Charlie Armbruster
{{Short description|American baseball player (1880–1964)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Charlie Armbruster
|position=Catcher
|image=Charlie Armbruster.jpg
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1880|8|30}}
|birth_place=Cincinnati, Ohio, US
|death_date={{death date and age|1964|10|7|1880|8|30}}
|death_place=Grants Pass, Oregon, US
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate= July 17
|debutyear= 1905
|debutteam= Boston Americans
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 11
|finalyear=1907
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.149
|stat2label=Hits
|stat2value=0
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=12
|teams=
- Boston Americans (1905–1907)
- Chicago White Sox (1907)
}}
Charles A. Armbruster (August 30, 1880 – October 7, 1964) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1905 through 1907 for the Boston Americans and the Chicago White Sox.
Biography
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio,{{cite web|url=
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=armbrch01| title= Charlie Armbruster Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac |accessdate= November 6, 2012}} Ambruster shared catching duties with Lou Criger for the Boston Americans in part of three seasons. In 1906 he appeared in a career-high 72 games and hit .144 (21-for-201). In a three-year career, Ambruster was a .149 hitter (53-for-355) with 24 runs and 12 RBI in 131 games. He batted and threw right-handed. Ambruster died in Grants Pass, Oregon at the age of 84.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Parmbc101.htm Retrosheet]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/armbrch01.shtml Baseball Reference]
- {{Find a Grave|14804890}}
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=armbrch01 Baseball Almanac]
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