Pete Rose was an Outfielder/First/Third/Second baseman/Manager for the Reds for 20 of his 25 year career. From 1963-1978, and 1984-1989, Rose is best known as the greatest Baseball player not in the Hall of Fame. In 1989, Rose was found gambling on baseball and was permanently ineligibility from baseball (in 1991 the Hall decided to ban all on this list). If not for this ban, Rose would be a first ballot Hall of Famer, no questions asked. Here's some highlights:
3 World Series Champion (1975, 76, 80)
NL MVP (1973)
World Series MVP (1975)
3 NL Batting Champion (1968, 69, 73)
17 All Star (1965, 67-71, 73-82, 85)
2 Gold Glove (1969, 70)
Silver Slugger (1981)
NL Rookie of the Year (1963)
Hutch Award (1968)
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1969)
Roberto Clemente Award (1976)
Member of MLB All-Century Team
MLB Record of Career Hits (4,256), Games Played (3,562) and At-Bats (14,053)
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1963.
Rose hit .273 with 9 triples, 6 home runs, and 41 RBIs and was named National League Rookie of the Year.
Pete Rose debuted on April 8, 1963, playing for the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field; he played his final game on August 17, 1986, playing for the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium.
He had so much fun playing the game it just makes others want to play.
In 1963 Pete Rose entered baseball with a salary of $7,000. He is quoted by saying "I thought I was Jesse James and that playing for that kind of money was stealing"
Yes. Pete Rose did bet on baseball.
No he can not.
Pete Rose had 4,256 hits during his career.