Pete Rose
American baseball player (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Edward Rose Sr. (born April 14, 1941), also known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds lineup known as the Big Red Machine for their dominance of the National League in the 1970s. He also had a successful stint playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won his third World Series, as well as a brief stop with the Montreal Expos. During and after his playing career, he served as the manager of the Reds from 1984 to 1989.
| Pete Rose | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rose in 2023 | |
| Outfielder / Infielder / Manager | |
| Born: (1941-04-14) April 14, 1941 (age 83) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 8, 1963, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 17, 1986, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .303 |
| Hits | 4,256 |
| Home runs | 160 |
| Runs batted in | 1,314 |
| Managerial record | 412–373 |
| Winning % | .525 |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
MLB records
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Rose was a switch hitter and is the all-time MLB leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), singles (3,215) and outs (10,328).[1] He won three World Series, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves and the Rookie of the Year Award. He also made seventeen All-Star appearances at an unequaled five positions (second baseman, left fielder, right fielder, third baseman and first baseman). Rose won both of his Gold Gloves when he was an outfielder, in 1969 and 1970.
In August 1989 (his last year as a manager and three years after retiring as a player), Rose was penalized with permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games while he played for and managed the Reds; the charges of wrongdoing included claims that he bet on his own team. In 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame formally voted to ban those on the "permanently ineligible" list from induction, after previously excluding such players by informal agreement among voters. After years of public denial, Rose admitted in 2004 that he bet on baseball and on the Reds.[2] The issue of his possible reinstatement and election to the Hall of Fame remains contentious throughout baseball.
In June 2015, ESPN concluded its own investigation of Rose and determined that he had bet on baseball while still a player–manager. The results of the investigation were made public, revealing the records of bets made by Rose. Federal authorities had seized the records from one of Rose's associates.[3]