| Rico Carty | |
|---|---|
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| Left fielder | |
| Born: September 1, 1939 Consuelo, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 15, 1963, for the Milwaukee Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 1979, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .299 |
| Home runs | 204 |
| Runs batted in | 890 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (born September 1, 1939), nicknamed "Beeg Boy", is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Atlanta Braves where he helped the franchise win its first National League Western Division title in 1969. Carty had a career batting average of .299 and, was the 1970 National League (NL) batting champion with a .366 batting average. He earned his starting role in the 1970 All-Star Game as a write-in candidate.[1]
Carty also played for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers. He was one of the earliest Dominicans to play in the major leagues; however, his career was marked by battles with injuries, illnesses (tuberculosis) and teammates.[2] In 1996, Carty was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame as part of their inaugural class, and in 2023 he was inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame.[3][4]
- ^ "Rico Carty Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Rico Carty: He's No Longer The 'Beeg Boy, by Ron Hudspeth, Baseball Digest, February 1973, Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 0005-609X
- ^ Montgomery, Wynn. "Rico Carty". Society of American Baseball Research. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ "Carty, Tenney to enter Braves Hall of Fame". mlb.com. Retrieved November 4, 2023.