Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title with the Atlanta Braves, dies at 85
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Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title with the Atlanta Braves, dies at 85

Associated Press  

Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best.366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. A family friend told Listín Diario — a newspaper in Carty’s native Dominican Republic — that he died Saturday night in an Atlanta hospital. “Carty was one of the first groundbreaking Latino stars in the major leagues, and he established himself as a hero to millions in his native Dominican Republic, his hometown of San Pedro de Macoris, and the city of Atlanta, where he was a beloved fan favorite,” the players’ association said in its statement. The Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta after the 1965 season, and Carty got the franchise’s first hit in its new home on April 12, 1966, against Pittsburgh.

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