CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Charlie Hussle is the greatest hitter in MLB history.
There are many ways to describe Pete Rose, but no matter how you view this man, you can’t deny his success on the baseball diamond.
The Cincinnati Reds legend has passed away at the age of 83, Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci confirmed on Monday.
Rose, a Cincinnati native, won Rookie of the Year in 1963 when he joined his hometown Reds.
That season was the start of a statistically Hall of Fame career.
The second of three World Series was with the Reds in the 1970s. Won World Series MVP in 1975 with Cincinnati, 17-time All-Star selection, 1973 National League MVP, Gold Glove Award winner (1969, 1970), three batting titles.
His greatest individual accomplishment during his playing days was when he broke Ty Cobb’s hitting record.
Rose’s 4,256 hits remain the most in MLB history.
In 1989, four years after breaking the hitting record, Rose was banned for life from baseball for gambling while he was manager of the Reds.
Rose was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2016, the same year his number 14 was retired. A bronze statue of Rose outside Great American Ball Park was dedicated in 2017.
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