Major League Baseball Player. For nine seasons (1976 to 1978 and 1980 to 1985), he was a pitcher with the Atlanta Braves. After attending Trion High School in Georgia, he earned a football scholarship from Tennessee Tech. He later transferred to the University of West Georgia and went onto set several pitching records with the school. Selected by the Braves during the 7th-round of the 1974 Amateur Draft, he marked his Major League debut with Atlanta on September 15th, 1976. He spent the 1977 season in the Minor Leagues and returned to the Majors in 1980. He produced his most accomplished body of work during the next five years while establishing himself as one of the busiest pitchers in the league. While serving as a middle reliever and closer, he yielded an impressive 1.91 ERA with 22 saves in 77 games pitched in 1980. He followed this up with a 1.78 ERA with 17 saves in 48 games pitched during the strike-shortened season of 1981. In 1982, he split time between the starting rotation and bullpen as he recorded a career-high 11 wins. Also that year, he experienced post season action as he started one games during the 1982 National League Championship Series. Camp may perhaps be best remembered for hitting a game-tying home run during an extra-inning contest against the New York Mets on July 4th, 1985. In 414 regular season games, he compiled a 56 win 49 loss record with a 3.37 lifetime ERA in 942 innings pitched. After retiring from baseball, he worked as a state lobbyist. He was indicted in 2005 for his part in defrauding a mental health facility in Augusta. He was sentenced to three years in federal prison.
Major League Baseball Player. For nine seasons (1976 to 1978 and 1980 to 1985), he was a pitcher with the Atlanta Braves. After attending Trion High School in Georgia, he earned a football scholarship from Tennessee Tech. He later transferred to the University of West Georgia and went onto set several pitching records with the school. Selected by the Braves during the 7th-round of the 1974 Amateur Draft, he marked his Major League debut with Atlanta on September 15th, 1976. He spent the 1977 season in the Minor Leagues and returned to the Majors in 1980. He produced his most accomplished body of work during the next five years while establishing himself as one of the busiest pitchers in the league. While serving as a middle reliever and closer, he yielded an impressive 1.91 ERA with 22 saves in 77 games pitched in 1980. He followed this up with a 1.78 ERA with 17 saves in 48 games pitched during the strike-shortened season of 1981. In 1982, he split time between the starting rotation and bullpen as he recorded a career-high 11 wins. Also that year, he experienced post season action as he started one games during the 1982 National League Championship Series. Camp may perhaps be best remembered for hitting a game-tying home run during an extra-inning contest against the New York Mets on July 4th, 1985. In 414 regular season games, he compiled a 56 win 49 loss record with a 3.37 lifetime ERA in 942 innings pitched. After retiring from baseball, he worked as a state lobbyist. He was indicted in 2005 for his part in defrauding a mental health facility in Augusta. He was sentenced to three years in federal prison.
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