Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85.

Rico Carty, a Dominican baseball star whose early exceptional promise was thwarted by untimely injuries, died on Saturday. He was 85. His death was reported by Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves,

Dominican baseball star Rico Carty, who led the National League with a .366 average in 1970, died Saturday in Atlanta.