OT: Rico Carty

[rudad02]

Rico Carty passed away at 85. Terrific hitter when he wasn't injured. RIP Rico!

 

[LeapinLou]

Yeah, very good player. I just looked it up and I was 14 when he retired. But I was a big baseball card collector as a little kid so I remember him well.

 

[JayDogSmooth]

Any relation to the family from Summerville?

 

[zappaa]

Rico Carty passed away at 85. Terrific hitter when he wasn't injured. RIP Rico!

People don’t realize what a specimen he was Dad.
6-3 220 with enormous hands and wrists.

 

[RUGuitarMan1]

RIP, I remember watching him play for the Braves when I was young. He had that huge year when he hit .366 back in 1970.

 

[zappaa]

RIP, I remember watching him play for the Braves when I was young. He had that huge year when he hit .366 back in 1970.

Cepeda and Aaron with monster years (for that era) with him

 

[rudad02]

People don’t realize what a specimen he was Dad.
6-3 220 with enormous hands and wrists.

Yeah, big boy Zap.

 

[rudad02]

Cepeda and Aaron with monster years (for that era) with him

Aaron had great wrists as I recall. Also hit off his front foot. Do you remember the Giants with Mays, McCovey & Cepeda & the Alou brothers?

 

[Shelby65]

Any relation to the family from Summerville?

I hope you are kidding.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Aaron had great wrists as I recall. Also hit off his front foot. Do you remember the Giants with Mays, McCovey & Cepeda & the Alou brothers?

What if they made defensive shifts illegal when McCovey was playing?

iirc they played in strictly pull hitter, right? And he used a huge heavy bat.

 

[e5fdny]

Fun fact...

It's where the Rico Suave idea and song came from.