Rico Carty

Infobox MLB retired
name=Rico Carty
position=Outfielder


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1939|9|1
San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
deathdate=
debutdate=September 15
debutyear=by|1963
debutteam=Milwaukee Braves
finaldate=September 23
finalyear=by|1979
finalteam=Toronto Blue Jays
stat1label=Batting average
stat2label=Home runs
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat1value=.299
stat2value=204
stat3value=890
teams=
* Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (by|1963-by|1972)
* Texas Rangers (by|1973)
* Chicago Cubs (by|1973)
* Oakland Athletics (by|1973, by|1978)
* Cleveland Indians (by|1974-by|1977)
* Toronto Blue Jays (by|1978, by|1979)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1970)

Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (born September 1 1939 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) was a major league baseball player with a 15 year career from 1963-1967, 1969-1970, 1972-1979. He missed the 1968 season with tuberculosis and the 1971 season with a knee injury. He played for the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs of the National League and the Oakland A's, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers of the American League. He played catcher, first base, third base, outfield and designated hitter.

He was elected to the National League All-Star team in 1970.

He won the National League batting title in 1970 hitting .366.

He was nicknamed "The Beeg Boy".

ee also

* Top 500 home run hitters of all time
* List of Major League Baseball batting champions
* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

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