#71 Richie "Whitey" Ashburn, Leftfield, 29 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956 |
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| Richie Ashburn
Whitey
3/19/1927
29
USA,NE,TILDEN
5"10
175
Leftfield
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4 / 6 (Popular)
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3.5 Stars
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$ 5,500,000
1957
7 Year(s), 169 Days (1373 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 69 Days (1445 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Versus RHP | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| Talent | 10 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 3 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 6 (Range), .977 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 1 (Range), .977 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/12 | BAL | W 4-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/13 | PTL | W 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/14 | PTL | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/15 | @SF | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/16 | @SF | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/17 | @BoS | W 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 9/18 | @WSH | L 5-8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/19 | STL | W 12-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/20 | PTL | L 4-14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 9/21 | @BoS | W 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 142 | 494 | 163 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 102 | 89 | 31 | .330 | .432 | .431 | .863 | 1.035 | .101 |
| Projected | 142 | 494 | 163 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 102 | 89 | 31 | .330 | .432 | .431 | .863 | 1.035 | .101 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 113 | 583 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 29 | 78 | 30 | 72.2 | 115.1 | 8.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 145 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .366 | .446 | .462 | .908 |
| vs. RHP | 349 | 110 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 71 | 68 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .427 | .418 | .845 |
| Close/Late | 67 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .321 | .313 | .634 |
| Scoring Position | 104 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .455 | .413 | .869 |
| Pinch Hitting | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 69 | 226 | 75 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 48 | 41 | 12 | .332 | .434 | .469 | .903 |
| Road | 73 | 268 | 88 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 54 | 48 | 19 | .328 | .430 | .399 | .830 |
| March/April | 26 | 100 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 7 | .340 | .411 | .430 | .841 |
| May | 22 | 53 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | .283 | .367 | .415 | .782 |
| June | 21 | 70 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 3 | .343 | .446 | .500 | .946 |
| July | 27 | 108 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 6 | .370 | .452 | .454 | .905 |
| August | 27 | 90 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 4 | .300 | .466 | .367 | .833 |
| Sept/Oct | 19 | 73 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 5 | .315 | .419 | .425 | .843 |
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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 | 54 | 212 | 75 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 49 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 12 | .354 | .445 | .415 | .860 | CHA |
| 1949 | 135 | 555 | 191 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 115 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 99 | 35 | .344 | .425 | .470 | .895 | CHA,FL |
| 1950 | 62 | 121 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 8 | .207 | .333 | .273 | .606 | CHA |
| 1951 | 150 | 563 | 189 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 108 | 83 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 85 | 31 | .336 | .421 | .426 | .847 | CHA |
| 1952 | 145 | 553 | 180 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 105 | 98 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 81 | 35 | .325 | .422 | .412 | .835 | CHA |
| 1953 | 151 | 573 | 189 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 67 | 127 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 95 | 25 | .330 | .421 | .435 | .856 | CHA,FL |
| 1954 | 145 | 562 | 177 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 103 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 82 | 41 | .315 | .412 | .418 | .831 | CHA |
| 1955 | 141 | 529 | 148 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 105 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 71 | 31 | .280 | .383 | .388 | .771 | CHA |
| 1956 | 142 | 494 | 163 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 102 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 78 | 30 | .330 | .432 | .431 | .863 | CHA |
| Total | 1125 | 4162 | 1337 | 105 | 80 | 50 | 434 | 842 | 680 | 5 | 18 | 133 | 659 | 248 | .321 | .416 | .421 | .837 | |
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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 | 97 | 364 | 134 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 85 | 84 | 5 | 58 | 7 | .368 | .479 | .511 | .990 |
| 1950, AAA | 52 | 198 | 76 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 4 | 22 | 5 | .384 | .498 | .606 | 1.104 |
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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% |
| First Base | 10 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 10.89 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 131 | 113 | 241 | 3 | 1 | 251 | 7 | .972 | 1039.2 | 2.17 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Chicago (F) in 1948...
Had first career hit on 7/26/1948, off JOHN WRIGHT (STL)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/31/1948, off ROY WELMAKER (HIL)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1948, hitting .625 with 1 HR, 5 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1948, hitting .477 with 1 HR, 15 RBI...
Had 29-game hitting streak snapped on 9/11/1948...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/6/1949 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks...
1/31/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game...
7/11/1953: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $5,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Injured on 5/27/1955 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Portland on 6/17/1956...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1949 - .344 - 4th
1951 - .336 - 5th
1952 - .325 - 9th
1953 - .330 - 6th
| OBP
1949 - .425 - 8th
1951 - .421 - 8th
1952 - .422 - 8th
1953 - .421 - 5th
1954 - .412 - 9th
| Hits
1949 - 191 - 3rd
1951 - 189 - 3rd
1952 - 180 - 5th
1953 - 189 - 3rd
1954 - 177 - 9th
| Triples
1949 - 16 - 3rd
1952 - 10 - 8th
1953 - 15 - 2nd
1954 - 12 - 4th
1955 - 9 - 10th
| Runs
1949 - 115 - 7th
1951 - 108 - 5th
1952 - 105 - 8th
1953 - 127 - 1st
1955 - 105 - 6th
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BB
1952 - 98 - 6th
1953 - 91 - 6th
1954 - 96 - 7th
1955 - 88 - 6th
| SB
1948 - 52 - 7th
1949 - 99 - 1st
1951 - 85 - 1st
1952 - 81 - 2nd
1953 - 95 - 1st
1954 - 82 - 1st
1955 - 71 - 1st
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