Brian Asselstine

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1953)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Brian Asselstine

|position=Outfielder

|image=Brian Asselstine.jpg

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1953|9|23}}

|birth_place=Santa Barbara, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 14

|debutyear=1976

|debutteam=Atlanta Braves

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 3

|finalyear=1981

|finalteam=Atlanta Braves

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.254

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=12

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=68

|teams=

• Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|1976}}–{{mlby|1981}})

}}

Brian Hanly Asselstine (born September 23, 1953) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1976 until 1981, for the Atlanta Braves, primarily as an outfielder. Asselstine was born in Santa Barbara, California and attended Santa Ynez Valley Union High School then Allan Hancock College.{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=asselbr01 |title = Brian Asselstine Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac |accessdate= December 27, 2012}} He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/asselbr01.shtml|title=Brian Hanly Asselstine|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com |accessdate= December 27, 2012 }}

Asselstine won the job as the Braves starting center fielder early in the 1978 season. On May 31, 1978, Asselstine broke the bone just above the ankle in one of his legs as a result of his leaping for a home run hit by Mike Lum. He was out for the rest of the season.{{cite book |title=The Baseball Book 1991 |last1=James |first1=Bill |publisher=Villard Books |year=1991 |page=368}}