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Bob Aspromonte
Robert Thomas Aspromonte

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 19, 1956
Final Game September 28, 1971
Born June 19, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY

Brother of Ken Aspromonte

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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        The last active player to have worn a Brooklyn uniform and hit the first grand slam I ever saw live & in person off Tracy Stallard in 1963. 'Aspro' also brought Coors beer to Houston. What's not to like about him?

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 18 BRO NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1960 22 LAD NL  21   55    1   10   1  0   1    6   1  0   0   6  .182  .196  .255   20   14   0   0   0   1   1
 1961 23 LAD NL  47   58    7   14   3  0   0    2   0  0   4  12  .241  .290  .293   51   17   0   0   0   0   2
 1962 24 HOU NL 149  534   59  142  18  4  11   59   4  5  46  54  .266  .332  .376   96  201   5   3   4   8  10
 1963 25 HOU NL 136  468   42  100   9  5   8   49   3  1  40  57  .214  .276  .306   72  143   3   2   4   1  15
 1964 26 HOU NL 157  553   51  155  20  3  12   69   6  7  35  54  .280  .329  .392  107  217   6   6   7   8  14
 1965 27 HOU NL 152  578   53  152  15  2   5   52   2  2  38  54  .263  .310  .322   85  186   5   4   5   3  14
 1966 28 HOU NL 152  560   55  141  16  3   8   52   0  4  35  63  .252  .297  .334   81  187   3   3   7   2  22
 1967 29 HOU NL 137  486   51  143  24  5   6   58   2  2  45  44  .294  .354  .401  120  195   3   4  11   2  15
 1968 30 HOU NL 124  409   25   92   9  2   1   46   1  0  35  57  .225  .285  .264   68  108   5   6   9   2  15
 1969 31 ATL NL  82  198   16   50   8  1   3   24   0  1  13  19  .253  .304  .348   82   69   1   1   1   2   4
 1970 32 ATL NL  62  127    5   27   3  0   0    7   0  0  13  13  .213  .282  .236   37   30   0   2   0   0   4
 1971 33 NYM NL 104  342   21   77   9  1   5   33   0  2  29  25  .225  .285  .301   68  103   5   1   4   0  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1324 4369  386 1103 135 26  60  457  19 24 333 459  .252  .308  .336   85 1470  36  32  52  29 131
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        535   47  135  17  3   7   56   2  3  41  56  .252  .308  .336   85  180   4   4   6   4  16
 Career High    157  578   59  155  24  5  12   69   6  7  46  63  .294  .354  .401  120  217   6   6  11   8  22
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1956 18 BRO NL    1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .274| .000  .342| .000  .433| .000  .775|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1960 22 LAD NL   56   46    3   1.8   104| .182  .270| .196  .337| .255  .414| .451  .751|  20  .159  -6.4  -0.7 100%
 1961 23 LAD NL   62   46    5   2.9   112| .241  .279| .290  .347| .293  .435| .583  .782|  51  .296  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1962 24 HOU NL  596  415   67   4.3    97| .266  .261| .332  .327| .376  .397| .708  .724|  96  .475  -1.9  -0.2  44%
 1963 25 HOU NL  514  389   38   2.6    84| .214  .247| .276  .308| .306  .370| .582  .678|  72  .326 -16.8  -1.8  75%
 1964 26 HOU NL  608  431   69   4.3    89| .280  .258| .329  .314| .392  .382| .721  .697| 107  .522   5.8   0.6  46%
 1965 27 HOU NL  628  451   57   3.4    87| .263  .249| .310  .311| .322  .376| .632  .687|  85  .412 -10.3  -1.1  50%
 1966 28 HOU NL  603  451   50   3.0    90| .252  .256| .297  .314| .334  .386| .631  .700|  81  .346 -13.9  -1.4   0%
 1967 29 HOU NL  540  367   67   4.9    87| .294  .253| .354  .315| .401  .372| .755  .687| 120  .598  13.6   1.4  50%
 1968 30 HOU NL  457  343   30   2.4    79| .225  .249| .285  .306| .264  .350| .549  .657|  68  .320 -14.7  -1.7 100%
 1969 31 ATL NL  215  155   21   3.6    95| .253  .260| .304  .331| .348  .386| .652  .717|  82  .437  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1970 32 ATL NL  142  106    9   2.3   108| .213  .274| .282  .348| .236  .418| .518  .766|  37  .213 -11.4  -1.1   0%
 1971 33 NYM NL  377  288   27   2.5    91| .225  .257| .285  .323| .301  .377| .586  .700|  68  .294 -14.7  -1.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     4799 3489  443   3.4    90| .252  .255| .308  .317| .336  .380| .644  .697|  85  .416 -80.2  -8.5  44%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1960 22 LAD NL SS 15 11 17 2 4 .933 .959 1.87 4.23 2.99 4.81 9 84.3 3B 4 5 8 2 1 .867 .949 3.25 2.60 3.58 2.97 3 32.7 1961 23 LAD NL 3B 9 2 9 1 0 .917 .948 1.22 2.60 3.00 2.92 2 33.0 SS 4 6 9 0 0 1.000 .962 3.75 4.28 5.62 4.91 3 24.0 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 0.00 5.40 0 2.0 1962 24 HOU NL 3B 142 150 233 13 21 .967 .949 2.70 2.56 2.89 2.95 139 1193.0 SS 11 13 23 2 3 .947 .963 3.27 4.43 4.50 5.05 6 72.0 2B 1 5 1 0 1 1.000 .968 6.00 4.70 6.75 5.29 1 8.0 1963 25 HOU NL 3B 131 134 213 23 4 .938 .941 2.65 2.54 2.80 2.93 126 1115.0 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 1 3.0 1964 26 HOU NL 3B 155 133 261 11 10 .973 .941 2.54 2.60 2.66 2.93 153 1332.0 1965 27 HOU NL 3B 146 123 281 16 25 .962 .951 2.77 2.47 2.84 2.82 146 1281.7 1B 6 47 5 1 3 .981 .990 8.67 8.60 10.64 10.02 4 44.0 SS 4 8 6 1 2 .933 .966 3.50 4.20 7.12 4.93 1 17.7 1966 28 HOU NL 3B 149 149 261 16 18 .962 .954 2.75 2.66 2.87 3.04 146 1284.7 1B 2 5 0 1 1 .833 .980 2.50 8.50 9.00 9.90 0 5.0 SS 2 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 1.50 4.45 2.78 4.92 1 9.7 1967 29 HOU NL 3B 133 130 237 14 17 .963 .950 2.76 2.75 2.83 2.96 132 1167.3 1968 30 HOU NL 3B 75 67 148 6 8 .973 .954 2.87 2.72 2.91 2.93 74 665.7 OF 36 43 5 4 1 .923 .976 1.33 1.82 1.41 2.02 36 307.3 LF 35 42 5 2 1 .959 .963 1.34 1.38 1.42 1.64 34 297.3 RF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.75 0.90 1.98 2 10.0 1B 1 6 1 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 8.90 9.40 10.07 0 6.7 SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1969 31 ATL NL LF 24 36 0 1 0 .973 .963 1.50 1.28 1.83 1.65 21 177.0 3B 23 29 34 6 1 .913 .946 2.74 2.63 2.81 2.92 22 201.7 SS 18 3 9 1 1 .923 .960 0.67 4.21 3.45 4.92 0 31.3 2B 2 4 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.65 7.40 5.18 0 7.3 1970 32 ATL NL 3B 30 27 49 5 5 .938 .945 2.53 2.58 3.12 2.91 25 219.0 SS 4 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 1.25 4.22 2.37 5.07 2 19.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 1.29 1.80 1 7.0 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1971 33 NYM NL 3B 97 76 145 8 10 .965 .949 2.28 2.32 2.49 2.80 93 797.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 25 HOU NL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 1 3.0 1965 27 HOU NL 1B 6 47 5 1 3 .981 .990 8.67 8.60 10.64 10.02 4 44.0 1966 28 HOU NL 1B 2 5 0 1 1 .833 .980 2.50 8.50 9.00 9.90 0 5.0 1968 30 HOU NL 1B 1 6 1 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 8.90 9.40 10.07 0 6.7 1970 32 ATL NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1961 23 LAD NL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 0.00 5.40 0 2.0 1962 24 HOU NL 2B 1 5 1 0 1 1.000 .968 6.00 4.70 6.75 5.29 1 8.0 1969 31 ATL NL 2B 2 4 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.65 7.40 5.18 0 7.3 1960 22 LAD NL 3B 4 5 8 2 1 .867 .949 3.25 2.60 3.58 2.97 3 32.7 1961 23 LAD NL 3B 9 2 9 1 0 .917 .948 1.22 2.60 3.00 2.92 2 33.0 1962 24 HOU NL 3B 142 150 233 13 21 .967 .949 2.70 2.56 2.89 2.95 139 1193.0 1963 25 HOU NL 3B 131 134 213 23 4 .938 .941 2.65 2.54 2.80 2.93 126 1115.0 1964 26 HOU NL 3B 155 133 261 11 10 .973 .941 2.54 2.60 2.66 2.93 153 1332.0 1965 27 HOU NL 3B 146 123 281 16 25 .962 .951 2.77 2.47 2.84 2.82 146 1281.7 1966 28 HOU NL 3B 149 149 261 16 18 .962 .954 2.75 2.66 2.87 3.04 146 1284.7 1967 29 HOU NL 3B 133 130 237 14 17 .963 .950 2.76 2.75 2.83 2.96 132 1167.3 1968 30 HOU NL 3B 75 67 148 6 8 .973 .954 2.87 2.72 2.91 2.93 74 665.7 1969 31 ATL NL 3B 23 29 34 6 1 .913 .946 2.74 2.63 2.81 2.92 22 201.7 1970 32 ATL NL 3B 30 27 49 5 5 .938 .945 2.53 2.58 3.12 2.91 25 219.0 1971 33 NYM NL 3B 97 76 145 8 10 .965 .949 2.28 2.32 2.49 2.80 93 797.3 1968 30 HOU NL LF 35 42 5 2 1 .959 .963 1.34 1.38 1.42 1.64 34 297.3 1969 31 ATL NL LF 24 36 0 1 0 .973 .963 1.50 1.28 1.83 1.65 21 177.0 1970 32 ATL NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 1.29 1.80 1 7.0 1968 30 HOU NL OF 36 43 5 4 1 .923 .976 1.33 1.82 1.41 2.02 36 307.3 1969 31 ATL NL OF 24 38 1 1 0 .975 .973 1.62 1.75 1.98 2.02 21 177.0 1970 32 ATL NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1968 30 HOU NL RF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.75 0.90 1.98 2 10.0 1960 22 LAD NL SS 15 11 17 2 4 .933 .959 1.87 4.23 2.99 4.81 9 84.3 1961 23 LAD NL SS 4 6 9 0 0 1.000 .962 3.75 4.28 5.62 4.91 3 24.0 1962 24 HOU NL SS 11 13 23 2 3 .947 .963 3.27 4.43 4.50 5.05 6 72.0 1965 27 HOU NL SS 4 8 6 1 2 .933 .966 3.50 4.20 7.12 4.93 1 17.7 1966 28 HOU NL SS 2 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 1.50 4.45 2.78 4.92 1 9.7 1968 30 HOU NL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1969 31 ATL NL SS 18 3 9 1 1 .923 .960 0.67 4.21 3.45 4.92 0 31.3 1970 32 ATL NL SS 4 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 1.25 4.22 2.37 5.07 2 19.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B*1094 1025 1879 121 120 .960 .948 2.65 2.58 2.80 2.92 1061 9323.0 OF* 61 82 6 5 1 .946 .975 1.44 1.79 1.61 2.02 58 491.3 60 0 2# LF* 60 79 5 3 1 .966 .963 1.40 1.34 1.57 1.65 56 481.3 SS* 59 42 72 7 10 .942 .962 1.93 4.27 3.95 4.93 22 260.0 1B* 11 61 6 2 4 .971 .990 6.09 8.57 10.10 10.01 5 59.7 2B* 5 9 3 0 1 1.000 .968 2.40 4.76 6.24 5.25 1 17.3 RF* 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.75 0.90 1.98 2 10.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1230 1219 1966 135 136 .959 .950 2.59 2.68 2.82 2.98 1147 10151
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  ATL NYM     L   3   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Singles
1965 NL-130-6

Hit By Pitch
1962 NL-8-5
1964 NL-8-5

Sac. Flies
1964 NL-6-7
1968 NL-6-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1966 NL-22-2
1967 NL-15-10

At Bats per Strikeout
1965 NL-10.7-8

Youngest Player
1956 NL-18-2

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1909) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

July 20, 1956: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the Houston Colt .45's from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1961 expansion draft.

December 4, 1968: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Atlanta Braves for Marty Martinez.

December 1, 1970: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the New York Mets for Ron Herbel.

October 28, 1971: Released by the New York Mets.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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