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Sep 01, 1939 Municipio Consuelo, San Pedro de Macorís, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic 84 years old
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About Rico Carty
- Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (born September 1, 1939) is a Dominican former professional baseball player.
- He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder in a career that spanned from 1963 to 1979.
- Nicknamed "Beeg Boy", he was the 1970 National League (NL) batting champion with a .366 average and made his only All-Star appearance that season.Carty was one of the earliest Dominicans to play in MLB.
- However, his career was marked by battles with injuries, illnesses (tuberculosis) and with teammates.
- In his 15 seasons, he played for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs of the National League, and the Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers in the American League.
- He represented the Dominican Republic at the 1959 Pan American Games.
