Richie Asburn collects 8 hits in a double header sweep of Bucs

During a visit to the White House, 21 year-old Vida Blue is told by President Nixon that he is the most underpaid player in the game

On May 20, 1951, Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies collects four hits in each game of a doubleheader. he goes 4-for-6 and 4-for-5, all singles. The offensive barrage by the future Hall of Famer helps the Phillies sweep the rival Pittsburgh Pirates, 17-0 and 12-4, at Forbes Field.

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