Peter
Edward "Pete" Rose Sr. (born April 14, 1941), also known by his
nickname "Charlie Hustle", is an American former professional
baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from
1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989.
Rose, a
switch hitter, is the all-time MLB leader in hits (4,256), games played
(3,562), at-bats (14,053), singles (3,215), and outs (10,328). He won three
World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two
Gold Gloves, the Rookie of the Year Award, and made 17 All-Star appearances at
an unequaled five different positions (second baseman, left fielder, right
fielder, third baseman, and first baseman). Rose won both of his Gold Gloves as
an outfielder in 1969 and 1970.
In August
1989, three years after he retired as an active player, Rose agreed to
permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusations that he gambled on
baseball games while playing for and managing the Reds, including claims that
he bet on his own team. In 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame formally voted to
ban those on the "permanently ineligible" list from induction, after
previously excluding such players by informal agreement among voters. In 2004,
after years of public denial, Rose admitted to betting on baseball and on, but
not against, the Reds. The issue of Rose's possible reinstatement and election
to the Hall of Fame remains a contentious one throughout baseball.
On June 22,
2015, ESPN concluded an investigation and determined that Rose bet on baseball
while still a player-manager, from 1984 to 1986. The investigation also made
public the existence of records of bets made by Rose on baseball, which had
been seized by US federal authorities from an associate of Rose.
In 2016,
Rose was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.
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