Ed Armbrister was born on Sunday, July 4, 1948, in Nassau, Bahamas. Armbrister was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 31, 1973, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Ed Armbrister baseball stats page.
"Ed Armbrister is just a nice person. He's a person that anyone would like to be around. He's always smiling, he’s happy. I don't think nothin' ever disturbed him. He could run like heck, he was a good outfielder, his offense . . . he wasn't gonna set no records with his bat or anything, but he was a great extra man to have. Any club could use a guy like that — a very valuable person to have on your club." - Sparky Anderson (Costello, Rory. The Great Eight: The 1975 Cincinnati Reds: Ed Armbrister. University of Nebraska Press. 1 April 2014. Page 148)
Ed ArmbristerEd Armbrister Autograph on a 1972 Topps Baseball Card (#524 | Checklist) |
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Ed ArmbristerEd Armbrister 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 |
Ed ArmbristerEd Armbrister 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 |
1973 | 25 | Reds | 18 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .250 | .432 |
1974 | 26 | Reds | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 |
1975 | 27 | Reds | 59 | 65 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .185 | .254 | .200 |
1976 | 28 | Reds | 73 | 78 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .341 | .462 |
1977 | 29 | Reds | 65 | 78 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .256 | .337 | .423 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
5 Years | 224 | 265 | 46 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .245 | .307 | .377 |
Ed ArmbristerEd Armbrister Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1973 Reds | CF | 6 | 3 | 90 | 10 | 1.7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1973 Reds | LF | 3 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1973 Reds | RF | 8 | 3 | 102 | 10 | 1.3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.12 |
1974 Reds | LF | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1974 Reds | RF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1975 Reds | CF | 3 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.06 |
1975 Reds | LF | 10 | 3 | 138 | 9 | 0.9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.57 |
1975 Reds | RF | 7 | 2 | 87 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.93 |
1976 Reds | LF | 20 | 6 | 210 | 17 | 0.9 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.06 |
1976 Reds | RF | 13 | 7 | 189 | 21 | 1.6 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1977 Reds | LF | 20 | 13 | 318 | 27 | 1.4 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 2.12 |
1977 Reds | RF | 7 | 4 | 111 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.73 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 55 | 23 | 723 | 57 | 1.0 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 1.98 | |
RF Totals | 37 | 16 | 498 | 39 | 1.1 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 1.90 | |
CF Totals | 9 | 5 | 141 | 12 | 1.3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 | |
5 Years | 101 | 44 | 1,362 | 108 | 1.1 | 100 | 92 | 8 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 1.98 |
Ed ArmbristerEd Armbrister 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 |
1973 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 2 | n/a | 37.0 | 4.6 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1974 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1975 Reds | 3 | 1 | .750 | 36 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 32.5 | - | - | - |
1976 Reds | 7 | 3 | .700 | 34 | 15 | n/a | 39.0 | 3.5 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
1977 Reds | 5 | 6 | .455 | 28 | 16 | n/a | 78.0 | 3.7 | 15.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
5 Years | 15 | 10 | .600 | 113 | 40 | n/a | 66.3 | 3.7 | 13.9 | - | - | - |
Ed ArmbristerEd Armbrister Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1973 Cincinnati Reds | 33 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Cincinnati Reds | 33 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Cincinnati Reds | 33 | $16,000.00 | - | Stats |
1976 Cincinnati Reds | 33 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Cincinnati Reds | 33 | $25,500.00 | - | - |
Ed Armbrister Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Edison Rosanda Armbrister was a Major League Baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds (1973-1977). When Ed, his nickname, made his big league debut on August 31, 1973, he pinch hit for Pete Rose, and became the third player from the Bahamas to play in the majors, joining Andre Rodgers (1957-1960) and Tony Curry (1960-1961; 1966).
Ed Armbrister played five years in the majors, appeared in 224 big league games, pinch hit 113 times, roamed the outfield in 96 games, pinch ran in 40 forty games, and won two World Series rings (1975, 1976). However, Armbrister is often remembered for a controversial bunt during Game 3 of the 1975 World Series, described in detail in Referee Magazine (Hamann, Paul. The 18 Best Calls in Officiating History. 26 June 2016. Page 89).
OCTOBER 14, 1975
NO-CALL ON FISK / ARMBRISTER COLLISION
LARRY BARNETT, CALLING UMPIRE
Never in World Series history have fans so universally run to their rulebooks.
In the bottom of the 10th inning of game three of the 1975 World Series, Cincinnati had Cesar Geronimo representing the lead run on first base, and pinch-hit Ed Armbrister in an effort to advance the runner. When Armbrister's bunt settled right in front of home plate, he headed to first as Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk stepped out to field the ball. They collided.
Some awaited an interference call from Larry Barnett. It never came.
Fisk's subsequent throw for the force at second was wild, and the Reds had men on second and third with nobody out. Joe Morgan's single three batters later gave the Reds the win.
The media went crazy attacking Barnett's no-call. The media was wrong.
"All the public felt it was incorrect because they were quoting the rule taht says if a batter interferes with a fielder making a play on the ball, he's out for interference," says Tom Lepperd, the current director of umpire administration for Major League Baseball. "And they kept replaying it and saying, 'Look, that's clearly what happened.'"
The media were citing only part of the rule. They were either ignoring of forgetting another part, which, as Lepperd paraphrases, says this: "If the contact occurs in the vicinity of home plate right as the play occurs, it's nothing. As long as both players are trying to do what they're supposed to do, it's called nothing." The play is such a classic example of that exception to the interference rule that it is used as a case study to this day in umpire schools.
None of that helped Barnett through the difficult aftermath of the call, which included lambasting from a misinformed public and at least one death threat. Nevertheless, when faced with a difficult play under pressure, Barnett got it right. He is to be commended for both his guts and knowledge.
Ed Armbrister Video | Fisk No-Call Interference | 14 October 1975
Baseball Almanac spoke with Ed Armbrister (Phone Interview. 14 October 2005.), who said, "I didn't interfere. I didn't step back to get in his way like some people say I did. I remember I hesitated for a second after I hit the ball. (Carlton) Fisk was out there like a freakin' cat! My knee hit his shinguard. I think right at the same moment he was throwing the ball. I can still hear his grunt as he was throwing the ball. I still think it was the right call, but the funny thing about that series, all those big bats, and my one-foot bunt is still one of the most discussed moments."