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Richie Ashburn
Don Richard Ashburn (Whitey,Put Put)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.

MLB Debut April 20, 1948
Final Game September 30, 1962
Born March 19, 1927 in Tilden, NE
Died September 9, 1997 (age 70)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 21 SLN NL  138  480   99  185  15   4   3   44  35  14   72   30  .385  .463  .452  .915   120   217   3   3   9   0   2  
 1949 22 SLN NL  154  663   94  192  24  15   4   42   8  22   56   45  .290  .344  .389  .733    98   258  12   4   4   1   9  
 1950 23 SLN NL  152  647  119  199  25  14   4   49  13  10   62   42  .308  .370  .408  .778   103   264   5   3   4   4   8  
 1951 24 SLN NL  154  673  115  233  30   7   7   56  24  10   61   44  .346  .401  .443  .843   112   298  12   3  13   2   7  
 1952 25 SLN NL  149  629  121  193  27  15  12   62  22   1   58   36  .307  .370  .455  .825   119   286  12   1   0   6  12  MVP-8
 1953 26 SLN NL  154  663  116  222  32   8  10   64  27  10   61   42  .335  .394  .452  .847   110   300  10   5   3   7  12  MVP-10
 1954 27 SLN NL  154  590  117  178  17   5   4   39  18   9  132   47  .302  .433  .368  .800   106   217  11   1   6   5   4  
 1955 28 SLN NL  145  581  112  211  36   9   3   41  15  14  105   45  .363  .461  .472  .932   123   274   1   2  16   2   4  
 1956 29 SLN NL  154  604   92  183  18   2   3   36   6   1   90   45  .303  .398  .354  .752   100   214  13   3  11   7   2  
 1957 30 SLN NL  154  629  114  204  21   6   0   34  31  12   98   47  .324  .416  .377  .793   108   237  11   2   0   2   9  
 1958 31 SLN NL  153  567  109  217  15   6   3   37  56  16   91   68  .383  .468  .446  .914   123   253   6   3  11   2   5  MVP-10
 1959 32 SLN NL  150  593   70  148   8   2   2   26   9   7   75   47  .250  .341  .280  .621    85   166   4   3   3   9   1  
 1960 33 LAN NL  138  506   82  148  13   5   0   32  10   3  106   41  .292  .413  .338  .751   101   171   4   3   8   0   6  
 1961 34 LAN NL   98  278   45   63   7   4   0   33   8   2   53   34  .227  .358  .281  .639    87    78   0   2   0   5   7  
 1962 35 NYN NL  122  409   72  121  12   0   9   39   8   2   77   47  .296  .405  .391  .796   110   160   2   3   3   0   4  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     2169 8512 1477 2697 300 102  64  634 290 133 1197  660  .317  .403  .399  .801        3393 106  41  91  52  92
 Per 600 PA           515   89  163  18   6   4   38  18   8   72   40                                 205   6   2   6   3   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN     1811 7319 1278 2365 268  93  55  530 264 126  961  538  .323  .403  .408  .811        2984 100  33  80  47  75
   With LAN      236  784  127  211  20   9   0   65  18   5  159   75  .269  .393  .318  .711         249   4   5   8   5  13
   With NYN      122  409   72  121  12   0   9   39   8   2   77   47  .296  .405  .391  .796         160   2   3   3   0   4
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     2189 8365 1322 2574 317 109  29  586 234  92 1198  571  .308  .396  .382  .778        3196 112  18  25  43  83
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1948 21 SLN NL  24  110   9.4  22   7   0  .318   5   58   46  .793    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e9   105   
 1949 22 SLN NL  37   84   4.4   0   0   0  .000  12   70   65  .929    0    0  .000  OF   1(+2)e11   42   
 1950 23 SLN NL  35   99   5.7   0   0   0  .000   4   78   66  .846    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e6     4   
 1951 24 SLN NL  34  123   7.0   0   0   0  .000   4   92   91  .989    0    0  .000  OF   1(+2)e7    24   
 1952 25 SLN NL  35  110   6.5   0   0   0  .000  12   84   79  .940    0    0  .000  OF   1(+1)e9   105   
 1953 26 SLN NL  36  121   6.9   1   0   0  .000  10   73   71  .973    0    0  .000  OF   1(+2)e5    44   
 1954 27 SLN NL  34  108   6.7   0   0   0  .000  10   67   58  .866    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e8   -16   
 1955 28 SLN NL  33  133   9.2   0   0   0  .000   9   79   58  .734    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e8    35   
 1956 29 SLN NL  26   95   5.9   0   0   0  .000   9   93   72  .774    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e10  -16   
 1957 30 SLN NL  22  109   6.4   0   0   0  .000  11   53   48  .906    0    0  .000  OF   1(+2)e7    38   
 1958 31 SLN NL  25  133   9.5   7   3   0  .429   7   65   52  .800    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e8    33   
 1959 32 SLN NL  22   63   3.8   0   0   0  .000  10   77   45  .584    0    0  .000  OF   3(+3)e13  -46   
 1960 33 LAN NL  32   81   5.9   9   2   0  .222   6   56   35  .625    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e10   -2   
 1961 34 LAN NL  10   32   3.9  10   2   0  .200   4   23   11  .478    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e10  -41   
 1962 35 NYN NL  23   72   6.6  16   5   1  .312   6   56   39  .696    0    0  .000  OF   3(+3)e9   -21   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 15 Seasons         1480   6.5  65  19   1  .292 119 1024  836  .816    0    0  .000                  21   8
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 54.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 172.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1948 21 SLN NL  CF   110   267     9    5    0   .982   108   994.1   2.50
                 LF     3     0     0    0    0   .000     0     8.1   0.00
 1949 22 SLN NL  CF   154   360    17   12    2   .969   154  1376.2   2.46  GG
 1950 23 SLN NL  CF   151   420    13    4    1   .991   151  1340.1   2.91
 1951 24 SLN NL  CF   154   437    18    4    4   .991   154  1375.1   2.98  GG
 1952 25 SLN NL  CF   147   382    24   12    1   .971   146  1319.2   2.77  GG
 1953 26 SLN NL  CF   152   356    28   10    4   .975   152  1356.0   2.55  GG
 1954 27 SLN NL  CF   154   364    15   10    1   .974   154  1382.0   2.47
 1955 28 SLN NL  CF   144   407    15    9    3   .979   144  1285.2   2.95
 1956 29 SLN NL  CF   154   458    17    9    2   .981   154  1364.2   3.13
 1957 30 SLN NL  RF   117   232    10    8    3   .968   117  1043.1   2.09
                 CF    38    91     2    3    0   .969    37   346.1   2.42
 1958 31 SLN NL  CF   105   183     9    6    1   .970   104   864.0   2.00
                 LF    38    72     3    1    1   .987    38   307.2   2.19
                 RF     3     5     0    0    0  1.000     3    26.2   1.69
 1959 32 SLN NL  CF   150   298     6   10    0   .968   150  1314.2   2.08
 1960 33 LAN NL  CF   114   251     9    5    1   .981   112   969.2   2.41
                 RF    18    18     0    1    0   .947    13   124.2   1.30
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1961 34 LAN NL  RF    57    93     0    3    0   .969    55   471.1   1.78
                 CF    19    44     1    0    1  1.000    16   135.2   2.99
                 LF     9     4     0    1    0   .800     0    16.0   2.25
 1962 35 NYN NL  CF    90   226     7    6    2   .975    89   787.2   2.66
                 RF    14    22     0    0    0  1.000    10    98.0   2.02
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     5.2   0.00
                 2B     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.2   2.45
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF  1836  4544   190  105   23   .978  1825 16212.2   2.63
                 RF   209   370    10   12    3   .969   198  1764.0   1.94
                 LF    54    76     3    2    1   .975    38   339.2   2.09
                 2B     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.2   2.45
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1948 WS    SLN BOA   L    5  20  2  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  .200  .238  .300  1
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1948  SLN   97-57   Mike Rescigno
 1949  SLN   87-67   Mike Rescigno
 1950  SLN   69-85   Mike Rescigno
 1951  SLN   84-70   Mike Rescigno
 1952  SLN   82-72   Mike Rescigno
 1953  SLN   74-80   Mike Rescigno
 1954  SLN   70-84   Mike Rescigno
 1955  SLN   64-90   Mike Rescigno
 1956  SLN   48-106  Mike Rescigno
 1957  SLN   68-86   Mike Rescigno
 1958  SLN   70-84   Mike Rescigno
 1959  SLN   59-95   Mike Rescigno
 1960  LAN   76-78   Robert Rescigno
 1961  LAN   73-81   Robert Rescigno
 1962  NYN   67-95   Jon Fellows

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