Ken Aspromonte

Ken Aspromonte
Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1931-09-22) September 22, 1931 (age 93)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1957, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 21, 1963, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.249
Home runs19
Runs batted in124
Managerial record220–260
Winning %.458
Teams
As player

As manager

Kenneth Joseph Aspromonte (born September 22, 1931) is an American retired professional baseball player and manager. During his active career, Aspromonte spent all or parts of seven seasons (1957–63) in the Major Leagues, mostly as a second baseman, for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels of the American League, and the Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs of the National League. He spent three years (1964–66) playing in Japan with the Chunichi Dragons and Taiyo Whales. He also managed in the Major Leagues for three full seasons as skipper of the 1972–74 Indians.

The native of Brooklyn, New York, is the older brother of Bob Aspromonte, who had a 13-year career as a third baseman in the National League.