Ed Armbrister, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ed Armbrister

Bahamian baseball player

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1948

Place of Birth: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Ed Armbrister

  • Edison Rosanda Armbrister (born July 4, 1948 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who had a five-year career from 1973 through 1977 with the Cincinnati Reds.
  • Originally in the Houston Astros system, he was traded to the Reds in the deal that sent Joe Morgan, CĂ©sar GerĂ³nimo, Denis Menke and Jack Billingham to Cincinnati for Lee May, Tommy Helms and Jimmy Stewart. Armbrister is best remembered for his involvement in a controversial play in the 1975 World Series.
  • In the tenth inning of Game Three, with CĂ©sar GerĂ³nimo on base and nobody out, Armbrister collided with Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk at home plate while starting to run out a sacrifice bunt, leading to a wild throw by Fisk to second base that allowed GerĂ³nimo to reach third base and eventually score the winning run; home plate umpire Larry Barnett did not make an interference call on Armbrister, a decision which was a source of heated debate after the Reds won the game 6–5. After baseball, he returned to the Bahamas.
  • He was a craps table croupier at Resorts International’s Paradise Island Casino and worked for at least one other establishment in the gaming business, a staple of the Bahamian tourist economy.
  • As of 2006, he was with the Local Government and Consumer Affairs agency, on Arawak Cay, a popular attraction in the Nassau area.
  • He also served as a consultant to the Ministry of Sports and managed the Bahamian junior national team.
  • In his downtime, Armbrister became a notable local softball player.In 2008, he was inducted into the Bahamas National Hall of Fame.

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