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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	PHI		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 16	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
4	4	Apr 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	5	Apr 18	PHI	@	CIN	W,14-9	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 19	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-12	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 22	PHI		MLN	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 23	PHI		MLN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24	PHI		PIT	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 25	PHI		PIT	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	11	Apr 26 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 26 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 29	PHI		LAD	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
14	14	Apr 30	PHI		LAD	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	PHI		CHC	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	16	May 2	PHI		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	17	May 3 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	18	May 3 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	19	May 5	PHI		STL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	May 6	PHI		STL	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	21	May 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	22	May 8	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	23	May 9	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	24	May 10 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	25	May 10 susp	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	26	May 11	PHI	@	LAD	L,10-11	CG	45	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	27	May 12	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	28	May 13	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-6	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
29	29	May 14	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	30	May 15	PHI	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	32 (1)	May 19	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	43	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	33	May 20	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	34	May 21	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	35	May 22	PHI		MLN	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	36	May 23	PHI		MLN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	37	May 24 (1)	PHI		MLN	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	38	May 24 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	39	May 25	PHI		MLN	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	40	May 26	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	41	May 27	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	42	May 28	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	43	May 29	PHI	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	44	May 30	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	45	May 31 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
45	46	May 31 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	47	Jun 3	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	48	Jun 4	PHI		CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	49	Jun 6	PHI		STL	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	50	Jun 7 (1)	PHI		STL	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	51	Jun 7 (2)	PHI		STL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	52	Jun 9	PHI		LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
52	53	Jun 10	PHI		LAD	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	54	Jun 11	PHI		LAD	L,0-11	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	CF
54	55	Jun 12	PHI		SFG	L,0-3	CG	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	56	Jun 13	PHI		SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	57	Jun 14 (1)	PHI		SFG	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	58	Jun 14 (2)	PHI		SFG	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	59	Jun 16 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	60	Jun 16 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
60	61	Jun 17	PHI	@	STL	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
61	62	Jun 19	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
62	63	Jun 20	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	64	Jun 21	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	65	Jun 22	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	66	Jun 23	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	67	Jun 24	PHI	@	LAD	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	68	Jun 25	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	69	Jun 26	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	70	Jun 27	PHI	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	71	Jun 28	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
71	72	Jun 30	PHI		PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	73	Jul 1	PHI		PIT	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
73	74	Jul 2 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	75	Jul 2 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	76	Jul 3	PHI		CIN	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	77	Jul 4	PHI		MLN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	78	Jul 5	PHI		MLN	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
78	79	Jul 9 (1)	PHI		STL	W,11-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
79	80	Jul 9 (2)	PHI		STL	L,2-6	GS	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	81	Jul 10	PHI		STL	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
81	82	Jul 11	PHI		STL	L,3-4	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	83	Jul 12 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	84	Jul 12 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
84	85	Jul 16 (1)	PHI		SFG	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
85	86	Jul 16 (2)	PHI		SFG	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
86	87	Jul 17	PHI		LAD	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
87	88	Jul 18	PHI		LAD	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
88	89	Jul 19 (1)	PHI		LAD	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	90	Jul 19 (2)	PHI		LAD	W,3-2	CG	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	91	Jul 21	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	92	Jul 22	PHI	@	PIT	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
92	93	Jul 24	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
93	94	Jul 25	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	95	Jul 26 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
95	96	Jul 26 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	97	Jul 28	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	98	Jul 29	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	99	Jul 30	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
99	100	Jul 31	PHI	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	101	Aug 1	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	102	Aug 2	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	103	Aug 4	PHI	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
103	104	Aug 5	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	105	Aug 6	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
105	106	Aug 7	PHI	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
106	107	Aug 8 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
107	108	Aug 8 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	40	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
108	109	Aug 9 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	110	Aug 9 (2)	PHI	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	111	Aug 11	PHI		PIT	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
111	112	Aug 12	PHI		PIT	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	113	Aug 14 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,13-15	CG	53	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	114	Aug 14 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	115	Aug 15	PHI		CIN	L,3-8	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	116	Aug 16 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	118 (1)	Aug 17	PHI		STL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
117	119	Aug 18	PHI		STL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	120	Aug 19 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	121	Aug 19 (2)	PHI		CHC	T,7-7	CG	54	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	122	Aug 20 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	123	Aug 20 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	124	Aug 21 (1)	PHI		SFG	L,0-6	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	125	Aug 21 (2)	PHI		SFG	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	127 (1)	Aug 24	PHI		LAD	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	128	Aug 25	PHI		LAD	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	129	Aug 27 (1)	PHI		SFG	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	130	Aug 27 (2)	PHI		SFG	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
128	131	Aug 28	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
129	133 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	134	Aug 30 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-7	GF	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	135	Sep 1	PHI	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	136	Sep 2	PHI	@	MLN	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	137	Sep 4	PHI		PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	138	Sep 5	PHI		PIT	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
135	139	Sep 6	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	140	Sep 7	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	141	Sep 9	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	142	Sep 10	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
139	143	Sep 11	PHI	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	144	Sep 12	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
141	146 (1)	Sep 15	PHI	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
142	147	Sep 17	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS	20	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	149 (1)	Sep 19	PHI		MLN	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	150	Sep 20	PHI		MLN	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	CF
145	151	Sep 22 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
146	152	Sep 22 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
147	153	Sep 25	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	154	Sep 26	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
149	155	Sep 27	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							149gm		1255.0	359	4	11	374	1