Won 3 World Series Titles in 24 seasons
MLB’s all-time hits leader Pete Rose has died. He was 83.
Rose played 24 seasons — 19 of those during two stints with the Cincinnati Reds — and retired in 1986 as the major league leader in hits at 4,256. He is one of just two MLB players to ever record over 4,000 hits; Ty Cobb had 4,189 hits. In all, Rose holds 19 MLB records.
Rose, who also managed the Reds from 1984-89, was permanently banned from baseball in 1989 for betting on baseball. Two years later, Rose was deemed ineligible to ever be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Known as “Charlie Hustle” for his never-ending competitiveness on the field, Rose was a 17-time All-Star. He earned a nod in the Midsummer Classic at five positions: second base, left field, right field, third base, and first base.
Rose spent the first 16 years of his career with the Reds, being named the National League Rookie of the Year in 1963. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies via free agency and played for that organization from 1979-83. Rose spent less than a season with the Montreal Expos before being traded back to the Reds for his final two-plus seasons. Rose won three World Series titles (1975, ’76 and ’80) as a player.
After retiring from baseball, Rose was an avid autograph signer for fans and collectors. According to multiple reports, Rose attended a signing in Nashville, Tennessee the day before passing away on Sept. 30 at his home in Las Vegas.
