Alan Ashby
[edit] Biography
Alan Ashby (Alan Dean Ashby) was born on July 8, 1951 in Long Beach, California. He made his Major League debut on July 3, 1973 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .224 with 5 home runs and 32 RBI. Ashby played for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Alan Ashby's best season was 1987, when he hit for a .288 average and knocked in 63 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 29
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 3
| .172
| .226
| .310
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 10
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .250
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 90
| 254
| 32
| 57
| 5
| 32
| .224
| .309
| .331
| 10
| 1
| 30
| 42
| 1
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 10
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 89
| 247
| 26
| 59
| 4
| 32
| .239
| .310
| .316
| 5
| 1
| 27
| 49
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 124
| 396
| 25
| 83
| 2
| 29
| .210
| .301
| .280
| 16
| 3
| 50
| 51
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 14
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 81
| 264
| 27
| 69
| 9
| 29
| .261
| .333
| .420
| 15
| 0
| 28
| 32
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 10
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| 108
| 336
| 25
| 68
| 2
| 35
| .202
| .262
| .277
| 15
| 2
| 26
| 70
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 8
|
| 1980
| HOU
| N
| 116
| 352
| 30
| 90
| 3
| 48
| .256
| .319
| .347
| 19
| 2
| 35
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 12
| 11
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| 83
| 255
| 20
| 69
| 4
| 33
| .271
| .356
| .369
| 13
| 0
| 35
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 6
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| 100
| 339
| 40
| 87
| 12
| 49
| .257
| .311
| .416
| 14
| 2
| 27
| 53
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 7
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| 87
| 275
| 31
| 63
| 8
| 34
| .229
| .303
| .389
| 18
| 1
| 31
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 12
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| 66
| 191
| 16
| 50
| 4
| 27
| .262
| .330
| .361
| 7
| 0
| 20
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 65
| 189
| 20
| 53
| 8
| 25
| .280
| .363
| .450
| 8
| 0
| 24
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 120
| 315
| 24
| 81
| 7
| 38
| .257
| .333
| .371
| 15
| 0
| 39
| 56
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 7
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 125
| 386
| 53
| 111
| 14
| 63
| .288
| .367
| .438
| 16
| 0
| 50
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 73
| 227
| 19
| 54
| 7
| 33
| .238
| .319
| .374
| 10
| 0
| 29
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 22
| 61
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .164
| .257
| .213
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 965
| 2926
| 282
| 736
| 69
| 388
| .252
| .324
| .374
| 136
| 8
| 323
| 435
| 7
| 19
| 3
| 54
| 85
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 405
| 1197
| 115
| 274
| 21
| 125
| .229
| .310
| .329
| 47
| 5
| 138
| 187
| 4
| 36
| 4
| 12
| 40
|
| Total
|
|
| 1370
| 4123
| 397
| 1010
| 90
| 513
| .245
| .320
| .361
| 183
| 13
| 461
| 622
| 11
| 55
| 7
| 66
| 125
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| C
| 11
| 8
| 72
| 45
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .978
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| C
| 9
| 0
| 20
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| C
| 87
| 82
| 711.2
| 441
| 43
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 64
| 36
| 0
| .990
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| C
| 86
| 75
| 669.2
| 475
| 51
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 82
| 39
| 2
| .987
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| C
| 124
| 120
| 1074.2
| 619
| 71
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 64
| 59
| 4
| .984
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| C
| 81
| 80
| 694.2
| 399
| 38
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 50
| 32
| 0
| .986
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| C
| 105
| 104
| 890.2
| 548
| 57
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 71
| 31
| 1
| .987
|
| 1980
| HOU
| N
| C
| 114
| 104
| 912.1
| 608
| 60
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 14
| 91
| 27
| 2
| .991
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| C
| 81
| 74
| 672
| 434
| 58
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 62
| 41
| 1
| .982
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| C
| 95
| 90
| 795.2
| 530
| 55
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 108
| 26
| 1
| .977
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| C
| 85
| 78
| 696.2
| 435
| 56
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 85
| 29
| 1
| .974
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| C
| 63
| 53
| 476.2
| 303
| 42
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 15
| 64
| 26
| 0
| .986
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| C
| 60
| 55
| 471.1
| 312
| 37
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 14
| 58
| 21
| 0
| .978
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| C
| 102
| 86
| 754
| 632
| 43
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 92
| 28
| 1
| .985
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| C
| 110
| 105
| 904.1
| 778
| 46
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 121
| 30
| 0
| .993
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| C
| 66
| 60
| 546.1
| 414
| 23
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 82
| 15
| 1
| .991
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| C
| 19
| 17
| 150.2
| 101
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1298
| 1191
| 10513.1
| 7086
| 684
| 113
| 74
| 0
| 113
| 1112
| 445
| 14
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Doug Howard to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Al Fitzmorris (November 5, 1976).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Houston Astros in exchange for Joe Cannon, Pedro Hernandez and Mark Lemongello (November 27, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 3, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 19, 1986).
- Released by Houston Astros (May 11, 1989).
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Contact Alan Ashby: 3629 Maranatha Dr. Sugarland TX 77479
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