three at bats, with an RBI, against the Cardinals' Steve Carlton at Shea Stadium. After baseball Aspromonte collected 1,103 hits in his major league career, with 135 doubles, 26 triples and 60 home runs. Aspromonte held the Astros club record for grand slams (6) until Carlos Lee passed him with his seventh in 2011. He resides in Houston, Texas. On January 26, 2019, it was announced that Aspromonte would be an inaugural member of the Houston Astros Hall of Fame and was inducted on August 3, 2019. References External links Baseball Almanac Bob Aspromonte Biography Slate article on possible Astros Curses KTRH interview with Aspromonte (2012) 1938 births Living people American people of Italian descent American expatriate baseball players in Canada Atlanta Braves players Brooklyn Dodgers players Des Moines Bruins players Houston Astros players Houston Colt .45s players Lafayette High School (New York City) alumni Los Angeles Dodgers players Macon Dodgers players Major League Baseball third basemen Montreal Royals players New York Mets players St. Paul Saints (AA) players Sportspeople from Brooklyn Baseball players from New York City Thomasville Dodgers players