played in 73 games during the 1976 season, the most in his career, batting a career-best .295. He laid down a sacrifice bunt in his only plate appearance in that year's National League Championship Series (NLCS), and did not play in the Reds' four-game sweep of the New York Yankees in the World Series. Armbrister played his final major league game on October 2, 1977, at the age of 29. He finished his final season with a .256 batting average with one home run and five RBIs in 65 games. For his career, he batted .245 with 4 home runs and 19 RBIs in 224 games. Later life After retiring from baseball, Armbrister 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. He worked for the local government and consumer affairs agency around 2006 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. Armbrister was inducted into the Bahamas National Hall of Fame in 2008. He died on March 17, 2021, at his home in Nassau. He was 72, and was diagnosed with diabetes several years prior to his death. References Further reading SABR Biography Project External links , or Retrosheet Baseball Gauge Mexican League Venezuelan Professional Baseball League 1948 births 2021 deaths Alijadores de Tampico players Bahamian expatriate baseball players in the United States Cincinnati Reds players Cocoa Astros players Columbus Astros players Expatriate baseball players in Mexico Florida Instructional League Astros players Florida Instructional League Senators players Indianapolis Indians players Leones de Yucatán players Leones del Caracas players Bahamian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Major League Baseball controversies Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from the Bahamas Peninsula Astros players Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo players Tigres de Aragua players Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico