Craig McMurtry Notable

b. November 5, 1959 · Atlanta Braves 1983–1986, Texas Rangers 1988–1990, Houston Astros 1995

Craig McMurtry played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1983 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1995.

He went 28 and 42 with a 4.08 earned run average, pitching 667 innings in 212 games. He struck out 349 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 218 games he batted .098, with 15 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 2 stolen bases.

He was born in Temple, TX, USA on November 5, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year	1	1983

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1983	ATL	36	70	2	6	0	3	3	40	0	.086
1984	ATL	40	52	4	6	1	1	2	27	1	.115
1985	ATL	17	14	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	.071
1986	ATL	40	16	3	2	0	0	1	9	1	.125
1988	TEX	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1989	TEX	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1990	TEX	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1995	HOU	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Career	—	218	153	9	15	1	4	6	84	2	.098

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1983	ATL	15	9	36	35	0	224.2	204	77	88	105	3.08
1984	ATL	9	17	37	30	0	183.1	184	88	102	99	4.32
1985	ATL	0	3	17	6	1	45.0	56	33	27	28	6.60
1986	ATL	1	6	37	5	0	79.2	82	42	43	50	4.74
1988	TEX	3	3	32	0	3	60.0	37	15	24	35	2.25
1989	TEX	0	0	19	0	0	23.0	29	19	13	14	7.43
1990	TEX	0	3	23	3	0	41.2	43	20	30	14	4.32
1995	HOU	0	1	11	0	0	10.1	15	9	9	4	7.84
Career	—	28	42	212	79	4	667.2	650	303	336	349	4.08

On this day & linked events

1959

Born November 5, 1959

Temple, TX, USA

1983

Major-league debut: Craig McMurtry

Craig McMurtry made a major-league debut on April 10, 1983.

1995

Final major-league game: Craig McMurtry

Craig McMurtry played a final major-league game on September 28, 1995.

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