Carty spent four seasons with the Tribe, batting .310 with 83 RBIs in 1976. An All-Star with the Atlanta Braves, he finished his career with 204 home runs.
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CLEVELAND — Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves before resurrecting his career with the Cleveland Indians, has died. He was 85.
Major League Baseball, the players' association and the Braves paid tribute to Carty on social media on Sunday.