Ed Armbrister

Edison Rosanda Armbrister (July 4, 1948 – March 17, 2021) was a Bahamian professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1973 to 1977 for the Cincinnati Reds. Armbrister was a utility player for the Reds team known as the Big Red Machine that won three National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1973 and 1976. He was inducted into the Bahamas National Hall of Fame in 2008.

Early life Armbrister was born in Nassau, Bahamas, on July 4, 1948. He was one of thirteen children of Edison Sr. and Mary (McQuay); his brother, Jonathan, played minor league baseball in 1978. His father worked as a bus driver for Western Transportation and later as a security officer for Bahamas Faith Ministries. Armbrister attended Western High School in his hometown. He was included in a blockbuster trade on November 29, 1971, when the Cincinnati Reds acquired him from the Houston Astros along with Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo, Denis Menke, and Joe Morgan, in exchange for Lee May, Tommy Helms, and Jimmy Stewart. He hit his first home run five days later against the Astros.

Armbrister played in 73 games during the 1976 season, the most in his career, batting a career-best .295.