Saturday, 23 November 2024

    Pete Rose

    • Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2024
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    • Sport(s): Baseball
    • Statistics: 3 World Series Championships (1975, 1976 & 1980)
      1 MVP (1973)
      17 All-Star Games (1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 & 1985)
      2 Gold Gloves (1969 & 1980)
      1 Silver Slugger (1981)
      3 Batting Titles (1968, 1969 & 1973)
      .303 Batting Average
      160 Home Runs
      4,256 Hits
      1,314 Runs Batted In
      Member of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
      Number retired by the Cincinnati Reds
      Named the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
    • When Ty Cobb retired 4,191 Hits, it seemed to be an unbreakable mark. Pete Rose had other ideas.

      Staying injury-free and producing hits at a high rate for two decades, Rose was not a player who compiled; he excelled. Rose led the "Big Red Machine" to two World Series championships in the 1970s and won the coveted MVP and three batting titles along the way.

      He not only holds the hit record (4,256) but is the Majors all-time leader in singles (3,215), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), and plate appearances (15,890).

      Rose was banned from baseball when it was discovered that he bet on games, including his own. This has kept him from entering the Baseball Hall of Fame, but it will be up to all of you to decide if he belongs in the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.

      We are proud to nominate Pete Rose for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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