McMurtry Traded From Braves for Garcia and Leal
Atlanta ships pitcher Craig McMurtry to Canada for second baseman Da maso Garcia and pitcher Luis Leal. Also notes Nevada Las Vegas Runnin’ Rebels reclaim top spot in college basketball poll.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1987
Page
6
Atlanta ships pitcher Craig McMurtry to Canada for second baseman Da maso Garcia and pitcher Luis Leal. Also notes Nevada Las Vegas Runnin’ Rebels reclaim top spot in college basketball poll.
Providence travels to Boston College for a college basketball clash on ESPN at 7 p.m. The Boston Celtics visit the Atlanta Hawks on WTBS at 8:05 p.m. Syracuse visits Seton Hall on ESPN at 9 p.m.
Girls games start at 6 30 p m and boys follow with matchups including South Aiken versus Aiken at USC Aiken H K T Wagener Valley Greenwood at North Augusta Bamberg at Silver Bluff St Angela at Jeff Davis Lexington at Midland Valley Dreher at Strom Thurmond RSM at Will Lou Gray Gilbert at Williston Elko College Schedule USC Aiken Thursday February 5 Newberry at USC Aiken doubleheader at 6 p m
Suwanee Georgia AP Marion Campbell 57 returns to lead the Atlanta Falcons after a six week nationwide hunt to replace fired coach Dan Henning Campbell former head coach 1974 76 previously defensive coordinator in 1980s era details include meetings with owner Rankin Smith Sr and his sons Campbell’s prior 6 19 head coach record marked end of lengthy coaching search with several public rejections during process
North Carolina guard Kenny Smith earned ACC player of the week after a 41 point performance in a 108 99 win over Clemson. He had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Saturday and sat out North Carolina loss at Notre Dame Sunday, becoming the first to win weekly honors twice this season.
ETSU Buccaneers overcame USC Aiken to win 76 68 as Roy Donaldson scored 21 and the Buccaneers edged the Pacers after trailing early. USC Aiken faced limited depth due to injuries with six players available and foul trouble limiting their inside game.
In a college basketball game ETSU defeated USC Aiken 76 to 68. Key scorers included Vaught and Murphy for ETSU and Hammond and Crooms for USC Aiken. Halftime had ETSU leading 35 33 at Aiken.
Louisville guards Chris West and Keith Williams sparked a staunch defensive effort producing 16 steals and forcing 19 turnovers as the Cardinals built a 26 point first half lead. Herbert Crook led Louisville with 18 points while South Carolina was hampered by 19 turnovers and poor defense.
Louisville dominates South Carolina 90 62 as Kimbro Ellison and Crook lead with 18 14 and 7 11 scoring. South Carolina’s T Dozier Gould and Foster combine for 13 15 14 points. Halftime Louisville up 42 17 with 19 158 in attendance.
The Braves overhaul its move strategy under GM Bobby Cox and Chuck Tanner with deals like Terry Harper to Detroit for Randy O Neal and Chuck Cary and Brad Kommins k to Milwaukee for Dion James. It contrasts past missteps such as releasing Phil Niekro and the 1982 Honeycutt trade that sent Bret Butler Brook Jacoby and Rick Behenna to Cleveland for Lem Barker.
The Braves acquire Dion James and Damaso Garcia while shipping out Craig McMurtry and Ed Oline, seeking improved offense at the leadoff and second base spots. Cary and O Neal bolster the bullpen though Bruce Sutter’s absence remains felt.
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