Richie Ashburn

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Richie Ashburn

AKA Don Richard Ashburn

Born: 19-Mar-1927
Birthplace: Tilden, NE
Died: 9-Sep-1997
Location of death: Manhattan, NY [1]
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Remains: Buried, Gladwyne Methodist Church Cemetery, Gladwyne, PA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Baseball
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: MLB Hall of Fame Whiz Kid

Military service: US Army (1946)

[1] Grand Hyatt Hotel, Manhattan, NY.

Father: Neil (blacksmith)
Mother: Genevieve Warner ("Toots", telephone operator, dietician)
Brother: Robert (older)
Sister: Bette Cram (older)
Sister: Donna (twin)
Wife: Herberta Cox (m. 6-Nov-1949, sep. 1977, three daughters, two sons, one other child)
Daughter: Jean
Daughter: Sue Ann Morrison
Daughter: Karen Hall
Son: Richard
Son: John

Baseball Hall of Fame 1995

SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
New York Mets OF (1962)
Chicago Cubs OF (1960-61)
Philadelphia Phillies OF (1948-59)

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