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On this date: Rico Carty's hitting streak

Braves outfielder Rico Carty was the National League batting champion in 1970. AJC file photo
Braves outfielder Rico Carty was the National League batting champion in 1970. AJC file photo
May 4, 2016

On May 4, 1970, Braves outfielder Rico Carty set an Atlanta record by recording a hit in his 23rd consecutive game. Carty had a third-inning single in a 5-3 win over the Pirates.

His streak would eventually reach 31 games, standing as an Atlanta record until Dan Uggla passed it with a 33-game streak in 2011.

Tommy Holmes holds the franchise record with a 37-game hitting streak as a member of the Boston Braves in 1945.

The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Carty, nicknamed 'Beeg Boy', won the National League batting title that season with a remarkable .366 average. He also had 25 home runs and 101 RBIs.

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