Pete Rose, all-time hits leader and controversial baseball figure, is dead, report US media TMZ and Sports IllustratedMonday. He was 83 years old.
Rose holds the all-time major league baseball record with 4,256 hits. He is also the record holder for at-bats (14,053) and games played (3,662).
Rose shares with Ichiro Suzuki the record of 10 seasons with at least 200 hits. He also won three National League batting championships.
His exploits also earned him the title of rookie of the year in the National League in 1963, the title of most valuable player of the circuit in 1973, as well as 17 invitations to the all-star game.
Known for his combativeness, he made a controversial display of it during the annual classic in 1970, when he knocked down catcher Ray Fosse on a run to the plate. Rose has achieved her goals; he scored the winning point of the match since it was the 12e sleeve. But in the process he inflicted a fracture on Fosse’s left shoulder.
Despite these records, his involvement in a sports betting affair resulted in him being banned for life by major baseball, and consequently never admitted to the Hall of Fame.
Rose played from 1963 to 1986. He spent 19 years with the Cincinnati Reds, five years with the Philadelphia Phillies and had a 95-game stint with the Montreal Expos in 1984.