1970 NL All-Star - Strike King Rico Carty Dies... He was 85
1970 NL All-Star - Strike King Rico Carty Dies... He was 85
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National League All-Star and batting champion Rico Carty died in 1970. He was 85.
The Atlanta Braves reported Carty's obituary on the 25th (Korea Standard Time).
A native of the Dominican Republic, Carty began his professional career by signing with the Milwaukee Braves in 1959.
He made his big league debut in 1963 and played in 1,651 games in 15 seasons with a batting average of 0.299 on-base percentage of 0.369 slugging percentage of 0.464 204 home runs and 890 RBIs.
His heyday was in 1970. He had a batting average of 0.366 on-base plus 0.454 slugging percentage of 0.584 with 25 homers and 101 RBIs in 136 games.
With a batting average of 0.366, he ranked first in the batting average category of the National League. He also became the Braves' best batting average for a single season in the modern baseball era.
He was also selected as an All-Star in the same year. Though he was not nominated as an All-Star, fans named him as an All-Star. He played along with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays as a starting outfielder for the All-Star game. 스포츠토토
The left outfield stands at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta's former home ground, were called "Carty's Corner." He was so popular with fans.
There were trials, too. He had tuberculosis in 1968 and a knee injury in 1971 during his participation in the Dominican Winter League.
In 1972, during the injury return season, he hit a batting average of 0.277 on-base percentage of 0.378 with a slugging percentage of 0.402, and was traded to the Texas Rangers the following year.
In 1973, he played for three teams in just one season, showing signs of instability. However, after moving to Cleveland, he became the designated hitter again. He finished his career with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1979.
He set an example outside the field, such as working to resolve poverty in his native Dominican Republic. He was dedicated to the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996 and was inducted into the Braves' Hall of Fame in 2023.