The Associated Press reported, "Richie Ashburn, fleet footed Philadelphia Phillies outfielder, brought the huge Briggs Stadium crowd of 52,075 to its feet with a brilliant leaping catch in the sixth inning to rob Vic Wertz of a near homer. Ashburn caught the ball in front of the right centerfield screen 400 feet distant after a long run."

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Richie Ashburn, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Saturday, March 19, 1927, in Tilden, Nebraska. Ashburn was 21 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 20, 1948, with the Philadelphia Phillies.

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).

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

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.

Jun 7, 2022 · A truly beloved figure in Philadelphia, Richie Ashburn was a Hall of Fame centerfielder, broadcaster, and sportswriter. During the 1950's, he had more hits than any other major leaguer. Ashburn was from Tilden, Nebraska, where his father owned the largest general store in town. Richie played baseball in high school and for the American Legion.

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...

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.