03-19-2021, 02:10 AM
Two baseball players involved in two ot the most lopsided trades in history.
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [ewˈloxjo ˈfɾaŋki ðe la ˈkɾuz maɾˈtines];[1] (March 12, 1984 – March 14, 2021) was a Dominican baseball pitcher who played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), as well as one season each in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He played for the Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, and Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions from 2007 to 2012. He went on to play baseball in Italy and Mexico, as well as several winter leagues.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_de_la_Cruz
He was an active player at the time of his death. Most notably the Detroit Tigers dealt him off in a transaction that got them Miguel Cabrera, the Giancarlo Stanton of his day (both superstars got their starts with the Florida/Miami Marlins who couldn't afford to keep the budding star.
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.[1] 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 1972 and 1976.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Armbrister
He will best be known for one controversial non-call in the 1975 World Series:
By the rules of baseball, any base-runner is obliged to get out of the way of any fielder trying to field or throw the baseball.
The play:
Ed Armbrister was part of the deal in which the Cincinnati Reds picked the pockets of the Houston Astros, getting what may have been the greatest second basemen of all time, Joe Morgan (who died last year), Ed Armbrister is known almost exclusively for one play in the 1975 World Series.
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [ewˈloxjo ˈfɾaŋki ðe la ˈkɾuz maɾˈtines];[1] (March 12, 1984 – March 14, 2021) was a Dominican baseball pitcher who played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), as well as one season each in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He played for the Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, and Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions from 2007 to 2012. He went on to play baseball in Italy and Mexico, as well as several winter leagues.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_de_la_Cruz
He was an active player at the time of his death. Most notably the Detroit Tigers dealt him off in a transaction that got them Miguel Cabrera, the Giancarlo Stanton of his day (both superstars got their starts with the Florida/Miami Marlins who couldn't afford to keep the budding star.
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.[1] 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 1972 and 1976.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Armbrister
He will best be known for one controversial non-call in the 1975 World Series:
Quote:In the tenth inning of game three of the 1975 World Series, with César Gerónimo 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 Gerónimo 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.
By the rules of baseball, any base-runner is obliged to get out of the way of any fielder trying to field or throw the baseball.
The play:
Ed Armbrister was part of the deal in which the Cincinnati Reds picked the pockets of the Houston Astros, getting what may have been the greatest second basemen of all time, Joe Morgan (who died last year), Ed Armbrister is known almost exclusively for one play in the 1975 World Series.
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