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Richie Ashburn

A haul of ‘Hall’ books: Hank Aaron to Earl Averill

January 27, 2011

As I mentioned in a previous entry, look for new bios about Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven to come out before the inductions (I wouldn’t be surprised if manuscripts are in prep already). I was wondering: out of all the personnel — players, executives, managers, etc. —  enshrined to the Hall of Fame, how many […]

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Happy birthday, Richie Ashburn

March 19, 2008

The Hall of Fame outfielder for the Phillies was born this day in 1927. Ashburn, who finished his career with the New York Mets, was a popular broadcaster for the Phillies. The Amazon Report on Richie Ashburn: Richie Ashburn Remembered (excerpt here) The Richie Ashburn story

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