An Intimate Look at the Man Behind the Headlines More than thirteen
years after he was banned from Major League Baseball "for life"
because of alleged sports gambling, Pete Rose continues to be a
colorful and controversial newsmaker. His frequent appeals to
commissioner Bud Selig for reinstatement--a move that likely would
finally lead to his being voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame--has
had the overwhelming support of fans, reflecting the enthusiasm
Rose brought to the game and the passion he has generated over the
years. Rose played twenty-four seasons before retiring in 1986 with
numerous records, most notably 4,256 career hits, which surpassed
the immortal Ty Cobb. Rose also set Major League records for most
games played (3,562), most at bats (14,053), most seasons with two
hundred or more hits (10), and most winning games played in
(1,972). During a career with the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia
Phillies, as well as a brief stint with the Montreal Expos, Rose
was the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1963 and its Most
Valuable Player in 1973, in addition to winning three batting
titles and two gold gloves. He also was the World Series MVP with
Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" team that won the 1975 series title.
In Pete Rose: Baseball's Charlie Hustle, dozens of the people who
know him best--teammates, opposing players, friends, fans, hometown
acquaintances, and baseball experts and observers--share their
memories of the man and the player. Among the many aspects of
Rose's life explored here are his competitive zeal even as a Little
Leaguer; his athletic success in high school, where he competed
against the likes of Roger Staubach; his on-field scrapes and
collisions; hisleadership role on the Big Red Machine; his leaving
the Reds to join the Phillies; his record-setting 44-game hitting
streak; his pursuit of Cobb's record; his turbulent days as manager
of the Reds; his banishment from baseball; and his various
enterprises after baseball.
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