#92 Richie "Whitey" Ashburn, Centerfield, 21 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Richie Ashburn Whitey 3/19/1927 21 USA,NE,TILDEN 5"10 170
Centerfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1948 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 116 Days (116 total Days) 116 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 0 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 6 5 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 3 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/19 | @WAS | W 9-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/20 | @BOS | W 9-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/21 | @BOS | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | NYY | L 7-11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/26 | @PHA | W 8-4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | @PHA | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/29 | WAS | W 9-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/1 | @BOS | L 9-11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | CLE | L 5-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/4 | @CLE | L 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 90 | 265 | 91 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 63 | 54 | 17 | .343 | .455 | .483 | .938 | 1.068 | .140 |
Projected | 90 | 265 | 91 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 63 | 54 | 17 | .343 | .455 | .483 | .938 | 1.068 | .140 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 63 | 319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 65.6 | 67.9 | 9.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .375 | .481 | .856 |
vs. RHP | 238 | 84 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .463 | .483 | .947 |
Close/Late | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .458 | .552 | .500 | 1.052 |
Scoring Position | 50 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .467 | .580 | 1.047 |
Pinch Hitting | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .333 | .526 | .860 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 43 | 113 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 4 | .336 | .464 | .487 | .951 |
Road | 47 | 152 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 27 | 13 | .349 | .447 | .480 | .927 |
June | 15 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | .241 | .328 | .352 | .680 |
July | 24 | 62 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | .371 | .458 | .452 | .910 |
August | 27 | 81 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 5 | .358 | .464 | .556 | 1.019 |
Sept/Oct | 24 | 68 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 4 | .382 | .528 | .529 | 1.058 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1948 | 90 | 265 | 91 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 63 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 11 | .343 | .455 | .483 | .938 | SLA |
Total | 90 | 265 | 91 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 63 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 11 | .343 | .455 | .483 | .938 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1948, AAA | 61 | 240 | 74 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 4 | .308 | .432 | .483 | .915 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 0.64 | | | | |
Rightfield | 67 | 63 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 1 | .992 | 521.2 | 2.28 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1948... Had first career hit on 6/11/1948, off Ned Garver (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 7/26/1948, off Vic Raschi (CHA)...
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