Pete Rose, MLB’s all-time leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and singles (3,215), died yesterday at his home in Las Vegas. He was 83.
Rose, who earned the nickname Charlie Hustle, played in the Majors from 1963 to 1986, starting and ending with the Cincinnati Reds with stints in Philly and Montreal. Over his 23 year career Rose won three World Series championships, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Glove Awards, and the Rookie of the Year Award. He made 17 All-Star appearances in an unequaled five positions (second baseman, left fielder, right fielder, third baseman, and first baseman). He won two Gold Glove awards as an outfielder.
Later in his career, while he was managing the Reds, Rose was accused of gambling on sports including baseball. A. Bart Giamatti, then the commissioner of Baseball put Rose on the Permanently ineligible list, banning him from baseball. The BBWAA, the organization that runs the Hall of Fame balloting, declared no person on the permanently ineligible list could appear on a HoF ballot, effectively banning Rose from the Hall.
- Major League records:
- Most career at-bats – 14,053
- Most career plate appearances – 15,890
- Most career hits – 4,256
- Most career singles – 3,215
- Most career times on base – 5,929
- Most career outs – 10,328
- Most career games played – 3,562
- Most career winning games played – 1,972
- Only player to play at least 500 games at five different positions – 1B (939), LF (671), 3B (634), 2B (628), RF (595)
- Most career runs by a switch hitter – 2,165
- Most career doubles by a switch hitter – 746
- Most career walks by a switch hitter – 1,566
- Most career total bases by a switch hitter – 5,752
- Most seasons of 200 or more hits – 10 (shared)
- Most consecutive seasons of 100 or more hits – 23
- Most consecutive seasons with 600 or more at-bats – 13 (1968–1980) (shared)
- Most seasons with 600 at-bats – 17
- Most seasons with 150 or more games played – 17
- Most seasons with 100 or more games played – 23
- National League records:
- Most years played – 24
- Most consecutive years played – 24
- Most career runs – 2,165
- Most career doubles – 746
- Most career games with 5 or more hits – 10
- Modern (post-1900) NL record for longest consecutive-game hitting streak NL – 44
- Modern record for most hitting streaks of 20 or more consecutive games – 7
Resquicat in Pace