Born: (1939-09-01) September 1, 1939 (age 84) 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
Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1963–1967, 1969–1970, 1972)
Texas Rangers (1973)
Chicago Cubs (1973)
Oakland Athletics (1973)
Cleveland Indians (1974–1977)
Toronto Blue Jays (1978)
Oakland Athletics (1978)
Toronto Blue Jays (1979)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1970)
NL batting champion (1970)
Braves Hall of Fame
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]
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with the Rockland Boulders. His uncle is former MLB All-Star outfielder RicoCarty. Topkin, Marc (February 16, 2013). "Last original Ray retires". Retrieved...
the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Pat Bourque. September 11, 1973: RicoCarty was purchased by the Athletics from the Chicago Cubs. June 5, 1973: 1973...
1972: Jim Panther was traded by the Rangers to the Atlanta Braves for RicoCarty. November 30, 1972: Horacio Piña was traded by the Rangers to the Oakland...
Joe Wallis was drafted by the Cubs in the 6th round. August 13, 1973: RicoCarty was purchased by the Cubs from the Texas Rangers. August 29, 1973: Pat...
the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Locker. December 12, 1973: RicoCarty was released by the Athletics. February 22, 1974: Reggie Jackson won an...
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players born in the Dominican Republic are José Bautista, Robinson Canó, RicoCarty, Bartolo Colón, Nelson Cruz, Edwin Encarnación, Cristian Javier, Ubaldo...
ties the game and Ron Santo's RBI single in the 11th wins it. Atlanta's RicoCarty, meanwhile, has three singles and has hit in 30 consecutive games. May...
fielder over the remainder of the season. With starting left fielder RicoCarty out for the 1968 season with tuberculosis, Lum platooned with Tito Francona...
Johnson's career that he hit 40 home runs in one season. October 27, 1972: RicoCarty was traded by the Braves to the Texas Rangers for Jim Panther. January...
as he hit 21 home runs with 100 runs batted in and finished second to RicoCarty for the National League batting title with a .325 batting average. The...
wrote in the Detroit Free Press: "He really is something to behold." RicoCarty of the Indians said he thought Fidrych "was trying to hypnotize them."...
team in four separate stints between 1979 and 1998. October 3, 1978: RicoCarty was purchased from the Athletics by the Toronto Blue Jays. January 9,...
season. He was traded from the Blue Jays to the Cleveland Indians for RicoCarty on March 15, 1978. "Giants Acquire Vida Blue," The Associated Press (AP)...
Atlanta Braves record for longest hitting streak, which had been set by RicoCarty in 1970. He also hit a single and a home run in the next game, extending...
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