The younger brother of former MLB infielder and manager Ken Aspromonte, he was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg). He threw and batted right-handed.\n', '

Aspromonte graduated from Brooklyn\'s Lafayette High School and made his pro debut in the Class A Sally League. In September 1956, the pennant-bound Dodgers placed him on their roster, and on September 19, during a 17–2 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals at Ebbets Field, Aspromonte made his MLB debut at age 18, striking out as a pinch hitter for Sandy Amoros in the eighth inning. It was Aspromonte\'s lone appearance in a Brooklyn uniform: he spent the next three seasons in minor league baseball before making the 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers roster out of spring training. On May 5, 1960, his four hits in five at bats, including his first major league home run (off Lew Burdette), led the Dodgers to a come-from-behind win over their rival, the Milwaukee Braves. However, he spent most of the 1960 season in Triple-A, where he batted .329 in the American Association.\n', '

The following year, 1961, was Aspromonte\'s first full season in the major leagues. He appeared in 47 games, starting two at third base and three at shortstop, and he hit .241 with two runs batted in in 62 plate appearances. The Dodgers exposed him to the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft, and he was selected by the Houston Colt .45s with their second selection, the third player taken overall. On April 10, 1962, Aspromonte, playing third base and inserted into the leadoff position, became the first batter in Houston\'s MLB history. He singled to left field off Don Cardwell of the Chicago Cubs for the club\'s first hit, then scored its first-ever MLB run when the next batter, Al Spangler, tripled. Aspromonte would score two more runs that day, as the Colt .45s beat the Cubs, 11–2.\n', '\n', '

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