caption finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
ashby in 2014 1989 switch long beach , california 1973 may 9 .245 90 513 catcher houston astros batting average home runs runs batted in july 3 8 july 1951 alan ashby at union station sabr event 2014.jpg alan ashby
 cleveland indians alan ashby right
alan ashby

alan dean ashby -lrb- born july 8 , 1951 -rrb- 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 .
