When the Atlanta Braves moved from Milwaukee, besides Hank Aaron, one of the more recognizable names on the roster would have been 26-year-old slugger Rico Carty.
This year’s Braves have a pair of players in Nick Markakis and Freddie Freeman battling for the National League batting title. In Carty’s days in Atlanta, that was a rather common occurrence.
At 24, Carty had come in second for N.L. Rookie of the Year after the 1964 season, hitting .330 with 22 home runs and 150 hits.