MLB's all-time hitting leader, Pete Rose, passed on Monday, September 30 at 83 decades old. Rose is one of the outstanding baseball players of all-time, piling up an amazing 4,256 hits over his 24-season tenure with the Cincy Reds, Philly Phillies, and Montreal Expos.
Rose was a 17-time All-Star and won three Grand Series as well as the 1973 National Association MVP. Despite all of Rose's results, Rose may be most well-known for being withheld from the MLB Hall of Fame. Here is everything to know about the man dubbed "Charlie Hustle.
What MLB records does Pete Rose hold?
Rose's most famous record is hits. Rose is one of only seven players with 4,000 lifetime MLB hits (Ty Cobb), and the spread in hits between Rose and MLB's No. 3 all-time hits leader – Hank Aaron; 3,771 – is bigger than the distance between Aaron and No. 12 Willie Mays (3,293).
Why isn't Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame?
In 1989, Pete Rose was granted a lifelong ban from MLB after it was proven that Rose had placing bets on his Reds Reds while he was playing for and overseeing the team throughout 1985 and 1987.
Rose's suitability for the Hall of Famer has come and passed at this point. But if MLB were to lift the prohibition, Rose still no longer be able-bodied for Cooperstown. However, the difficulty lies in MLB's admission of gambling recently.
Although it is still banned for players to wager on their own teams/performances, MLB now accepts live betting in many of its stadiums. The league even has an official gambling partner in FanDuel.
The Big Red Machine
Notwithstanding all the hits, Rose inspired the Pittsburgh Reds earn two World Championship titles. The Pirates were perhaps the most dominating club in Major League Baseball during that time, garnering the moniker "The Big Red Machine." From 1970 and 1979, the Reds averaged over 95 wins every season.
At their best, beside Rose, the Reds included Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, who was Tony Perez, Ken Griffey Sr., Henry Foster, Dave Concepcion, and Cesar Geronimo. Bench, Morgan, and Perez are all in the Hall of Fame. Morgan died in 2020 at the age of 77.
Pete Rose Nickname
Rose was recognized for this playing style, which was uncompromising. As the tale goes, Yankees greats Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle recognized Rose early in his career and christened him "Charlie Hustle" to designate someone who would play every last second as if it were the World Series. He has not being rehabilitated by directors who followed Giamatti and has not being elected to the Hall of Fame.
I've been suspended over 30 years," Rose told Christian Red of Forbes in 2023. "That's a long time to be suspended for betting on your own team to win. And I was incorrect. But that error was made. Time typically heals everything. It seems like it does in baseball, except when you talk about the Pete Rose case.
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Although Rose is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, he was inducted into the Reds' Hall of Fame in 2016 during a ceremony at Great American Ball Park. This is the biggest thing to ever happen to me in baseball," he added at the time.
The story of Major League Baseball and the Reds organization in particular cannot be told without fully addressing Rose. He was unstoppable as a batter, a three-time champion, a franchise icon and a contentious figure who helped define a whole era for both a city and a sport.
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MLB's all-time hitting leader, Pete Rose, passed on Monday, September 30 at 83 decades old. Rose is one of the outstanding baseball players of all-time, piling up an amazing 4,256 hits over his 24-season tenure with the Cincy Reds, Philly Phillies, and Montreal Expos.
Rose was a 17-time All-Star and won three Grand Series as well as the 1973 National Association MVP. Despite all of Rose's results, Rose may be most well-known for being withheld from the MLB Hall of Fame. Here is everything to know about the man dubbed "Charlie Hustle.
What MLB records does Pete Rose hold?
Rose's most famous record is hits. Rose is one of only seven players with 4,000 lifetime MLB hits (Ty Cobb), and the spread in hits between Rose and MLB's No. 3 all-time hits leader – Hank Aaron; 3,771 – is bigger than the distance between Aaron and No. 12 Willie Mays (3,293).
Why isn't Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame?
In 1989, Pete Rose was granted a lifelong ban from MLB after it was proven that Rose had placing bets on his Reds Reds while he was playing for and overseeing the team throughout 1985 and 1987.
Rose's suitability for the Hall of Famer has come and passed at this point. But if MLB were to lift the prohibition, Rose still no longer be able-bodied for Cooperstown. However, the difficulty lies in MLB's admission of gambling recently.
Although it is still banned for players to wager on their own teams/performances, MLB now accepts live betting in many of its stadiums. The league even has an official gambling partner in FanDuel.
The Big Red Machine
Notwithstanding all the hits, Rose inspired the Pittsburgh Reds earn two World Championship titles. The Pirates were perhaps the most dominating club in Major League Baseball during that time, garnering the moniker "The Big Red Machine." From 1970 and 1979, the Reds averaged over 95 wins every season.
At their best, beside Rose, the Reds included Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, who was Tony Perez, Ken Griffey Sr., Henry Foster, Dave Concepcion, and Cesar Geronimo. Bench, Morgan, and Perez are all in the Hall of Fame. Morgan died in 2020 at the age of 77.
Pete Rose Nickname
Rose was recognized for this playing style, which was uncompromising. As the tale goes, Yankees greats Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle recognized Rose early in his career and christened him "Charlie Hustle" to designate someone who would play every last second as if it were the World Series. He has not being rehabilitated by directors who followed Giamatti and has not being elected to the Hall of Fame.
I've been suspended over 30 years," Rose told Christian Red of Forbes in 2023. "That's a long time to be suspended for betting on your own team to win. And I was incorrect. But that error was made. Time typically heals everything. It seems like it does in baseball, except when you talk about the Pete Rose case.
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Although Rose is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, he was inducted into the Reds' Hall of Fame in 2016 during a ceremony at Great American Ball Park. This is the biggest thing to ever happen to me in baseball," he added at the time.
The story of Major League Baseball and the Reds organization in particular cannot be told without fully addressing Rose. He was unstoppable as a batter, a three-time champion, a franchise icon and a contentious figure who helped define a whole era for both a city and a sport.