Rico Carty Has Passed Away at 85 Carty played in the major leagues from 1963-79, missing all of 1968 with tuberculosis and 1971 with a knee injury. He played for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves ...

Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League Baseball, the players’ association and the Braves ...