Remove blog richie-ashburn-interview-baseball
article thumbnail

Richie Ashburn: Could This Hall of Fame Singles-Hitter Make The Team Today?

The Sporting

Could Richie Ashburn Play on the Baseball Teams of Today? Richie Ashburn’s 15-year career (1948-1962) included 12 with the Phillies, two with the Cubs and a final year with the Mets. Read an interview with Richie Ashburn by sports writer Norman L. I’ve been Rich or Richie ever since.

article thumbnail

Billy Bruton: The Ideal Leadoff Man

The Sporting

The Story Behind Billy Bruton’s National League Success: An Interview with Norman L. There were many things that [the new manager] Fred Haney brought to the club that I thought was detrimental, against the kind of baseball that you had learned how to play. Mays, Vada Pinson, Richie Ashburn were good center fielders.

Teacher 105