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

The Sporting

Richie Ashburn’s 15-year career (1948-1962) included 12 with the Phillies, two with the Cubs and a final year with the Mets. We were a captive audience for the Cubs; that was the only broadcast we could get. When I was 17 I went to Chicago for a tryout. Read more baseball articles on our MLB blog But that was illegal.