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

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Richie Ashburn’s 15-year career (1948-1962) included 12 with the Phillies, two with the Cubs and a final year with the Mets. Early in his career the Phillies urged him to avoid swinging up on the ball and hit everything on the ground. Read an interview with Richie Ashburn by sports writer Norman L. My grandfather was a blacksmith.