Posted on 09/30/2024 4:23:01 PM PDT by hardspunned
MLB legend Pete Rose has died at the age of 83, TMZ Sports has learned.
Rose, Major League Baseball's hit king, passed away earlier today at his home in Las Vegas.
Pete's agent, Ryan Fiterman of Fiterman Sports, confirmed the news, saying, "the family is asking for privacy at this time."
Pete was one of the greatest baseball players to ever grace a diamond, earning 17 All-Star Game nods, winning three World Series and the 1973 N.L. MVP.
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I hope so.
Amen!!!
RIP. American greatness in athletics. i loved that never give up attitude and 110%, full-tilt effort no matter the score, no matter the opponent. he defined American competitiveness. they never could beat down Charlie Hustle.
At the end of his career he had 35 doubles, 2 home runs, and 104 RBIs ... over the course of THREE seasons.
Like I said before: absolutely pathetic.
very sad he was never admitted to HOF. but after all the owners have to preserve the integrity of the game, even when they have demonstrated none in terms of their management of MLB
above average talent at best. Average arm, average speed, no power, he was a singles hitter. I bet at least 1000 of those singles were “astro-turf” singles. He played his whole career on those awful cookie cutter stadiums from the 1970’s, with rock hard astro-turf. The ball shot thru the infield like a bullet. Hard pressed to put him in the top 50 all time.
Pete Rose belongs in the HOF.
As Phillies fan, I remember that well, especially Pete catching the popup that Bob Boone dropped.
that is absurd. The guy was a degenerate gambler and he was
the manager!!! If you dont think decisions he made didnt affect the games...leave a pitcher in too long, take one out too soon, etc etc...cmon, you cant be serious.
I think that they should have lifted this ban sometime in the last 35 years. I think that it would have been a great story for baseball.
Just like with OJ. He was found innocent but he lost a wrongful death law suit.
Even, if you exclude the last seven years of his career, he would have been a HOF.
Pete didn’t hit home runs or drive in many runs simply because he was a lead off hitter. Also. “ Only player to play at least 500 games at five different positions – 1B (939), LF (671), 3B (634), 2B (628), RF (595)”
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
Rose also accumulated 63 four-hit games in his MLB career.[94]
Rose retired in 1986 with the highest modern-day career fielding percentage for a right fielder at 99.14% and the highest National League modern-day career fielding percentage for a left fielder at 99.07%, behind only the AL’s Joe Rudi and then-active players Gary Roenicke and Brian Downing, who also primarily played in the AL.
As pete himself always said, he was a good player but not a great player. No HR power and just an ok fielder.
Any MSM writers shouldn’t be allowed to select spit.
And for the thrill of gambling, Pete decided to throw it all away.
Even as a kid, I knew something was wrong when they kicked Pete out of baseball, but let Dwight Gooden who couldn’t stop the drugs and stuff return over and over and over.
Is Ohtani enough to save Dodgers from their annual post-season faceplant ?
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