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Richie Ashburn

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American baseball player (1927-1997)

United StatesLived 1927 to 1997 · aged 70
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Don Richard Ashburn, also known by the nicknames "Putt-Putt", "the Tilden Flash", and "Whitey", was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator.

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Ashburn and Nick Picciuto as members of the Utica Blue Sox in 1945Ashburn and Nick Picciuto as members of the Utica Blue Sox in 1945Ashburn's 1952 Bowman Gum baseball cardAshburn's 1952 Bowman Gum baseball cardAshburn's plaque on the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank ParkAshburn's plaque on the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank ParkA September 1997 Phillies jersey at the Ashburn memorialA September 1997 Phillies jersey at the Ashburn memorialA Richie Ashburn banner in Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank ParkA Richie Ashburn banner in Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank ParkThe Phillies retired Richie Ashburn's number in 1979The Phillies retired Richie Ashburn's number in 1979

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Don Richard Ashburn, also known by the nicknames "Putt-Putt", "the Tilden Flash", and "Whitey", was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1948 to 1962, most prominently as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, where he was a four-time All-Star player and member of the 1950 National League pennant winning team known as the Whiz Kids.

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United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 1997 · aged 70
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11 languages

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