Episode notes
Signed from the sandlots of Brooklyn, New York by the Dodgers in 1956, Bob Aspromonte arrived in as an original member of the Houston Colt .45s after being selected in the 1961 National League expansion draft. Prior to Houston, Aspromonte spent two years with the Dodgers after their move to Los Angeles in 1960 and 1961. He recorded the first hit and scored the first run in Houston franchise history during the club’s inaugural game, on April 10, 1962, an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Colt Stadium. An Opening Day starter during his entire career with Houston, “Aspro” set an NL record in 1962 by playing 57 consecutive errorless games at third base. In 1962 he also became friends with Bill Bradley, a young boy from Arkansas who was undergoing surgery in Houston to recover his eye sight following a lightning strike. Bradley asked his friend, “Bobb ...