Ken Aspromonte

Ken Aspromonte
Second baseman
Born: September 22, 1931 (1931-09-22) Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1957 for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 21, 1963 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Batting average	.249
Home runs	19
Runs batted in	124
Teams
As Player Boston Red Sox (1957-1958) Washington Senators (1958-1960) Cleveland Indians (1960) Los Angeles Angels (1961) Cleveland Indians (1961-1962) Milwaukee Braves (1962) Chicago Cubs (1963) Chunichi Dragons (1964-1965) (NPB) Taiyo Whales (1966) (NPB) As Manager Cleveland Indians (1972-1974)

Kenneth Joseph Aspromonte (born September 22, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who had a seven-year career from 1957 to 1963. He played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Angels of the American League, and the Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs, both of the National League. He also spent three years playing in Japan, spending 1964 and 1965 with the Chunichi Dragons and 1966 with the Taiyo Whales.

Aspromonte managed the Indians from 1972 to 1974. He had a record as manager of 220-260.

Ken is the older brother of former Major League Baseball player Bob Aspromonte.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Preceded by Johnny Lipon

Cleveland Indians Manager 1972-1974

Succeeded by Frank Robinson