Pete Rose

Pete Rose (April 14, 1941 -) is an American baseballer who played Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1986. Rose is the all-time major league leader in hits, with 4256.

Rose, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, broke into the major leagues in 1963 with the Cincinnati Reds. He played for them until 1978, helping lead them to two World Series titles, in 1975 and 1976. Rose then left for the Philadelphia Phillies via free agency and played there from 1979 to 1983. The Phillies won the World Series in 1980 and lost in 1983. Rose joined the Expos at the start of the 1984 season, but was returned to the Reds during the 1984 season to become their player-manager. He played for the Reds until his retirement in 1986.

Rose's biggest individual accomplishments were winning the NL Rookie of the Year award in 1963 and the NL MVP award in 1973. He led the league in numerous categories during his career. Rose's final stats included 14503 at bats, 3562 games played, 2165 runs, 4256 hits, 746 doubles, 135 triples, 160 home runs, 1314 runs batted in, 1566 walks, 198 stolen bases, a .303 batting average, a .375 on-base average and a .409 slugging average.

Following allegations that he gambled on baseball, Pete Rose was banned from baseball for life by commissioner Bart Giammati in 1989.

Rose was sent to jail for five months in 1990 for income tax evasion.