▁for ▁Chris ▁Bat ton , ▁Phil ▁Gar ner ▁and ▁Tommy ▁Hel ms . ▁ ▁Oak land ▁A ' s ▁Ar mas ▁was ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁right ▁fiel der ▁for ▁the ▁A ' s ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁though ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁starting ▁in ▁center ▁and ▁saw ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁action ▁there . ▁Ar mas ' ▁in ability ▁to ▁stay ▁health y ▁limited ▁him ▁to ▁just ▁ 9 1 ▁games ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁ 8 0 ▁in ▁. ▁For ▁, ▁Ar mas ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁right ▁fiel der , ▁and ▁finally ▁played ▁a ▁full ▁season , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 7 9 ▁with ▁ 3 5 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 1 0 9 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁strike ▁short ened ▁ ▁season , ▁Ar mas ▁tied ▁for ▁the ▁league ▁lead ▁in ▁home ▁runs ▁( 2 2 ) ▁and ▁games ▁played ▁( 1 0 9 ) ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁News . ▁In ▁ ▁he ▁set ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁major ▁league ▁records ▁with ▁eleven ▁put outs ▁and ▁twelve ▁total ▁ch ances ▁in ▁right ▁field ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays . ▁Following ▁the ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁trad ed , ▁along ▁with ▁Jeff ▁New man , ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁for ▁Car ney ▁L ans ford , ▁Gar ry ▁Han cock ▁and ▁minor ▁le ag uer ▁Jerry ▁King .