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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Richie Ashburn’s Widow in Tears Over His Endangered Gladwyne Grave

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posted 23 hours ago by eddieot to hall of fame, phillies, richie ashburn | 28 comment(s)

It has been nearly 16 years since Philadelphia lost Richie Ashburn, one of the greatest Phillies players of all time. The beloved Hall of Famer, who played for the team from 1948 through 1959, died of a heart attack in 1997 after broadcasting a Phillies-Mets game from Shea Stadium. His family buried him in the cemetery outside of Gladwyne Methodist Church, where all was quiet until some developers announced plans to turn the church into condos and put a parking lot next to the cemetery. ...

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1. GregD posted on August 02, 2012 at 02:08 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

One of the most-surprising players I can recall. Even as he began to develop, I always thought he was just riding a hot streak and was heading back to obscurity.

2. dr. scott posted on August 02, 2012 at 07:43 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

great article. Worth the read, and not that long. I should really be writing a test plan though.

3. charityslave is thinking about baseball posted on August 03, 2012 at 12:56 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Turning yourself into an MLB catcher has got to be one of the most arduous journeys in sport.

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Richie Ashburn’s Widow in Tears Over His Endangered Gladwyne Grave

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