Former Braves batting champ Rico Carty passed away this weekend. Rico collected the team’s first hit in Atlanta.
I will always remember sitting in the left field bleachers in old Atlanta Stadium. The Braves got several of the opposing team’s baserunners into rundowns, tagging two of them out. During the play Rico jogged in from left field and tagged out the third baserunner, completing a rare triple play.
Carty was rumored to play with his thick wallet stuffed into the rear pocket of his unform pants.
Might’ve been the only player voted into the MLB All Star Game as a write in – and this was back when the vote was on paper ballots with hanging chads, pre-internet (above).
The Beeg Boy played for the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta, and then Texas, the Cubs, Athletics, Indians, and Blue Jays.
A career .299 hitter who missed both the 1968 and 1971 seasons, Rico hit 330, 310, 326, 255, 342, and 366 his first 7 seasons with the Braves.
In Milwaukee Carty wore the 1962 unis with the huge lettering on the back of the jersey (below). Also the 1972 feather unis with the italic numbers (above).
1230 Bears@Lions Thursday
430 Giants@Cowboys
730 Memphis@Tulane
820 Dolphins@Packers
1200 Oklahoma State @ Colorado Friday
1200 Oregon State @ Boise State
300 Raiders @ Chiefs Friday
330 Miss State @ Ole Miss
730 GT @ UGA
1200 Tenn @ Vandy Saturday
1200 Michigan @ Ohio State
1200 #18 SC @ #17 Clemson
200 Coastal Carolina @ Georgia State
330 Auburn @ Alabama
330 Notre Dame @ Southern Cal
730 #3 Texas @ #15 Texas A&M
100 Chargers@Falcons Sunday
100 Texans @ Jaguars
820 49ers @ Bills
815 Browns@Broncos Monday
I received an email update from the GT BSU about their new building. Did not realize the Georgia Baptists are involved with the new building, which will pay for itself from the student housing. “…We have received rezoning approval for the project…We are slated to move out in December…The new building is projected to be completed the summer of 2027.
132 hamsters escaped their cage and caused havoc on an airplane for 4 days.
CHARLIE MORTON [B-R Bio] is the active leader in most batters hit by a pitch. Morton’s 186 is significantly ahead of Johnny Cueto’s 120, who is second on the list. In eleven of his 17 seasons he hit at least ten batters. He led his league in HBP in 2013 (16), 2014 (19), 2017 (13), and 2018 (16). Morton played for the 2017 World Series-winning Houston Astros and in 2021 he was with the Atlanta Braves who won it all.
Active Pitchers with at least 115 career wins
Player Wins IP Years
Cole.............153....1954...12
Cueto...........144...2256....17
Kershaw......212...2742....17
Lynn............143...2006....13
Morton........138...2125.....17
Sale.............138...1958.....14
Scherzer.....216...2878.....17
Verlander....262...3415.....19
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