Tony Armas was born on Thursday, July 2, 1953, in Puerto Piritu, Anzoategui, Venezuela. Armas was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1976, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tony Armas baseball stats page.
"TONY ARMAS WAS one of the more unusual players from the Red Sox during the 1980s. He could do two things - hit home runs and throw well. As a batter, his home runs represented his total contribution. His batting average was never very high and frequently was quite low. He struck out a lot and almost never walked. As a result, his on base average is among the lowest in major-league history. Bucky Dent, Leo Durocher, and Mark Belanger, all notoriously weak-hitting middle infielders, had higher on base averages than Tony Armas. As an outfielder, he had good instincts, but very little speed. As a special add-on bonus, he tended to suffer nagging little injuries on a regular basis." - Author Bill Lewers in Six Decades of Baseball: A Personal Narrative (Xlibris Publishing, 11/06/2009, Page 225)
Tony ArmasTony Armas Autograph on a 1979 Topps Baseball Card (#507) |
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Tony ArmasTony Armas Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Tony ArmasTony Armas Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1976 | 23 | Pirates | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
1977 | 24 | Athletics | 118 | 363 | 26 | 87 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 53 | 20 | 2 | 99 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .240 | .274 | .380 |
1978 | 25 | Athletics | 91 | 239 | 17 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .213 | .250 | .272 |
1979 | 26 | Athletics | 80 | 278 | 29 | 69 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .248 | .290 | .421 |
1980 | 27 | Athletics | 158 | 628 | 87 | 175 | 18 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 109 | 29 | 4 | 128 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 | .279 | .310 | .500 |
1981 | 28 | Athletics | 109 | 440 | 51 | 115 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 76 | 19 | 6 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .261 | .294 | .480 |
1982 | 29 | Athletics | 138 | 536 | 58 | 125 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 89 | 33 | 5 | 128 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 | .233 | .275 | .433 |
1983 | 30 | Red Sox | 145 | 574 | 77 | 125 | 23 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 107 | 29 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 31 | .218 | .254 | .453 |
1984 | 31 | Red Sox | 157 | 639 | 107 | 171 | 29 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 123 | 32 | 9 | 156 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | .268 | .300 | .531 |
1985 | 32 | Red Sox | 103 | 385 | 50 | 102 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 64 | 18 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | .265 | .298 | .514 |
1986 | 33 | Red Sox | 121 | 425 | 40 | 112 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 58 | 24 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .264 | .305 | .409 |
1987 | 34 | Angels | 28 | 81 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .198 | .205 | .370 |
1988 | 35 | Angels | 120 | 368 | 42 | 100 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 49 | 22 | 0 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .272 | .311 | .443 |
1989 | 36 | Angels | 60 | 202 | 22 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .280 | .465 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 1,432 | 5,164 | 614 | 1,302 | 204 | 39 | 251 | 6 | 815 | 260 | 37 | 1,201 | 11 | 52 | 15 | 149 | .252 | .287 | .453 |
Tony ArmasTony Armas Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1976 Pirates | CF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1976 Pirates | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1977 Athletics | CF | 86 | 82 | 2,102 | 253 | 2.9 | 248 | 239 | 9 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 3.19 |
1977 Athletics | LF | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1977 Athletics | RF | 29 | 20 | 586 | 54 | 1.9 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.44 |
1978 Athletics | CF | 41 | 35 | 928 | 125 | 3.0 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.64 |
1978 Athletics | LF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1978 Athletics | RF | 47 | 27 | 867 | 98 | 2.1 | 96 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.99 |
1979 Athletics | CF | 17 | 16 | 408 | 65 | 3.8 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 4.24 |
1979 Athletics | LF | 12 | 11 | 296 | 29 | 2.4 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 2.46 |
1979 Athletics | RF | 53 | 51 | 1,304 | 114 | 2.2 | 112 | 108 | 4 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.32 |
1980 Athletics | CF | 11 | 6 | 201 | 22 | 2.0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.96 |
1980 Athletics | RF | 153 | 151 | 4,070 | 375 | 2.5 | 366 | 351 | 15 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.43 |
1981 Athletics | CF | 2 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1981 Athletics | RF | 108 | 108 | 2,916 | 269 | 2.5 | 267 | 258 | 9 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 2.47 |
1982 Athletics | CF | 4 | 3 | 66 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1982 Athletics | RF | 133 | 131 | 3,524 | 337 | 2.5 | 331 | 321 | 10 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.54 |
1983 Red Sox | CF | 116 | 116 | 2,968 | 338 | 2.9 | 333 | 328 | 5 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 3.03 |
1984 Red Sox | CF | 126 | 126 | 3,324 | 339 | 2.7 | 330 | 326 | 4 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.68 |
1984 Red Sox | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1985 Red Sox | CF | 69 | 69 | 1,693 | 157 | 2.3 | 154 | 151 | 3 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.46 |
1985 Red Sox | LF | 16 | 8 | 236 | 17 | 1.1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.94 |
1985 Red Sox | RF | 2 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.91 |
1986 Red Sox | CF | 108 | 107 | 2,440 | 239 | 2.2 | 231 | 228 | 3 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.56 |
1986 Red Sox | LF | 9 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.77 |
1986 Red Sox | RF | 19 | 9 | 302 | 19 | 1.0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.70 |
1987 Angels | LF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1987 Angels | RF | 26 | 19 | 535 | 37 | 1.4 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.87 |
1988 Angels | CF | 36 | 29 | 759 | 84 | 2.3 | 82 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.92 |
1988 Angels | LF | 74 | 56 | 1,548 | 116 | 1.6 | 115 | 112 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.01 |
1988 Angels | RF | 10 | 6 | 198 | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.32 |
1989 Angels | 1B | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 6.43 |
1989 Angels | CF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
1989 Angels | LF | 5 | 4 | 114 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.84 |
1989 Angels | RF | 42 | 40 | 1,060 | 89 | 2.1 | 88 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.24 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 623 | 564 | 15,404 | 1,415 | 2.3 | 1,392 | 1,346 | 46 | 23 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.44 | |
CF Totals | 618 | 592 | 14,970 | 1,640 | 2.7 | 1,607 | 1,579 | 28 | 33 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.90 | |
LF Totals | 123 | 80 | 2,271 | 181 | 1.5 | 178 | 175 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.12 | |
1B Totals | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 6.43 | |
14 Years | 1,366 | 1,238 | 32,666 | 3,242 | 2.4 | 3,182 | 3,104 | 78 | 60 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.63 |
Tony ArmasTony Armas Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1976 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1977 Athletics | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27.9 | 3.7 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1978 Athletics | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 119.5 | 3.9 | 18.4 | - | - | - |
1979 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | 4.1 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1980 Athletics | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1981 Athletics | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 3.8 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1982 Athletics | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19.1 | 4.2 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1983 Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1984 Red Sox | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1985 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 16.7 | 4.3 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1986 Red Sox | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 38.6 | 5.5 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1987 Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 7.4 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1988 Angels | 1 | 3 | .250 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 28.3 | 4.2 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1989 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18.4 | 4.2 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 18 | 20 | .474 | 55 | 2 | 93 | 20.6 | 4.3 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
Tony ArmasTony Armas Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Oakland Athletics | 11 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Oakland Athletics | 11 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Oakland Athletics | 11 | $34,500.00 | - | - |
1980 Oakland Athletics | 11 | $37,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Oakland Athletics | 20 | $210,000.00 | Stats | - |
1982 Oakland Athletics | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Boston Red Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Boston Red Sox | 20 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1985 Boston Red Sox | 20 | $915,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Boston Red Sox | 20 | $1,000,000.00 | - | Stats |
1987 California Angels | 10 | $62,500.00 | - | - |
1988 California Angels | 20 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1989 California Angels | 20 | $525,000.00 | - | - |
Tony Armas Stats by Baseball Almanac |
The 1984 Boston Red Sox made a little Silver Slugger history that season, capturing two-of-the-three possible outfielder awards that year, the first time any American League team ever had two Silver Slugger recipients in the same outfield. Tony Armas was one of the winners, do you remember who the other league leading BoSox outfielder was in 1984? [Answer]
Did you know that seven American League players hit more than 150 home runs from 1980 - 1985; Gorman Thomas (153 HRs), Lance Parrish (154 HRs), Dwight Evans (155 HRs), Jim Rice (159 HRs), Reggie Jackson (161 HRs), Eddie Murray (179 HRs) and Tony Armas (187 HRs)?
Too easy? Did you know that Tony Armas recorded eleven putouts in a game on June 12, 1982, the most by an American League rightfielder during a 9-inning contest? [Outfielder Putout Records]
Bill James (The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, Free Press, 06/13/2003, Page 838) ranked Tony Armas the 89th best right fielder, writing, "Tony Armas went from being underrated to being overrated in about two weeks. Armas had two skills: an outstanding arm, and power. The rest of his game was zeroes; his speed was average, he was a .250 hitter, and his strikeout / walk ratio was the worst in major league history until Shawon Dunston came along. Up to 1979 he was just a platoon player / defensive sub in right field, prone to long slumps. When Billy Martin took over the A's in 1980 he put Armas in the lineup, and got him to cut down on his swing with two strikes (and, allegations were, to cork his bat). He hit 35 homers and drove in 109 runs, anyway, and a lot of people immediately lost sight in many weaknesses."