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 was popular enough to be elected to start an All-Star Game as a write-in candidate. Memories of Carty’s 1970 All-Star election and the batting title he won that same year were rekindled on Sunday,

Rico Carty, a Hall of Famer, batting champion has died at 85, according to the Atlanta Braves. The announcement came Sunday, as the team recognized the franchise history maker. He began his career with the Braves in 1964 and brought his talents from Milwaukee to Atlanta when the team moved in 1966.