26	May 15	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
27	27	May 16	PHI	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	28	May 17	PHI	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
29	29	May 18	PHI	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
30	30	May 21	PHI	@	MLN	T,1-1	CG	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	31	May 22	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	50	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
32	32	May 24	PHI		PIT	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 25	PHI		PIT	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
34	34	May 26 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,5-13	CG	51	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
35	35	May 26 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	36	May 27	PHI		BRO	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 28	PHI	@	NYG	W,16-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	38	May 29	PHI	@	NYG	W,7-5	CG	37	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
39	39	May 30 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
40	40	May 30 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-8	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
41	41	May 31	PHI		BRO	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	PHI		BRO	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	43	Jun 2	PHI		BRO	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	44	Jun 3	PHI		BRO	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
45	45	Jun 4	PHI		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
46	46	Jun 5	PHI		CIN	L,2-4	CG	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	47	Jun 6	PHI		CIN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
48	48	Jun 7	PHI		CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	49	Jun 9 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,3-7	CG	35	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	CF
50	50	Jun 9 (2)	PHI		CHC	T,4-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
51	51	Jun 11	PHI		STL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
52	52	Jun 12	PHI		STL	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
53	53	Jun 13	PHI		STL	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
54	54	Jun 14	PHI		MLN	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	55	Jun 15	PHI		MLN	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	56	Jun 16 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
57	57	Jun 16 (2)	PHI		MLN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	58	Jun 18	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
59	59	Jun 19 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-9	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	60	Jun 19 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	61	Jun 20	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	62	Jun 21	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	63	Jun 22	PHI	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
64	64	Jun 23 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	65	Jun 23 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	66	Jun 24	PHI	@	MLN	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	67	Jun 26	PHI	@	STL	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
68	68	Jun 27	PHI	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	69	Jun 28	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
70	70	Jun 29	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
71	71	Jun 30 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
72	72	Jun 30 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	73	Jul 1	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	PHI		NYG	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
76	76	Jul 5	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	77	Jul 6	PHI	@	BRO	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	78	Jul 7 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	79	Jul 7 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	80	Jul 11 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,1-0	CG	40	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	81	Jul 11 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
82	82	Jul 12	PHI		CHC	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	83	Jul 13	PHI		CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	84	Jul 14 (1)	PHI		STL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	85	Jul 14 (2)	PHI		STL	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	86	Jul 15	PHI		STL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	87	Jul 16	PHI		MLN	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
88	88	Jul 17	PHI		MLN	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	89	Jul 18	PHI		MLN	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
90	90	Jul 19	PHI		CIN	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
91	91	Jul 20	PHI		CIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	92	Jul 21 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
93	93	Jul 21 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	94	Jul 23	PHI	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	95	Jul 24	PHI	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
96	96	Jul 25	PHI	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	97	Jul 26	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	98	Jul 27	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	99	Jul 28 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
100	100	Jul 28 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	101	Jul 29	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
102	102	Jul 30	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
103	103	Jul 31	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	49	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	104	Aug 1	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
105	105	Aug 2	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	48	9.2	3	1	0	4	1	CF
106	106	Aug 3	PHI	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
107	107	Aug 4 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	53	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	108	Aug 4 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	109	Aug 6	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	110	Aug 8	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
111	111	Aug 9	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	112	Aug 11 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	113	Aug 11 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	114	Aug 13	PHI		PIT	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	115	Aug 14	PHI		PIT	L,3-10	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
116	116	Aug 16	PHI		NYG	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	117	Aug 17	PHI		NYG	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
118	118	Aug 18 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
119	119	Aug 18 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
120	120	Aug 20 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
121	121	Aug 20 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
122	122	Aug 22	PHI		STL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	123	Aug 23	PHI		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	124	Aug 24	PHI		STL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	125	Aug 25	PHI		MLN	L,3-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	126	Aug 26	PHI		MLN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	127	Aug 27	PHI		CIN	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	128	Aug 28	PHI		CIN	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	129	Aug 30	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	130	Aug 31	PHI		PIT	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	131	Sep 1 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,11-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	132	Sep 1 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
133	133	Sep 2 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
134	134	Sep 2 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
135	135	Sep 3	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	43	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
136	136	Sep 4	PHI		BRO	L,3-12	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	137	Sep 5	PHI		BRO	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	138	Sep 6	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
139	139	Sep 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	140	Sep 8 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
141	141	Sep 8 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
142	142	Sep 10	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	59	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
143	143	Sep 11	PHI	@	STL	L,6-14	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	144	Sep 13	PHI	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
145	145	Sep 14	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
146	146	Sep 15	PHI	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
147	147	Sep 16	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	148	Sep 17	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
149	149	Sep 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
150	150	Sep 20	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
151	151	Sep 21	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
152	152	Sep 22	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
153	153	Sep 24	PHI		NYG	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
154	154	Sep 27	PHI		BRO	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
155	155	Sep 28	PHI		BRO	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
156	156	Sep 29	PHI		BRO	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							156gm		1400.0	502	18	7	527	7