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Pete Rose Dies: Baseball’s All-Time Hits Leader Shunned By Hall Of Fame Over Gambling Scandal Was 83
Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hits leader who was shunned by the Hall of Fame over a gambling scandal during his coaching career, died September 30 at 83.
Pete Rose playing for the Cincinnati Reds in the mid-1970s, left, and early '70sEverett Collection 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. 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. A member of MLB’s All Century Team, Rose was a seventeen-time All-Star and a three-time battling champion.
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