▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁pitch er ▁Tony ▁Ar mas ▁Jr . ▁and ▁the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁out f iel der ▁Mar cos ▁Ar mas . ▁ ▁Ar mas ▁Sr . ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁power ▁hit ters ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Tw ice ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁in ▁home ▁runs , ▁and ▁to pped ▁all ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁in ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in ▁during ▁the ▁ ▁season . ▁He ▁was , ▁however , ▁pr one ▁to ▁inj uries ▁that ▁affected ▁his ▁career . ▁In ▁his ▁major ▁league ▁career , ▁Ar mas ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁disabled ▁list ▁twelve ▁times , ▁missing ▁ 3 0 2 ▁games . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁Ar mas ▁deb uted ▁with ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ' ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁League ▁affili ate ▁in ▁ ▁just ▁sh y ▁of ▁his ▁eigh teenth ▁birth day . ▁He ▁spent ▁six ▁seasons ▁in ▁their ▁farm ▁system , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 7 0 ▁with ▁ 6 9 ▁home ▁runs ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁September ▁call - up ▁in ▁. ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁four ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Pir ates , ▁and ▁collected ▁two ▁hits ▁in ▁six ▁at - b ats . ▁ ▁During ▁spring ▁training ▁in ▁, ▁Ar mas , ▁Doug ▁B air , ▁Dave ▁Gi ust i , ▁Rick ▁Lang ford , ▁Doc ▁Med ich ▁and ▁Mitchell ▁Page ▁were ▁de alt ▁to ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁in ▁exchange