Tony Armas
| Tony Armas | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: July 2, 1953 Puerto Piritu, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 6, 1976, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 1989, for the California Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .252 | ||
| Home runs | 251 | ||
| Runs batted in | 815 | ||
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Antonio Rafael Armas Machado (born July 2, 1953) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball. He is the father of pitcher Tony Armas, Jr. and the older brother of outfielder Marcos Armas.
Armas Sr. was one of the top sluggers in the American League in the early 1980s. Twice he led the American League in home runs, and topped all of Major League Baseball in runs batted in during the 1984 season. He was, however, prone to injuries that affected his career. In his major league career, Armas went to the disabled list twelve times, missing 302 games.
Armas debuted with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Gulf Coast League affiliate in 1971 just shy of his eighteenth birthday. He spent six seasons in their farm system, batting .270 with 69 home runs when he received a September call-up in 1976. He appeared in four games for the Pirates, and collected two hits in six at-bats.
During Spring training 1977, Armas, Doug Bair, Dave Giusti, Rick Langford, Doc Medich and Mitchell Page were dealt to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Chris Batton, Phil Garner and Tommy Helms.
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