#18 Richie Ashburn, Rightfield, 32 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Richie Ashburn
3/19/1927 32 USA,NE,TILDEN 5"10 170
Rightfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 9,500,000 1960 12 Year(s), 45 Days (2109 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 124 Days (2360 total Days) 13 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
Talent | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 5 4 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 8 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 8 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | SF | L 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/15 | MIL | L 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/16 | MIL | L 5-8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/17 | MIL | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/19 | @STL | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/20 | @STL | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/21 | @STL | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/22 | @LA | L 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/23 | @LA | L 1-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/24 | @LA | W 1-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 142 | 494 | 157 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 85 | 86 | 40 | .318 | .421 | .407 | .827 | .854 | .089 |
Projected | 149 | 520 | 165 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 89 | 90 | 42 | .318 | .421 | .407 | .827 | .854 | .089 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 123 | 586 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 53.8 | 99.7 | 7.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 108 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .282 | .269 | .551 |
vs. RHP | 386 | 132 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 76 | 78 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .342 | .454 | .446 | .900 |
Close/Late | 55 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .300 | .327 | .627 |
Scoring Position | 92 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .407 | .348 | .755 |
Pinch Hitting | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .467 | .615 | 1.082 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 76 | 258 | 97 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 52 | 50 | 18 | .376 | .474 | .492 | .967 |
Road | 66 | 236 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 33 | 36 | 22 | .254 | .358 | .314 | .671 |
March/April | 23 | 85 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | .365 | .460 | .518 | .978 |
May | 24 | 80 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | .300 | .436 | .388 | .823 |
June | 24 | 86 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 7 | .256 | .359 | .302 | .662 |
July | 24 | 72 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 5 | .389 | .488 | .472 | .961 |
August | 27 | 96 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5 | .365 | .445 | .448 | .893 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | .227 | .326 | .307 | .632 |
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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 | 123 | 500 | 175 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 92 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 7 | .350 | .429 | .416 | .845 | PHI |
1949 | 128 | 500 | 161 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 85 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 7 | .322 | .411 | .402 | .813 | PHI |
1950 | 129 | 384 | 139 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 75 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 26 | .362 | .456 | .451 | .906 | PHI |
1951 | 136 | 474 | 151 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 76 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 33 | 14 | .319 | .409 | .407 | .816 | PHI |
1952 | 151 | 542 | 175 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 68 | 109 | 117 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 49 | 26 | .323 | .443 | .411 | .854 | PHI |
1953 | 146 | 585 | 181 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 60 | 100 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 39 | 25 | .309 | .393 | .395 | .787 | PHI |
1954 | 144 | 517 | 173 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 81 | 99 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 37 | 15 | .335 | .446 | .441 | .887 | PHI |
1955 | 148 | 556 | 201 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 103 | 119 | 83 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 17 | .362 | .440 | .473 | .913 | PHI,NL |
1956 | 148 | 528 | 183 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 81 | 94 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 37 | 14 | .347 | .428 | .455 | .882 | PHI |
1957 | 148 | 528 | 174 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 73 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 22 | 15 | .330 | .426 | .394 | .820 | PHI |
1958 | 140 | 490 | 160 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 84 | 82 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 15 | .327 | .426 | .410 | .836 | WS1 |
1959 | 142 | 494 | 157 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 85 | 86 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 18 | .318 | .421 | .407 | .827 | WS1 BAL PHI |
Total | 1683 | 6098 | 2030 | 279 | 45 | 57 | 737 | 1091 | 987 | 35 | 33 | 375 | 370 | 199 | .333 | .427 | .421 | .848 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1952 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .438 | .500 | .563 | 1.063 |
1953 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .375 | .464 | .458 | .923 |
1954 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .400 | .444 | .480 | .924 |
1955 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .450 | .542 | .650 | 1.192 |
Total | 21 | 85 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | .412 | .485 | .529 | 1.014 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 28 | 20 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1.000 | 197.0 | 1.96 | | | | |
Centerfield | 20 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | .975 | 152.0 | 2.37 | | | | |
Rightfield | 92 | 88 | 179 | 7 | 0 | 187 | 1 | .995 | 784.2 | 2.14 | | | | |
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Transactions 6/28/1952: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (N), $8,585,000 per year, for 5 years. Awards Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1952... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (N) on 7/1/1953... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1953... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1955... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1956, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1957... Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/13/1958 to a 3-year deal worth $9,500,000 per year... Traded from Washington to Baltimore on 5/21/1959 (Going to WS1: LF Willie Kirkland, 2B Bill Mazeroski, P Jack Sanford, P Jay Hook. Going to BAL: CF Richie Ashburn, P Phil Paine)... Traded from Baltimore to Philadelphia (N) on 7/30/1959 (Going to PHI: RF Richie Ashburn, 1B R.c. Stevens. Going to BAL: LF Gary Geiger, CF Lee Maye, LF Russ Sullivan, 2B Tommy Glaviano)... Had 2000th career hit on 8/19/1959, off Joe Presko (STL)...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1951 - .319 - 7th 1952 - .323 - 4th 1954 - .335 - 4th 1955 - .362 - 1st 1956 - .347 - 5th 1957 - .330 - 4th 1958 - .327 - 8th
| OBP 1951 - .409 - 3rd 1952 - .443 - 1st 1954 - .446 - 1st 1955 - .440 - 2nd 1956 - .428 - 3rd 1957 - .426 - 3rd 1958 - .426 - 3rd
| Hits 1952 - 175 - 6th 1953 - 181 - 4th 1954 - 173 - 10th 1955 - 201 - 1st 1956 - 183 - 7th 1957 - 174 - 7th
| Doubles 1954 - 34 - 5th
| Runs 1952 - 109 - 6th 1955 - 119 - 6th
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BB 1952 - 117 - 1st 1954 - 101 - 4th 1957 - 85 - 10th 1958 - 82 - 7th
| SB 1950 - 35 - 2nd 1951 - 33 - 2nd 1952 - 49 - 1st 1953 - 39 - 1st 1954 - 37 - 1st 1955 - 37 - 1st 1956 - 37 - 1st 1957 - 22 - 1st 1958 - 30 - 1st
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