Craig McMurtry

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Craig McMurtry
Pitcher
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 10, 1983
for the Atlanta Braves
Final game
September 28, 1995
for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Wins-losses     28-42
ERA     4.08
Strikeouts     349
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Joe Craig McMurtry (born November 5, 1959 in Troy, Texas) was a Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (1983-86), Texas Rangers (1988-90) and Houston Astros (1995).

In 1982, he was Pitcher of the Year for International League Richmond Braves. [1]

In 1983, he finished 7th in voting for the National League MVP and 2nd in voting for National League Rookie of the Year, to Darryl Strawberry, for having a 15-9 record with a 3.08 ERA in 36 games, 35 of them started. He also completed six games and shutout three.

In 8 seasons, he had a 28-42 win-loss record, 212 games, 79 games started, 6 complete games, 3 shutouts, 36 games finished, 4 saves, 667 ⅔ innings pitched, 650 hits allowed, 341 runs allowed, 303 earned runs allowed, 54 home runs allowed, 336 walks allowed, 349 strikeouts, 10 hit batsmen, 18 wild pitches, 2,921 batters faced, 17 intentional walks, 8 balks and a 4.08 ERA.

He bats right, throws right; is 6'5" and 195 pounds. He was the first pitcher to give up a major league home run to Barry Bonds (June 4, 1986, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium).[2]

[edit] Major transactions

  • February 2, 1987 - he was traded by the Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Damaso Garcia and Luis Leal. He never actually played with the Blue Jays. Furthermore, Leal never played for the Braves, and Garcia played only 21 games for them, batting .117 before being released.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Baseball Reference.com Bio
  2. ^ Baseball Reference.com Bio
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