Alan Ashby
| Alan Ashby | |||
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Ashby in 2014
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: July 8, 1951 Long Beach, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 3, 1973, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 9, 1989, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .245 | ||
| Home runs | 90 | ||
| Runs batted in | 513 | ||
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Alan Dean Ashby (born July 8, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and current radio and television sports commentator. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros between 1973 and 1989. He was the catcher for two Astros teams that won division pennants. After retiring as a player, Ashby was a manager in the Texas-Louisiana League and has held several jobs in broadcasting, including his most recent job as the lead color commentator for the Houston Astros.
Born in Long Beach, California, Ashby attended San Pedro High School in Los Angeles where he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft. After spending four seasons in the minor leagues, he made his major league debut with the Indians on July 3, 1973. In his first game, Ashby was a defensive replacement in the ninth inning, as he caught Jerry Johnson for a scoreless inning as the Indians lost 5-4 against the Detroit Tigers. The next day, on July 4, Ashby was in the starting lineup, going 1 for 4 with an RBI in Cleveland's 5-2 win over the Tigers. Ashby collected his first career hit off of Tigers pitcher Mike Strahler in his first career at-bat. On September 29, Ashby hit his first career home run, hitting a two-run home run off of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mike Cuellar. Ashby finished the 1973 season appearing in 11 games with Cleveland, batting .172 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
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