Earl Ashby
Full name: Earl Randolph Ashby Powbett
Also known as: Earl · Earl Ashby
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
- Born
- 1921-05-16 · Havana, La Habana
- Debut
- 1945-04-08
Earl Ashby is a Cuban baseball player, born on 16 May 1921 in Havana, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Earl Randolph Ashby Powbett. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 3 seasons in the Negro American League, Negro National League and Negro National League II, between 1945 and 1948.
Across his recorded career he batted .171, with 20 hits, 0 home runs and 13 runs batted in.
Career summary
- Seasons 3 (1945–1948)
- Leagues Negro American League, Negro National League, Negro National League II
- TeamsBirmingham Black Barons, Cleveland Buckeyes, Homestead Grays, New York Cubans, Newark Eagles
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.242 / .342 / .303
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Cleveland Buckeyes | Negro American League | 12 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .242 | .342 | .303 | .645 |
| 1947 | Birmingham Black Barons | Negro National League | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 |
| 1947 | Homestead Grays | Negro National League II | 15 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .220 | .273 | .293 | .566 |
| 1948 | Newark Eagles | Negro National League II | 12 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .027 | .100 | .027 | .127 |
| 1948 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| Career total | — | Negro American League | 12 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .242 | .342 | .303 | .645 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 28 | 89 | 80 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .125 | .205 | .163 | .368 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Earl Ashby born?
Earl Ashby was born on 1921-05-16 in Havana, La Habana.
Which teams did Earl Ashby play for?
Earl Ashby appears for Birmingham Black Barons, Cleveland Buckeyes, Homestead Grays, New York Cubans, Newark Eagles across 3 recorded seasons.
What are Earl Ashby's career statistics?
In 3 recorded seasons Earl Ashby batted .242 with 8 hits, 0 home runs and 4 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
