PHILLIES FACTS AND TRIVIA

Todasy's quiz- Who is the Phillies' only two-time batting champ and was the last to win a batting title?


Answer: Richie Ashburn. "Whitey" led the National League in batting in 1955 (with a .338 average) and in 1958 (.350).


Richie Ashburn Facts-


- Ashburn was a career .308 hitter, batted over .300 in a season nine times, and was a four-time All-Star in his 12 years with the Phillies.

- Originally a catcher before converting to center field.

- Led the NL in singles four times. Third in Phillies' history in hits ( 2,2170. Led NL in triples ( 14) in 1950.

- Holds major-league record with four seasons of 500 or more putouts in center field.

- Traded to Cubs in 1960. Hit .306 (at age 35) with 1962 Mets (they lost a record 120 games), and was Mets' lone All-Star. One of only 11 players to hit .300 or better in his final season.

- joined Phillies broadcast team in 1963 until his death in 1997.

- Inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown along with Mike Schmidt in 1995.

- His No. 1 has been retired by the Phillies. A statue of Ashburn sits in Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park .



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