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Pete Rose

American baseball player (1941–2024)

"Charlie Hustle" redirects here. For the album, see Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire.For other people named Pete Rose, see Pete Rose (disambiguation).

Baseball player

Pete Rose

Rose c. 1970

Outfielder / Infielder / Manager
Born:(1941-04-14)April 14, 1941
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died: September 30, 2024(2024-09-30) (aged 83)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Batted: Switch

Threw: Right

April 8, 1963, for the Cincinnati Reds
August 17, 1986, for the Cincinnati Reds
Batting average.303
Hits4,256
Home runs160
Runs batted in1,314
Managerial record412–373
Winning %.525
Stats at Baseball Reference 
As player

As manager

MLB records

  • 4,256 career hits
  • 3,562 career games played

Peter Edward Rose Sr. (April 14, 1941 – September 30, 2024), nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963

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Rose is baseball's all-time hit leader with 4,256.
Pete Rose always had a passion for baseball that was evident in his play. He was "Charlie Hustle." Rose's tenacity and desire enabled him to pass Ty Cobb and become baseball's all-time hit leader with 4,256. It was for his head-first slides, his collision with Ray Fosse at the plate and competitive fire that he was best remembered--until this day eleven years ago. On August 24, 1989, Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose, accused of betting on baseball games, agreed to a lifetime suspension from baseball. On Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, ESPN Classic's SportsCenter Flashback examines the events and personalities involved in Rose's dramatic downfall. Hosted by Mike Tirico, the program uses interviews (from 1989 and current), SportsCenter broadcasts and commentary to present an in-depth look at the events. You will hear from all the parties involved, including current baseball commissioner Bud Selig and past commissioners A. Bartlett Giamatti and Fay Vincent; investigator John Dowd; witnesses Paul Janszen and Ron Peters; for
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 By Bob Carter
Special to ESPN.com

Rose won three batting titles and had a 44-game hitting streak in 1978.
Images of Pete Rose on the baseball field flash as vibrantly as his quick-talk personality. Rose, the major league career hits leader with 4,256, was admired by fans for not only what he accomplished but how he did it. He played the game with childish joy, exuberance at odds with the disgrace of a lifetime suspension from baseball, a ban that has kept him from induction into the Hall of Fame. Rose visuals: Pounding the top of his batting helmet with his fist. Crouching at the plate. Whipping the bat quickly with his compact swing, sending the ball on a line. Sprinting to first base after a walk. Running the bases, thick legs churning, cap flying off. Belly-flopping into a base, face full of dirt. Smooth? Sleek? Graceful? Not Rose. "Charlie Hustle" had no time for style points. He came only to win. Former Cincinnati Reds teammate Jack Billingham said, "Pete might go 0-for-4, but if we'd win the game, he'd be the happiest guy in the clubhouse." Rose's philo

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