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Richie Ashburn. Position: Centerfielder. Bats: Left • Throws: Right. 5-10 , 170lb (178cm, 77kg) Born: March 19, 1927 in Tilden, NE. Died: September 9, 1997 in New York, NY. Buried: Gladwyne Methodist Church Cemetery, Gladwyne, PA. High School: Debut: (Age 21-032d, 10,468th in major league history)
Don Richard Ashburn (March 19, 1927 – September 9, 1997), also known by the nicknames " Putt-Putt ", " the Tilden Flash ", and " Whitey " (due to his light-blond hair), was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator.
Richie Ashburn Bio. Fullname: Don Richard Ashburn; Nickname: Whitey; Born: 3/19/1927 in Tilden, NE; High School: Tilden, Tilden, NE; Debut: 4/20/1948; Hall of Fame: 1995; Died: 9/09/1997
Richie Ashburn was born on Saturday, March 19, 1927, in Tilden, Nebraska. Ashburn was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1948, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and ...
Sep 10, 1997 · Richie Ashburn, the Hall of Fame center fielder who starred for the Philadelphia Phillies' pennant-winning Whiz Kids of 1950 and concluded his career as the lone All-Star and designated...
The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Ashburn excelled from 1948 to 1959 with the Phillies as the prototypical leadoff hitter and center fielder. With an excellent eye at the plate, he led the league in walks on four occasions and his 1958 season marked the first time a leadoff hitter paced the league in both batting average (.350) and bases on balls (97).
Jan 4, 2012 · Don Richard “Richie” Ashburn, a Hall of Fame outfielder, who made the most putouts of any outfielder in major-league baseball during the 1950s, started out as a catcher, which should not be surprising because throughout his long career in baseball, Richie Ashburn had always been his own man.
Richie Ashburn played 15 seasons with the Phillies, Cubs and Mets before earning election to the Hall of Fame in 1995. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)
Jan 12, 2022 · Richie Ashburn is No. 1 in the hearts of generations of Phillies fans. During his 15-year career in the Majors with the Phillies (1948-59), Cubs (1960-61) and Mets (1962), the only uniform number he wore was No. 1. In the Phillies’ kingdom of royalty, he’s also No. 1.
Richie Ashburn batted .300 or better nine times and rapped out two-thousand five-hundred seventy-four hits with 86% of them being singles. He won two batting titles, led the National League in hits three times, and on base percentage and walks four times.
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