Pete Rose Passes; MLB Hits Leader Was 83
Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leaders, has died.
Pete Rose has died in Nevada at the age of 83. Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle” for his aggressive base-running and head-first slides, Rose grew up in Cincinnati and made it to the major leagues in 1963.
Rose teamed with Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez, on a Cincinnati “Big Red Machine” team that that won back-to-back World Series in 1975 and 1976.
Rose would sign has a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1979 and help bring a World Series title there in 1980.
In his 24 year career, Rose was 3 batting titles, 1 MVP Award and was a 17-time All -Star.
In 1985, Rose passed Ty Cobb with hit number 41-hundred-92. Rose’s playing days ended in 1986, but he would continue as the Reds manager until 1989.
Rose, who gambled heavily in the 1980s, was investigated by MLB following reports he had bet on baseball during his time as Reds manager. According to the Dowd Report, Rose bet on 52 games in 1987. Two years later, Commissioner Bart Giamatti announced Rose had been banned permanently from the game. Rose accepted the ban and years later, admitted in his autobiography that he bet on baseball, including Reds games.
FILE – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds in action at the bat against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Aug. 2, 1978. At left is Atlanta catcher Joe Nolan. (AP Photo, File)
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