On the blog today we have a re-do for Bob Aspromonte and his 1971 card, which originally had him in one of those subtle airbrush Topps jobs with his upcoming team, the New York Mets, but here showing him with the Atlanta Braves, for whom he played in 1970:
For those that need a refresher on his original 1971 card, here you go:
Nothing crazy, just a nice little upgrade to reflect where he played the previous year in that classic Braves uni of the time.
Aspromonte wrapped up a decent 13-year career in
1971, playing for the Dodgers, Colt .45's/Astros, Braves and Mets.
For
the Mets in his final season, he appeared in 104 games, hitting .225
with 77 hits over 342 at-bats, driving in 33 runs while scoring 21
himself.
In 1324 games played for his career, he collected 1103 hits over 4369
at-bats, good for a .252 average with 60 homers and 457 runs batted in.
His brother Ken was also a long time Major League player as well as
manager. He even appears in the 1972 set on a card I profiled a while
ago because it looks like the photo was taken in the middle of the
street in my old neighborhood. I kid you not. (Look
it up. So odd).
