Pete Rose, Major League Baseball‘s legendary all-time hits leader who was shunned by the Hall of Fame over a gambling scandal during his coaching career, died Monday in Clark County, NV. He was 83.
ABC News confirmed his death with the local medical examiner’s oifice.
Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle” for his tenacity and competitiveness on the diamond, Rose had an unmatched 23-year career, amassing an MLB-record 4,256 hits — or “knocks,” as he called them — and also playing in more games (3,562) than any other player. He also holds career records for singles (3,215), at-bats (14,053) and plate appearances (15,890).
A member of MLB’s All Century Team, Rose was a seventeen-time All-Star and a three-time battling champion. He won three World Series titles — two back-to-back with the “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds in 1975, when he was named Series MVP, and 1976 and another with the stacked 1980 Philadelphia Phillies. He also was the National League MVP in 1973 and Rookie of the Year a decade earlier.
Among his most famous — or notorious — MLB moments came in the 1970 All-Star Game, when Rose tried to score from second base on a single to centerfield. He steamrolled AL catcher Ray Fosse to plate the winning run. Fosse had severe shoulder injuries and was never the same player.
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