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For today’s 30-Day Baseball Coach4aday Challenge post I am reporting on RICHIE Ashburn.

Don Richard “Richie” Ashburn had a long tenure with Major League Baseball. He spent 15 years playing and followed that up with 34 years as a broadcaster for the Phillies. In 9 of those 15 years, he batted over .300. In 1955 and 1958 he won the NL Batting Championship. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.

FAQ about Richie Ashburn

  1. Richie finished his career with a lifetime batting average of .308. He also had an impressive on-base percentage of .396.
  2. In his last season in the MLB he was playing for the NY Mets. He not only batted over .300 but got the first hit in NY Mets franchise history.
  3. Ashburn was a key member of the 1950 “Whiz Kids” Phillies team that won the National League pennant.
  4. Richie passed away on September 9, 1997, at the age of 70. He died of a heart attack while on a broadcasting assignment in New York City.
  5. He led the National League in total hits in three different seasons 1951, 1953, and 1958.

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