Rico Carty
[edit] Biography
Rico Carty (Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty) was born on September 1, 1939 in San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on September 15, 1963 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .330 with 22 home runs and 88 RBI. Carty played for the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Rico Carty's best season was 1970, when he slugged 25 home runs, hit for a .366 average and knocked in 101 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 133
| 455
| 72
| 150
| 22
| 88
| .330
| .388
| .554
| 28
| 4
| 43
| 78
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 16
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| 83
| 271
| 37
| 84
| 10
| 35
| .310
| .355
| .494
| 18
| 1
| 17
| 44
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 151
| 521
| 73
| 170
| 15
| 76
| .326
| .391
| .468
| 25
| 2
| 60
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 15
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| 134
| 444
| 41
| 113
| 15
| 64
| .255
| .329
| .401
| 16
| 2
| 49
| 70
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 10
| 17
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| 104
| 304
| 47
| 104
| 16
| 58
| .342
| .401
| .549
| 15
| 0
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 17
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| 136
| 478
| 84
| 175
| 25
| 101
| .366
| .454
| .584
| 23
| 3
| 77
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 19
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| 86
| 271
| 31
| 75
| 6
| 29
| .277
| .378
| .402
| 12
| 2
| 44
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 86
| 306
| 24
| 71
| 3
| 33
| .232
| .311
| .301
| 12
| 0
| 36
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 9
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .250
| .400
| .750
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 22
| 70
| 4
| 15
| 1
| 8
| .214
| .276
| .257
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 115
| 384
| 29
| 88
| 5
| 42
| .229
| .307
| .302
| 13
| 0
| 44
| 50
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 15
|
| 1973
| TOT
| A
| 93
| 314
| 25
| 73
| 4
| 34
| .232
| .314
| .312
| 13
| 0
| 38
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 9
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 91
| 6
| 33
| 1
| 16
| .363
| .396
| .451
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 118
| 383
| 57
| 118
| 18
| 64
| .308
| .378
| .504
| 19
| 1
| 45
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 16
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 152
| 552
| 67
| 171
| 13
| 83
| .310
| .379
| .442
| 34
| 0
| 67
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 18
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 127
| 461
| 50
| 129
| 15
| 80
| .280
| .355
| .432
| 23
| 1
| 56
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 17
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 104
| 387
| 51
| 110
| 20
| 68
| .284
| .340
| .481
| 16
| 0
| 36
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 7
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 41
| 141
| 19
| 39
| 11
| 31
| .277
| .368
| .560
| 5
| 1
| 21
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| 145
| 528
| 70
| 149
| 31
| 99
| .282
| .348
| .502
| 21
| 1
| 57
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 15
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 132
| 461
| 48
| 118
| 12
| 55
| .256
| .322
| .390
| 26
| 0
| 46
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 21
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 851
| 2816
| 389
| 886
| 110
| 459
| .315
| .385
| .490
| 137
| 14
| 328
| 385
| 9
| 2
| 11
| 34
| 106
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 800
| 2790
| 323
| 791
| 94
| 431
| .284
| .353
| .437
| 141
| 3
| 314
| 278
| 4
| 1
| 10
| 31
| 100
|
| Total
|
|
| 1651
| 5606
| 712
| 1677
| 204
| 890
| .299
| .369
| .464
| 278
| 17
| 642
| 663
| 13
| 3
| 21
| 65
| 206
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 121
| 118
| 973
| 176
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 120
| 118
| 971
| 178
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 73
| 70
| 566.1
| 112
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 73
| 70
| 566.1
| 103
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 126
| 118
| 1052
| 226
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 6.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 126
| 118
| 1050
| 218
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| C
| 17
| 14
| 129
| 88
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .970
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 13
| 13
| 118
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 112
| 110
| 978.1
| 203
| 7
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 6
| 62
| 64
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 99
| 97
| 860.1
| 174
| 7
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 79
| 79
| 608.1
| 86
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 79
| 79
| 608.1
| 118
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 133
| 133
| 1081.2
| 219
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 133
| 133
| 1081.2
| 184
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 78
| 78
| 578.2
| 139
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 78
| 78
| 578.2
| 140
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 53
| 53
| 411
| 88
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 31
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 53
| 53
| 411
| 87
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 19
| 19
| 146
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 19
| 19
| 146
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| LF
| 72
| 72
| 557
| 122
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| OF
| 72
| 72
| 557
| 123
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1973
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 32
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 8
| 63
| 64
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 12
| 10
| 85
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 72
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 12
| 10
| 85
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 26
| 23
| 192.1
| 189
| 15
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 11
| 89
| 79
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 137
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 123
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 101
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 41
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 142
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 130
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 59
| 50
| 428.2
| 420
| 24
| 5
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 650
| 630
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 15
| 13
| 122
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 793
| 776
| 6365.1
| 1228
| 33
| 45
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 17
| 14
| 129
| 88
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 807
| 789
| 6487.1
| 1338
| 33
| 43
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (October 24, 1959).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Texas Rangers in exchange for Jim Panther (October 27, 1972).
- Sold by Texas Rangers to Chicago Cubs (August 13, 1973).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Oakland Athletics (September 11, 1973).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (December 12, 1973).
- Sold by Cordoba (Mexican) to Cleveland Indians (August 17, 1974).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from Cleveland Indians (10th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 5, 1976).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Cleveland Indians in exchange for John Lowenstein and Rick Cerone (December 6, 1976).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Dennis DeBarr (March 15, 1978).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Willie Horton and Phil Huffman (August 15, 1978).
- Sold by Oakland Athletics to Toronto Blue Jays (October 3, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 11, 1979).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (March 29, 1980).
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