Sunday, October 19, 2014
#659 Bob Aspromonte
Brother of Manager Ken…A Houston Colt .45 orginal…drafted
out of the Dodgers organization was the opening day 3rd base starter
and first hitter ever for the franchise…got a single in that At Bat scored the
first run…capped off the day going 3-4 and a walk in the Colts 11-2 slaughter
of the Cubs…faithfully served the organization at the hot corner thereafter for
seven years…Great fielder and set errorless games records for a short time…power
numbers diminished after move to Astrodome but was able to hit over .260 four
times…Sent to Atlanta for 1969 and backup to either Clete Boyer or Sonny
Jackson…1971 was acquired by the Mets as a stopgap measure for Wayne Garrett’s
early season injury…as an early season regular hit .225 in 342 At Bats…Released
by the Mets after conclusion of the season…Apparently invited to 1972 Reds
Training camp although this not acknowledged in Baseball Reference...did not play in 1972…was the last
original Brooklyn Dodgers to take the field.
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Topps must have been reaching to fill out the set
ReplyDeleteI figure justification of a card is more about time played in 1971 versus anticipated future playing time. The 1972 set a huge one and there are several players who never played again in organized ball.
ReplyDeleteThe first Colt .45 and the last Brooklyn Dodger … neat stuff.
ReplyDeleteI love this set more all the time - I hope to find out some of the better trivia questions on the back.
To me each player has something interesting. The set represents a huge comeback to card buying after off year in 1971. The set is colorful and modern with the return of full stats. I've never really focused on the trivia questions, but I will a bit more. Sometimes the questions are so obscure that it has to be the player on the card.
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