| Bob Aspromonte | |
|---|---|
 Aspromonte in 1962 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: June 19, 1938 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 1956, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1971, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .252 |
| Home runs | 60 |
| Runs batted in | 457 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Thomas Aspromonte (born June 19, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player and business entrepreneur. He played as a third baseman in Major League Baseball in 1956 and then from 1960 to 1971, most prominently as a member of the newly formed Houston Colt .45s expansion team where, he became the regular third baseman for the first seven seasons of the young franchise (which would later change the name to Astros). As well as being the first-ever batter for Houston, he was also the last Brooklyn Dodger to appear in a major league game.[1][2] He also played for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets in addition to the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers.
After his athletic career, he went on to become a successful businessman in Houston, Texas. In 2019, Aspromonte was among the inaugural class of inductees to the Houston Astros Hall of Fame.[1] In 2005 he was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame and in 2011, he was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.[3] He is the younger brother of former MLB player and manager Ken Aspromonte.[3]
- ^ a b "Bob Aspromonte at the Houston Astros Hall of Fame". mlb.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ "The National Pastime.com". Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Wernick, Mark. "The Baseball Biography Project: Bob Aspromonte". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 25, 2021.