Ken Aspromonte
[edit] Biography
Ken Aspromonte (Kenneth Joseph Aspromonte) was born on September 22, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1957 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 5 home runs and 27 RBI. Aspromonte played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Ken Aspromonte's best season was 1960, when he hit for a .288 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| 24
| 78
| 9
| 21
| 0
| 4
| .269
| .396
| .333
| 5
| 0
| 17
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 92
| 253
| 15
| 57
| 5
| 27
| .225
| .296
| .328
| 9
| 1
| 25
| 28
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 10
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .263
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 98
| 269
| 15
| 59
| 5
| 27
| .219
| .294
| .316
| 9
| 1
| 28
| 29
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 11
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 70
| 225
| 31
| 55
| 2
| 14
| .244
| .321
| .324
| 12
| 0
| 26
| 39
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 117
| 459
| 65
| 133
| 10
| 48
| .290
| .364
| .403
| 20
| 1
| 53
| 32
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 11
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| 121
| 462
| 65
| 133
| 10
| 48
| .288
| .362
| .400
| 20
| 1
| 53
| 33
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 11
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 66
| 238
| 29
| 53
| 2
| 14
| .223
| .322
| .290
| 10
| 0
| 33
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 22
| 70
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 5
| .229
| .286
| .343
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 88
| 308
| 34
| 69
| 2
| 19
| .224
| .314
| .302
| 16
| 1
| 39
| 24
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 34
| 79
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 7
| .291
| .341
| .316
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1962
| CLE
| A
| 20
| 28
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .286
| .214
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1962
| Total
|
| 54
| 107
| 15
| 27
| 0
| 8
| .252
| .325
| .290
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 20
| 34
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .147
| .237
| .235
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 54
| 113
| 13
| 28
| 0
| 11
| .248
| .310
| .292
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 421
| 1370
| 158
| 341
| 19
| 113
| .249
| .332
| .342
| 64
| 3
| 169
| 140
| 5
| 13
| 7
| 3
| 42
|
| Total
|
|
| 475
| 1483
| 171
| 369
| 19
| 124
| .249
| .330
| .338
| 69
| 3
| 179
| 149
| 6
| 13
| 7
| 4
| 49
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 24
| 23
| 211.2
| 46
| 65
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 71
| 69
| 588.2
| 139
| 184
| 12
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 5
| 62
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 5
| 45.1
| 13
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 77
| 74
| 634
| 152
| 191
| 13
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 52
| 49
| 410
| 101
| 137
| 10
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 12
| 9
| 89
| 15
| 27
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 35
| 35
| 291
| 46
| 53
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 82
| 78
| 701.2
| 192
| 215
| 10
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 2B
| 62
| 61
| 537
| 156
| 196
| 11
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 21
| 14
| 151
| 29
| 50
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 83
| 75
| 688
| 185
| 246
| 14
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 5
| 51
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 12
| 11
| 94.2
| 24
| 29
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 3
| 35
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1962
| Total
|
| 2B
| 18
| 14
| 129.2
| 34
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| Total
|
| 3B
| 9
| 7
| 70
| 12
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 6
| 58
| 14
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 343
| 319
| 2833
| 724
| 914
| 53
| 229
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 56
| 47
| 423
| 64
| 83
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 13
| 9
| 91
| 16
| 27
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1950).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Washington Senators in exchange for Lou Berberet (May 1, 1958).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Pete Whisenant (May 15, 1960).
- Selected by Los Angeles Angels from Cleveland Indians in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
- Claimed on waivers by Cleveland Indians from Los Angeles Angels (July 3, 1961).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with cash to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Bob Hartman (June 24, 1962).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jim McKnight (December 3, 1962).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (April 3, 1964).
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