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{{Infobox baseball biography
|image=Pete Rose 1972.jpg
|caption=Rose {{c.|1970}}
|name=Pete Rose
|position=[[Outfielder]], [[infielder]]
|bats=Switch
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date|1941|4|14}}
|birth_place=[[Cincinnati]], Ohio, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2024|09|30|1941|4|14}}
|death_place=[[Las Vegas]], Nevada, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 8
|debutyear=1963
|debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=August 17
|finalyear=1986
|finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.303
|stat2label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|stat2value=4,256
|stat3label=[[Home run]]s
|stat3value=160
|stat4label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat4value=1,314
|stat5label=Managerial record
|stat5value=412–373
|stat6label=Winning %
|stat6value={{winning percentage|412|373}}
|teams=
'''As player'''
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1963}}–{{mlby|1978}})
* [[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{mlby|1979}}–{{mlby|1983}})
* [[Montreal Expos]] ({{mlby|1984}})
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1984}}–{{mlby|1986}})
'''As manager'''
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1984}}–{{mlby|1989}})
|highlights=
* 17× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1965]], [[1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1967]]–[[1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1971]], [[1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1973]]–[[1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1982]], [[1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1985]])
* 3× [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|1975}}, {{wsy|1976}}, {{wsy|1980}})
* [[NL MVP]] (1973)
* [[World Series MVP]] (1975)
* [[NL Rookie of the Year]] (1963)
* 2× [[Gold Glove Award]] (1969, 1970)
* [[Silver Slugger Award]] (1981)
* [[Roberto Clemente Award]] (1976)
* 3× [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions#National League|NL batting champion]] (1968, 1969, 1973)
* [[Cincinnati Reds#Retired numbers|Cincinnati Reds No. 14]] retired
* [[Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame]]
* [[Major League Baseball All-Century Team]]
'''MLB records'''
* 4,256 career hits
* 3,215 career singles
* 3,562 career games played
* 14,053 career at-bats
* 15,890 career plate appearances
}}

'''Peter Edward Rose Sr.''' (April 14, 1941 – September 30, 2024), nicknamed "'''Charlie Hustle'''", was an American professional [[baseball player]] and [[Manager (baseball)|manager]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a member of the [[Cincinnati Reds]] lineup known as the [[Big Red Machine]] for their dominance of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in the 1970s. He also played for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], where he won his third [[World Series]] championship in 1980, and had a brief stint with the [[Montreal Expos]]. He managed the Reds from 1984 to 1989.

Rose was a [[switch hitter]] and is MLB's all-time leader in [[Hit (baseball)|hits]] (4,256), [[games played]] (3,562), [[at-bat]]s (14,053), [[Single (baseball)|singles]] (3,215), and [[outs]] (10,328).<ref>{{cite book |title=Guinness World Records |page=233 |year=2007 |publisher=[[HiT Entertainment]] |location=London; New York City |isbn=978-0-9735514-4-0}}</ref> He won three World Series championships, three [[batting titles]], one [[MLB Most Valuable Player award|Most Valuable Player Award]], two [[Gold Glove Award]]s, and the [[MLB Rookie of the Year award|Rookie of the Year Award]]. He made 17 [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] appearances in an unequaled five positions ([[second baseman]], [[left fielder]], [[right fielder]], [[third baseman]], and [[first baseman]]). He won two Gold Glove Awards when he was an [[outfielder]], in 1969 and 1970.

In August 1989 (his last year as a manager and three years after retiring as a player), Rose was penalized with [[List of people banned from Major League Baseball|permanent ineligibility from baseball]] amid accusations that he [[sports betting|gambled on baseball games]] while he played for and managed the Reds; the charges of wrongdoing included claims that he bet on his own team. In 1991, the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] formally voted to ban those on the "permanently ineligible" list from induction, after previously excluding such players by informal agreement among voters. After years of public denial, he admitted in 2004 that he bet on baseball and on the Reds.<ref name="Dowd">{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball1.com/bb-data/rose/dowd/dowd_cover.html|title=The Baseball Archive presents The Dowd Report|work=baseball1.com|date=May 9, 1989|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030216144553/http://baseball1.com/bb-data/rose/dowd/dowd_cover.html|archive-date=February 16, 2003}}</ref> The issue of his election to the Hall of Fame remains contentious throughout baseball.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitch |first=Richard |date=August 11, 2022 |title=Pete Rose and the Bloody Battlefield of Opinion |url=https://www.redlegnation.com/2022/08/11/cincinnati-reds-pete-rose-and-the-bloody-battlefield-of-opinion/ |access-date=June 14, 2024 |website=Redleg Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
Peter Edward Rose was born April 14, 1941, in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, one of four children born to Harry Francis "Pete" Rose and LaVerne ([[given name|née]] Bloebaum) Rose. Encouraged by his parents to participate in sports, Rose played baseball and [[American football|football]] at [[Western Hills High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)|Western Hills High School]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3IJtVP9WnXEC&q=Morrow+Ohio&pg=PA120 | title=This Day in Ohio History | publisher=Emmis Books | year=2005 | access-date=November 21, 2013 | author=Goodman, Rebecca | page=120| isbn=9781578601912 }}</ref>

Although small for his age, Rose earned the starting [[running back]] position on his freshman football team. When he was not promoted to the [[varsity team|varsity]] football team in his sophomore year, Rose was dejected and soon lost interest in his studies. He ended up repeating his sophomore year of high school.<ref name=Ath-obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5807687/2024/09/30/pete-rose-dead-mlb/|title=Pete Rose, baseball's hit king who was banned from the sport, dies at 83|work=The Athletic|date=September 30, 2024|first=Tyler|last=Kepner}}</ref>

When Rose reached his senior year, he had used up his four years of sports eligibility. In the spring of 1960 he played in the Dayton Amateur League for a team sponsored by [[Frisch's]] [[Big Boy Restaurants|Big Boy]] of [[Lebanon, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/columns/east_valley_voices/pete-rose-still-a-drawing-card-draws-big-at-valley-mall/article_c08b4cda-337a-11e2-909a-001a4bcf887a.html|quote= Rose said he was ineligible to play for his Western Hills High School team his senior year and played in the Dayton’s Class AA Amateur League that summer instead.|title= Pete Rose still a drawing card; draws big at Valley mall|first=Mike|last= Sakal|work= East Valley Tribune|date= November 21, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2024}}</ref> Rose played [[catcher]], [[second baseman|second base]], and [[shortstop]] and compiled a .626 [[batting average]]. This would have been the pinnacle of Rose's baseball career if not for the help of his uncle, Buddy Bloebaum, a "bird dog" [[Scout (sport)|scout]] for the [[Cincinnati Reds]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1081212|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003447/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1081212|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 5, 2013|title=Charlie Hustle Gives Twelve Dimes On The Dollar|author=William Leggett|date=May 27, 1968|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> At Bloebaum's urging, the Reds, who had recently traded away a number of prospects who turned out to be very good, decided to take a chance on Rose. Upon his graduation from high school in 1960, he signed a professional contract for $7,000.<ref name=Ath-obit/>

==Professional career==
===Cincinnati Reds (1963–1978)===
====NL Rookie of the Year====
During a [[spring training]] game against the [[Chicago White Sox]] in 1963, the Reds' regular second baseman, [[Don Blasingame]], pulled a groin muscle; Rose got his chance and made the most of it. During another spring training game against the [[New York Yankees]], [[Whitey Ford]] gave Rose the derisive nickname "Charlie Hustle" after he sprinted to first base after drawing a [[Base on balls|walk]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/rosepete000824.html|title=Hustle made Rose respected, infamous|author=Bob Carter|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://articles.philly.com/2013-04-13/sports/38513466_1_pete-rose-reds-base| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130730044819/http://articles.philly.com/2013-04-13/sports/38513466_1_pete-rose-reds-base| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 30, 2013|title=Pete Rose brought hustle, first hit 50 years ago|author=Joe Kay|date=April 13, 2013|work=[[philly.com]]}}</ref> Rose adopted that nickname as a badge of honor. In [[Ken Burns]]' documentary ''[[Baseball (TV series)|Baseball]]'', Ford's teammate (and best friend) [[Mickey Mantle]] claimed that Ford gave Rose the nickname after Rose, playing in left field, made an effort to climb the fence to try to catch a Mantle [[home run]] that was about a hundred feet over his head. According to Mantle, when he returned to the dugout, Ford said, "Hey, Mick, did you see ole Charley Hustle out there trying to catch that ball?"<ref name="pinstripeAlley">{{cite web |title=Pete Rose's history with the Yankees |url=https://www.pinstripealley.com/2015/12/16/10277854/yankees-history-pete-rose-charlie-hustle-mantle-ford |website=pinstripeAlley.com |access-date=January 19, 2019|date=December 16, 2015 }}</ref>

On April 8, 1963, Rose made his Major League debut against the [[1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] at [[Crosley Field]] and drew a walk in his first plate appearance. After going 0-for-11, Rose got his first career Major League hit on April 13, a triple off Pittsburgh's [[Bob Friend]]. He hit .273 for the year and won the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) [[MLB Rookie of the Year award|Rookie of the Year Award]], collecting seventeen of twenty votes.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1963.shtml|title=1963 Awards Voting|work=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref>

Rose entered the [[United States Army Reserves]] after the [[1963 Cincinnati Reds season|1963 baseball season]]. He was assigned to [[Fort Knox]] for six months of active duty, followed by six years of attendance with a 478th Engineering Battalion USAR unit at [[Fort Thomas, Kentucky]].<ref name=army>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/130526/charlie_hustle_as_rose_sported_red_he_marched_in_army_green|title=Charlie Hustle: as Rose sported red, he marched in Army green|work=US Army|date=July 24, 2014|accessdate=October 1, 2024|first=Gavin|last=Lapaille}}</ref> At Fort Knox, Rose was a [[platoon guide]]. Rose remained at Fort Knox to assist his sergeant in training the next platoon and to help another sergeant train the fort's baseball team. Later in his Fort Thomas service, Rose served as a company cook, which entailed coming in early for the one-weekend-per-month meeting so that he could leave early enough to participate in Reds home games. Other Reds players in the unit included [[Johnny Bench]] and [[Alex Johnson]].<ref name=army/>

====Early years====
In an April 23, [[1964 Cincinnati Reds season|1964]], road contest against the [[Houston Colt .45's]], Rose reached first base on an error in the top of the ninth inning of a scoreless game and scored on another error. The Colt .45s lost the game in the bottom of the ninth inning,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU196404230.shtml|title=Cincinnati Reds 1, Houston Colt .45's 0|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|location=[[Colt Stadium]]|date=April 23, 1964}}</ref> and [[Ken Johnson (right-handed pitcher)|Ken Johnson]] became the first pitcher to lose a [[complete game]] [[no-hitter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-23-1964-ken-johnson-pitches-a-no-hitter-for-houston-and-loses-the-game-to-reds/|last=Schmitt|first=Steven|title=April 23, 1964: Ken Johnson pitches a no-hitter for Houston … and loses the game to Reds|website=[[Society for American Baseball Research]]}}</ref>

Rose slumped late in the season and was benched; he finished with a .269 average. In order to improve his batting, Rose played in the [[Venezuelan Winter League]] with [[Leones del Caracas]] during the 1964–1965 offseason. Rose came back to the Reds in [[1965 Cincinnati Reds season|1965]], leading the league in hits (209) and at-bats (670), and finishing sixth in NL MVP balloting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1965.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting|title=1965 Awards Voting|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> It was the first of his ten seasons with 200-plus hits, and his .312 batting average was the first of nine consecutive .300 seasons. He hit a career-high sixteen home runs in [[1966 Cincinnati Reds season|1966]], then switched positions from second base to [[right fielder|right field]] the following year.

In [[1968 Cincinnati Reds season|1968]], Rose started the season with a 22-game [[hitting streak]], missed three weeks (including the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]) with a broken thumb, then had a 19-game hitting streak late in the season. He had to finish the season 6-for-9 to beat out the Pirates' [[Matty Alou]] and win the first of two close NL batting-title races with a .335 average. He finished second to [[St. Louis Cardinals]] [[pitcher]] [[Bob Gibson]] for the NL MVP award, earning six first place votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1968.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting|title=1968 Awards Voting|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

The [[1969 Cincinnati Reds season|following year]], Rose set a career-high in batting (.348) and tied his career-best sixteen homers. As the Reds' leadoff man, he had 218 hits, walking 88 times and pacing the league in runs with 120. He hit 33 doubles and 11 triples, drove in 82 runs, [[slugging percentage|slugged]] .512 (by far the highest mark of his long career), and had a .432 [[on-base percentage|OBP]] (also a career best). Despite Pittsburgh's [[Roberto Clemente]] going 3-for-4 in the final game, Rose's 1-for-4 was good enough for the title; Rose finished .348; Clemente .345.

====1970 All-Star Game====
{{Main|1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game}}
Brand-new [[Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)|Riverfront Stadium]] had been open for only two weeks on July 14, [[1970 Cincinnati Reds season|1970]], when Rose was involved in one of the most infamous plays in All-Star Game history. Facing the [[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]]' [[Clyde Wright]] in the twelfth inning, Rose singled and advanced to second on another single by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]' [[Billy Grabarkewitz]]. The [[Chicago Cubs]]' [[Jim Hickman (1960s outfielder)|Jim Hickman]] then singled sharply to center. [[Amos Otis]]'s throw went past [[Cleveland Indians]] catcher [[Ray Fosse]], as Rose barreled over Fosse to score the winning run. Fosse suffered a fractured and separated shoulder, which went undiagnosed until the next year.<ref name=Miller>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Scott|title=Fosse still aching, but not bitter 43 years after All-Star Game collision|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/scott-miller/22721779/fosse-still-aching-but-not-bitter-43-years-after-all-star-game-collision|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130713193424/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/scott-miller/22721779/fosse-still-aching-but-not-bitter-43-years-after-all-star-game-collision|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2013|work=CBS Sports|date=July 11, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2013}}</ref> Fosse continued to hit for average and finished the season at .307, but with diminished power. He had sixteen home runs before the break but only two afterwards. He played with the Indians until the 1972 season, but never approached his first-year numbers.<ref>The Daily Star July 12, 2003</ref> The collision also caused Rose to miss three games with a bruised knee.<ref name=Miller/>

====1973 NL MVP season====
[[File:Pete rose at bat.jpg|thumb|Rose at bat during a game in the 1970s]]
In [[1973 Cincinnati Reds season|1973]], Rose led the league with 230 hits and a .338 batting average en route to winning the NL MVP award and leading "[[the Big Red Machine]]" to the [[1973 National League Championship Series]] against the [[1973 New York Mets season|New York Mets]].

During the fifth inning of Game Three of the series, Rose was on first base when [[Joe Morgan]] hit a [[double play]] ball to Mets first baseman [[John Milner]]. Rose slid into second base in an attempt to break up the double play. This incited a fight with Mets shortstop [[Bud Harrelson]] that resulted in a [[bench-clearing brawl]]. When the Reds took the field, the game was nearly called off after the [[Shea Stadium]] crowd threw objects at Rose from the stands. The disruption caused Reds manager [[Sparky Anderson]] to pull his team off the field until order was restored.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/pete-rose-mets-reds-fight-new-york-baseball.html|title= Pete Rose Remembers the Biggest Brawl in Postseason History "You know how many second basemen or shortstops I knocked on their ass in my career?" |work=New York Magazine|first=Keith |last=O'Brien|date=October 8, 2023|accessdate=October 1, 2024}}</ref> Mets manager [[Yogi Berra]] and players [[Willie Mays]], [[Tom Seaver]], [[Cleon Jones]] and [[Rusty Staub]] were summoned by NL President [[Chub Feeney]] out to left field to calm the fans. The Reds ended up losing the game, 9–2, and the NLCS, 3–2, despite Rose's .381 batting average in the series, including his eighth-inning home run to tie Game One and his 12th-inning home run to win Game Four.

====The Big Red Machine====
{{Main|The Big Red Machine}}
[[File:Rose walking onto field.jpg|thumb|Rose walks onto the field at Dodger Stadium with the Cincinnati Reds in 1976.]]

The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s earned the nickname "the Big Red Machine" as one of the greatest teams in MLB history, including future Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and [[Tony Pérez]]. Rose was viewed as one of the club's leaders.

Rose was a significant factor in the Reds' success in 1975 and 1976 when he successfully moved from the outfield to third base. Earlier in his career, the Reds and then-manager [[Don Heffner]] tried to force Rose to third base, but Rose chafed at the move and it was soon abandoned. In the spring of 1975, manager [[Sparky Anderson]], knowing how Rose would react to being forced to move, instead asked him if he would do so for the good of the team. Rose immediately agreed. This move strengthened third base and helped to solidify the Reds for those two championship seasons, because it made room for power hitting outfielder [[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]]. In [[1975 Cincinnati Reds season|1975]], Rose earned [[1975 World Series|World Series]] [[World Series Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] honors in leading the Reds to their first championship since [[1940 World Series|1940]], a seven-game triumph over the [[1975 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]]. Rose led the team with ten hits and a .370 batting average in the seven games. He was awarded the [[Hickok Belt]] as the top professional athlete of the year, as well as ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine's "[[Sportsman of the Year]]" award.

The following year, Rose was a major force in helping the Reds repeat as World Series champions. The [[1976 Cincinnati Reds season|1976 Reds]] swept the [[1976 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] in the best-three-of-five [[1976 National League Championship Series|NLCS]], followed by a four-game sweep of the [[1976 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] in the [[1976 World Series|World Series]]. The 1976 club remains the only team since the expansion of the playoffs in 1969 to go undefeated in the postseason, and the Reds franchise has not lost a World Series game since game six in 1975 (wins in game seven in 1975, and four-game sweeps in 1976 and [[1990 World Series|1990]]).

====Three home-run game and 3,000th hit====
On April 29, [[1978 Cincinnati Reds season|1978]] at [[Shea Stadium]], in a 14–7 rout against the [[New York Mets]], Rose hit a career-high three home runs off of three different pitchers and went 5-for-6, which was perhaps the greatest performance of his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B04290NYN1978.htm|title=Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets Box Score. April 29, 1978|website=retrosheet.org|access-date= August 3, 2024}}</ref>

Six days later, on May 5, Rose became the thirteenth player in MLB history to garner his [[3,000 hit club|3,000th career hit]] when he singled off [[Montreal Expos]] pitcher [[Steve Rogers (baseball)|Steve Rogers]] in front of 37,823 fans at home field [[Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)|Riverfront Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197805050.shtml|title=Montreal Expos at Cincinnati Reds Box Score, May 5, 1978|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

====44-game hitting streak====
[[File:Jimmy Carter with Pete Rose and family - NARA - 181552 (cropped).tif|thumb|upright=0.75|Rose in 1978]]
On June 14, 1978, Rose singled in the first inning off [[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]] pitcher [[Dave Roberts (pitcher)|Dave Roberts]]; Rose would proceed to get a hit in every game he played until August 1, making a run at [[Joe DiMaggio]]'s record [[Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak|56-game hitting streak]], which had stood virtually unchallenged for thirty-seven years. The streak started quietly, but by the time it had reached thirty games, the media took notice and a pool of reporters accompanied Rose and the Reds to every game. On July 19, in a game against the Phillies, Rose was hitless going into the eighth inning when he walked. His team was trailing in the ninth inning and the streak appeared over, but the Reds batted through their entire lineup and gave Rose another chance to bat. Rose faced [[Ron Reed]] and laid down a perfect [[Bunt (baseball)|bunt]] single to extend the streak to thirty-two games.

Rose would eventually tie [[Willie Keeler]]'s 1897 single-season NL record at forty-four games, but the streak came to an end on August 1 when [[Gene Garber]] of the [[Atlanta Braves]] [[strikeout|struck out]] Rose in the ninth inning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19780801&id=_egbAAAAIBAJ&pg=6488,2915547&hl=en|title=The Dispatch – Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref> With two outs and a 2–2 count, Garber decided not to challenge Rose with a [[fastball]]. He took full advantage of Rose's predicament by throwing him an off-speed pitch out of the strike zone, which Rose swung at and missed. Rose was livid after the game, blasting Garber and the Braves for treating the situation "like it was the ninth inning of the seventh game of the World Series".<ref>{{cite news|title=Former reliever Gene Garber recalls 19-year career and his role in baseball history |author=Joe O'Loughlin |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_2_63/ai_112167128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906180014/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_2_63/ai_112167128 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2004 |newspaper=Baseball Digest |date=February 2004 |access-date=April 28, 2010 }}</ref> Garber took the comment as a compliment: "I said to myself, 'Well, thanks, Pete. That's how I try to pitch every time I'm in a game.{{'"}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/pete-rose-obituary-tchse2ky |title=Pete Rose, MLB hit king who bet on baseball, dies at 83 |work=Newsday |date=October 2024 |accessdate=October 1, 2024}}</ref>

===Philadelphia Phillies (1979–1983)===
The Philadelphia Phillies had won the National League East three years running (1976–1978)—two of which were won with 101-win seasons—but they were unable to make it to the World Series. In 1979, the Phillies believed that Rose was the player who could bring them over the top, and they temporarily made him the highest-paid athlete in team sports when they signed him to a four-year, $3.2-million contract as a [[free agent]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/06/archives/rose-signed-by-phils-to-32-million-pact-rose-is-signed-by-phils-to.html</ref> With perennial All-Star [[Mike Schmidt]] firmly entrenched at third, Rose moved to first base.

Although the Phillies missed the postseason in Rose's first year with the team, they earned three division titles (one in the first half of the [[1981 Major League Baseball strike|strike-shortened 1981 season]]), two World Series appearances and their first World Series title ({{wsy|1980}}) in the following four years.

Rose had the worst season of his career in [[1983 Philadelphia Phillies season|1983]], which was also the season that the Phillies played in their second World Series in four years. The 42-year-old Rose batted only .245 with 121 hits and found himself benched during the latter part of the 1983 season when he appeared periodically to play and pinch hit. Rose did blossom as a pinch-hitter, with eight hits in 22 at-bats, a .364 average.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosepe01-bat.shtml|title=Pete Rose Situational Batting at Baseball Reference|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date= August 4, 2024}}</ref>

Rose bounced back during the postseason, batting .375 (6-for-16) during the [[1983 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] against the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], and .312 (5-for-16) in the [[1983 World Series|World Series]] against the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. Rose went 1-for-8 in the first two games in Baltimore and was benched for game three in Philadelphia, though he grounded out in a pinch-hitting appearance. In a pre-game interview with [[Howard Cosell]] of [[ESPN on ABC|ABC Sports]], Rose objected to manager [[Paul Owens (baseball)|Paul Owens]]' decision to bench him. Rose bounced back with four hits in his last seven at-bats in the remaining two games, though the Phillies lost the Series to the Orioles, four games to one.

===Montreal Expos (1984)===
Rose was granted an unconditional release from the Phillies in late October 1983. Phillies management wanted to retain Rose for the 1984 season, but he refused to accept a more limited playing role.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/20/sports/rose-released-by-phils.html</ref> Months later, he signed a one-year contract with the [[1984 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/20/sports/rose-to-join-expos.html</ref>

On April 13, 1984, the 21st anniversary of his first career hit, Rose doubled off the Phillies' [[Jerry Koosman]] for his 4,000th career hit, becoming the second player in the 4,000 hit club (joining [[Ty Cobb]]).<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/14/sports/rose-gets-double-for-his-4000-hit.html</ref> Rose played 95 games with the Expos, accumulating 72 hits and 23 RBIs while batting .259.

===Return to Cincinnati (1984–1986)===
[[File:Tommy Lasorda and Pete Rose.jpg|thumb|Rose (left) with [[Tommy Lasorda]] before a game in April 1985]]
On August 15, 1984, the Expos traded Rose back to the Reds for infielder [[Tom Lawless]]. Upon rejoining the Reds, Rose was immediately named [[player-manager (baseball)|player-manager]], replacing [[Vern Rapp]] as manager.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/16/sports/rose-return-to-reds-as-playing-manager.html</ref> Despite his .259 average for the season prior to joining the Reds, he hit .365 for the Reds in 26 games (with 35 hits and 11 RBIs), finishing with a .286 overall average—a 41-point improvement over the 1983 season. Furthermore, Rose managed the Reds to a 19–22 record for the remainder of the season. Though the role was once common, to date Rose is the last person to serve as a player-manager in MLB.

On September 11, 1985, Rose broke Cobb's all-time hits record with his 4,192nd hit, a single to left-center field off [[San Diego Padres]] pitcher [[Eric Show]].<ref name="NYT-record">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/12/sports/sports-of-the-times-baseball-s-boutonniere.html |last=Anderson |first=Dave |date=September 12, 1985 |work=The New York Times |title=Sports of the Times; Baseball's Boutonniere |page=D31 |access-date=October 2, 2024 }} {{subscription required}}</ref> According to MLB.com, MLB continues to recognize Cobb's final hit total as 4,191, though independent research has revealed two of Cobb's hits were counted twice.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.curledup.com/2005espn.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121080412/http://www.curledup.com/2005espn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |title=The 2005 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – book review |work=curledup.com |access-date=June 9, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/31/sports/baseball/31records.html | work=The New York Times | title=Numbers Are Cast in Bronze, but Are Not Set in Stone | first=Alan | last=Schwarz | date=July 31, 2005 | access-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref> It has been suggested because of this, that Rose actually broke Cobb's record against the Cubs' [[Reggie Patterson]] with a single in the first inning of a Reds' 5–5 called game against Chicago on September 8. [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Wide World of Sports (U.S. TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]'' named Rose its Athlete of the Year after Rose broke Cobb's record. Rose accumulated a total of 4,256 hits before his final career at-bat, a strikeout against San Diego's [[Goose Gossage]] on August 17, 1986.

In 2010, ''[[Deadspin]]'' reported Rose used [[corked bat]]s during his 1985 pursuit of Cobb's record. Two sports memorabilia collectors who owned Rose's game-used bats from that season had the bats [[x-rayed]] and found the telltale signs of corking.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Petchesky|first1=Barry|title=This Is Pete Rose's Corked Bat|url=http://deadspin.com/5555714/this-is-pete-roses-corked-bat|access-date=June 16, 2016|work=[[Deadspin]]|publisher=[[Gawker Media]]|date=June 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616052145/http://deadspin.com/5555714/this-is-pete-roses-corked-bat|archive-date=June 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Littmann|first1=Chris|title=Corked Bats Reportedly Belonging to Pete Rose Come to Light|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2010/6/8/1647180/corked-bats-reportedly-belonging|access-date=June 16, 2016|work=[[SBNation]]|date=June 8, 2010}}</ref> Rose had previously denied using corked bats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pete Rose interview|url=http://reds.enquirer.com/2004/01/13/red2qa.html|access-date=June 16, 2016|work=[[Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=January 13, 2004}}{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In a report for ''ESPN: The Magazine'', it was noted that Rose had associated with Tommy Gioiosa, the manager of a [[Gold's Gym]] in suburban Cincinnati that sold [[anabolic steroid]]s in the late 1980s. Gioiosa had first met and befriended Rose in 1978 during spring training, becoming a companion and runner to Rose over the next six years before bringing Rose to his gym in 1984.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/stark_jayson/1236287.html| title = ESPN.com: MLB – Stark: Another ghost haunts Rose}}</ref> Rose reportedly had thought about taking a shot to help his bat speed near the end of his career, but told Gioiosa that it was "too late to try something new". Attempts to tell Rose about dealing in the gym fell on deaf ears. Gioiosa was later noted as the one individual Rose made bets with, along with later being convicted of [[conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]] to sell {{convert|110|lbs}} of [[cocaine]] alongside filing a false tax return that included claiming a winning gambling ticket that had actually been Rose's.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=steroids&num=2| title = ESPN.com – E-Ticket: Who Knew?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2001/09/peter-rose-200109|title=A Darker Shade of Rose|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=June 20, 2011}}</ref>

===Retirement as a player===
On November 11, 1986, Rose was dropped from the Reds' forty-man roster to make room for pitcher [[Pat Pacillo]], and he unofficially retired as a player. Rose finished his career with a number of MLB and NL records that have lasted for many years. Rose, always proud of his ability to hit .300 or better in fifteen of his twenty-four playing seasons, had a lifetime .303 batting average.<ref>{{cite web|website=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/397/pete-rose|title=Pete Rose Stats|access-date=March 16, 2014}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
===Cincinnati Reds (1984–1989)===
After retiring as a player, Rose remained with the Reds as manager until August 24, 1989. With a career record of 426–388 as a manager, Rose ranks fifth in Reds history for managerial wins.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cincinnati Reds|url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/history/managers.jsp|access-date=March 16, 2014|archive-date=March 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316215311/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/history/managers.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref> During his four full seasons at the helm (1985–1988), the Reds posted four second-place finishes in the NL West division.

===Suspensions as a manager===
====Thirty-day suspension====
On April 30, 1988, during a home game against the New York Mets, with two out in the top of the ninth inning, [[Mookie Wilson]] hit what looked like a routine ground ball to [[shortstop]] [[Barry Larkin]], but the throw to first base was wide and pulled first baseman [[Nick Esasky]]'s foot off the bag. [[Umpire (baseball)|Umpire]] [[Dave Pallone]] did not immediately make the safe call and Esasky waited for the call instead of making a play at the plate, allowing Howard Johnson to score all the way from second base with what would turn out to be the game-winning run.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN198804300.shtml |title=New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 5|website=Baseball-Reference.com|location=Riverfront Stadium |date=April 30, 1988}}</ref> Rose, visibly angry and animated, vehemently argued the call. Within seconds, the dispute escalated to the point where Rose forcefully pushed the umpire twice with his shoulder and forearm, knocking Pallone several feet backward. Pallone promptly [[ejection (sports)|ejected]] Rose, as touching an umpire is grounds for immediate ejection.<ref>{{cite web |title=MLB UMPIRE MANUAL |url=https://baseballrulesacademy.com/mlb-umpire-manual/ |website=Baseball Rules Academy |access-date=August 12, 2021 |page=2 |date=March 20, 2020 |quote=Physical contact with an umpire is a ground for ejection.}}</ref> Rose had to be forcibly restrained by his coaches as he came back at Pallone, claiming Pallone had initiated the physical contact. He can be seen in the footage of the incident pointing to his cheek, attempting to explain to umpire [[Eric Gregg]] that Pallone had poked him in the face. In his book, Pallone wrote an entire chapter on the incident and denied touching Rose, writing that NL personnel who investigated the incident later agreed with him.

In the time it took to remove Rose, Cincinnati fans began showering the field with objects that included radios and cigarette lighters. Even though the inning was not over, all of the players retreated to the dugouts. Reds' owner [[Marge Schott]] posted a message onto the electronic billboard, asking fans to stop throwing objects onto the field. After a fifteen-minute suspension of play, Pallone left the field and the game was completed with the remaining three umpires. NL president [[A. Bartlett Giamatti]] suspended Rose for thirty days, which as of {{year}} remains the longest suspension levied against a manager for an on-field incident. He also fined Rose "a substantial amount" which was not disclosed. Giamatti said, "Such incidents are not business as usual and will not be allowed to become so."

Giamatti also summoned [[Marty Brennaman]] and [[Joe Nuxhall]], the Reds' on-air radio announcers, to his office in New York City and chastised them for inciting the fan response with "inflammatory and completely irresponsible remarks". Giamatti told Brennaman and Nuxhall, "There is no excuse for encouraging a situation where the physical safety and well-being of any individual is put significantly at risk. Nothing justifies such unprofessional behavior."<ref>{{cite news|last = Chass| first = Murray |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/03/sports/pete-rose-is-suspended-30-days.html|title=Pete Rose Is Suspended 30 Days|access-date=May 15, 2015 | work=The New York Times | date=May 3, 1988}}</ref>

==Permanent ineligibility==
===Investigation===
{{Main|Dowd Report}}
Amid reports that he had bet on baseball, Rose was informally questioned in February 1989 by Giamatti and [[Commissioner of Baseball]] [[Peter Ueberroth]]. With his lawyer present, Rose stated that he had bet on [[gridiron football|football]], basketball and [[horseracing]], but vehemently denied the allegations of betting on baseball.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2020/09/08/mlb-commissioner-fay-vincent-doesnt-watch-baseball-anymore/5683053002/|title=Ex-MLB commissioner Fay Vincent won't watch baseball in 2020, says game has to change|first=Bill|last=Dow|website=Detroit Free Press}}</ref> By this time, MLB owners had elected Giamatti to succeed Ueberroth, and the outgoing Commissioner decided to defer the matter to his successor. In the meantime, ''Sports Illustrated'' gave the public their first detailed report of the allegations that Rose had placed bets on baseball games on March 21, 1989,<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/01/05/rose.chronology/|title=Pete Rose Chronology|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040501195132/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/01/05/rose.chronology/|archive-date=May 1, 2004}}</ref> in the cover story of the issue dated April 3, 1989.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Rose's Grim Vigil|date=April 3, 1989|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/04/03/roses-grim-vigil-as-gambling-charges-and-the-media-engulfed-him-pete-rose-awaited-his-fate|last=Neff|first=Craig|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> Giamatti assumed office as the seventh Commissioner of Baseball on April 1. Three days later, lawyer [[John M. Dowd]] was retained to investigate the charges against Rose.

Dowd interviewed many of Rose's associates, including alleged [[bookmaker]]s and bet runners. He delivered a summary of his findings to the Commissioner in May. In it, Dowd documented Rose's alleged gambling activities in 1985 and 1986 and compiled a day-by-day account of his alleged betting on baseball games in 1987. The ''Dowd Report'' documented alleged bets on fifty-two Reds games in 1987, citing Rose wagered a minimum of $10,000 a day; whereas others allegedly involved in the activities claim that number was actually $2,000 a day.

Although the ''Dowd Report'' states that "no evidence was discovered that Rose bet against the Reds", Dowd himself stated in a December 2002 interview that he believed Rose probably bet against the Reds while managing them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/1212/1475769.html |title=ESPN: Dowd: Rose 'probably' bet against Reds while manager |work=ESPN |access-date=June 16, 2010 }}</ref> Those critical of Rose's behavior, including Ohio's own Hall of Fame baseball reporter, [[Hal McCoy]], have observed that "the major problem with Rose betting on baseball, particularly the Reds, is that as manager he could control games, make decisions that could enhance his chances of winning his bets, thus jeopardizing the integrity of the game."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sullivan|first1=Tim|title=Pete Rose Should Be In The Hall Of Fame|url=http://www.sportsgamblingwebsites.com/pete-rose-should-be-in-the-hall-of-fame/|access-date=July 16, 2014}}</ref> The MLB rule that Rose violated prohibits ''any'' bet on a game the bettor is involved in, making no distinction between betting for or against one's team. The rule is: "Rule 21 Misconduct, (d) Betting on Ball Games, Any player, umpire, or club, or league official, or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform shall be declared permanently ineligible."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://verifiable-truth.blogspot.com/2007/10/mlbs-rule-21-misconduct-gambling.html|title=MLB's Rule 21: Misconduct; gambling prohibitions |publisher=The Verifiable Truth |date=October 16, 2007 |access-date= August 13, 2018}}</ref>

Rose continued to deny all of the accusations against him and refused to appear at a hearing with Giamatti on the matter. He filed a lawsuit in the [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] [[Ohio Courts of Common Pleas|Court of Common Pleas]], the state trial court covering Cincinnati, alleging that the Commissioner had prejudged the case and could not provide a fair hearing. The Court of Common Pleas issued a temporary [[restraining order]] to delay the hearing, but Giamatti sought to [[removal jurisdiction|remove]] the case to the federal [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio]]. The Southern District of Ohio granted Giamatti's removal petition. The parties thereafter entered [[legal settlement|settlement]] negotiations.

===Aftermath===
On August 24, 1989, Rose voluntarily accepted a permanent place on baseball's ineligible list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seanlahman.com/files/rose/agreement.html |title=Rose/Giamatti Agreement |publisher=seanlahman.com |access-date=June 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630114625/http://seanlahman.com/files/rose/agreement.html |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He accepted that there was a factual reason for the ban. In return, MLB agreed to make no formal finding with regard to the gambling allegations. According to baseball's rules, Rose could apply for reinstatement in one year but Giamatti said, "There is absolutely no deal for reinstatement. That is exactly what we did not agree to in terms of a fixed number of years."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-24-mn-1531-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Pete Rose Banned for Life : Giamatti Says He Bet on Games; Appeal Possible in Year |date=August 24, 1989}}</ref> Rose, with a 412–373 record, was replaced as Reds manager by [[Tommy Helms]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-08-25-8902270760-story.html |title='Sad' End For Cincinnati Kid Reds Start Over With Helms As Interim Manager Б─⌠ Sun Sentinel |publisher=Sun-Sentinel |date=August 25, 1989 |access-date=August 2, 2022}}</ref>

Giamatti died of a heart attack on September 1, 1989, eight days after announcing Rose's suspension.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/02/obituaries/giamatti-scholar-and-baseball-chief-dies-at-51.html|title=Obituary: Giamatti, Scholar and Baseball Chief, Dies at 51|last=McFadden|first=Robert D.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 2, 1989|access-date=June 18, 2017}}</ref>

====National Baseball Hall of Fame Eligibility====
On February 4, 1991, the Hall of Fame voted formally to exclude individuals on the permanently ineligible list from being inducted by way of the [[Baseball Writers' Association of America]] (BBWAA) vote. A longstanding unwritten rule already barred permanently ineligible players from enshrinement. At the beginning of the [[2024 Major League Baseball season|2024 season]], Rose, [[Tucupita Marcano]] (banned in 2024 for betting on his own team's games) and [[Roberto Alomar]] (banned in 2021 for sexual misconduct towards a female [[Toronto Blue Jays]] staffer) were the only living former players on the ineligible list (although former executive Chris Correa is also on the list for other infractions); Alomar was enshrined several years before his banishment, and his plaque remains in the hall. Players who were not selected by the BBWAA could be considered by the [[Veterans Committee]] in the first year after they would have lost their place on the Baseball Writers' ballot. Under the Hall's rules at the time, players could appear on the ballot for only fifteen years, beginning five years after they retired. Had he not been banned from baseball, Rose's name could have been on the writers' ballot beginning in 1992 and ending in 2006.<ref name=status>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4358260|title=Sources: Pete Rose's status the same, despite report |date=July 27, 2009 |work=ESPN|access-date=June 16, 2010}}</ref> Rose would have been eligible for consideration by the Veterans Committee in 2007, but did not appear on the ballot.<ref name=status/> In 2008, the Veterans Committee barred players and managers on the ineligible list from consideration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://baseballhall.org/hall-famers/rules-election/vet-committee-players |title=Vet Committee&nbsp;– Players |publisher=Baseball Hall of Fame |access-date=June 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530074548/http://baseballhall.org/hall-famers/rules-election/vet-committee-players |archive-date=May 30, 2010}}</ref> Eight years later, Rose petitioned the Hall of Fame to permit his name to be submitted for induction, saying that he had not expected to be prevented from consideration when agreeing to the lifetime ban.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shaikin|first1=Bill|title=Pete Rose asks Hall of Fame to let him stand for election|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-pete-rose-hall-of-fame-20160928-snap-story.html|access-date=October 1, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 28, 2016}}</ref>

Although he remains ineligible for the Hall of Fame, artifacts from Rose's career are on display inside the Hall's museum, located on the floor above the plaque gallery.<ref>[https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/hall-of-fame-pete-rose-barry-bonds-alex-rodriguez-mike-trout-kyle-schwarber/8wjstb2wxnpi1tigme511xffw Pete Rose already in the Hall of Fame, just not a Hall of Famer]. Spector, Jesse. ''The Sporting News''. July 24, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2024.</ref> Rose was also inducted into the [[Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/162253924/pete-rose-joining-reds-hall-of-fame-in-2016/|title=Rose elated over election to Reds Hall of Fame|last=Sheldon|first=Mark|work=MLB.com|date=January 19, 2016|access-date=August 6, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807022321/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/162253924/pete-rose-joining-reds-hall-of-fame-in-2016/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Reinstatement efforts====
In 1992, Rose applied for reinstatement. [[Fay Vincent]], who as deputy commissioner had played a key role in negotiating the agreement banning Rose before becoming Commissioner after Giamatti's death, never acted on Rose's application. In September 1998, Rose applied for reinstatement with Vincent's successor [[Bud Selig]], but Selig also never acted on it.

In public comments, Selig said he saw no reason to reconsider Rose's punishment. In March 2003, he acknowledged that he was considering Rose's application, leading to speculation that Rose's return might be imminent.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/2003/0313/1523010.html |title=Selig will not put timetable on making decision |publisher=ESPN |access-date=June 9, 2010}}</ref> Ultimately, Selig took no action.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.wcpo.com/sports/bud-selig-baseball-commissioner-says-he-will-retire-in-january-2015 | title=Bud Selig: Baseball commissioner says he will retire in January 2015 | agency=[[Associated Press]] | work=[[WCPO-TV|WCPO]].com | date=September 26, 2013 | access-date=June 27, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113257/http://www.wcpo.com/sports/bud-selig-baseball-commissioner-says-he-will-retire-in-january-2015 | archive-date=September 3, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Representatives for Rose applied in 2015 for reinstatement with Selig's successor, [[Rob Manfred]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/rob-manfred-will-consider-pete-rose-s-request-for-reinstatement-164521145.html | title=Rob Manfred will consider Pete Rose's request for reinstatement | work=[[Yahoo! Sports]] | date=March 16, 2015 | access-date=March 17, 2015 | author=Cwik, Chris}}</ref> On December 15 of that year, Manfred rejected the request. Manfred stated that Rose had not been forthcoming about his gambling and that Rose (who by this time was living in [[Las Vegas]]) was still betting on baseball. Although Rose was placing legal bets by this time, MLB had long barred players, managers and coaches from ''any'' form of gambling on baseball, legal or otherwise. He also felt that Rose did not have "a mature understanding of his wrongful conduct" and the damage it had done to the game. For these reasons, Manfred concluded that allowing him back in the game would be an "unacceptable risk".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/14365554/pete-rose-remains-banned-major-league-baseball-per-commissioner-rob-manfred-decision | title=Pete Rose's ban from baseball remains in place | work=[[ESPN]].com | date=December 15, 2015 | access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref>

In 2020, Rose, along with his lawyers, once again applied for reinstatement in the wake of the [[Houston Astros sign stealing scandal]]. In his petition, he stated that his gambling did not affect the outcome of games, whereas other players who used steroids or used electronic signs to steal catchers' signals, did affect games, yet were not banned. He also sent a petition to the Hall of Fame's board of directors, asking them to repeal their 1991 ban on players on the ineligible list. Neither Manfred nor the Hall of Fame's directors responded to this petition.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/pete-rose-reinstatement-application-1.5452756 | title=Pete Rose applies for reinstatement, citing no punishment for Astros players for sign stealing | work=CBC.ca | date=February 5, 2020 | access-date=February 5, 2020}}</ref>

In 2022, Rose again applied for reinstatement. In a letter to Manfred, he stated that he "still think[s] every day about what it would mean to be considered for the Hall of Fame".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weinstein |first=Arthur |date=November 11, 2022 |title=MLB world reacts to Pete Rose's plea for Hall of Fame |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/mlb-world-reacts-to-pete-rose-s-plea-for-hall-of-fame/ar-AA141dat |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=MSN |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=David |date=November 12, 2022 |title=Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose trying for reinstatement once more |url=https://calltothepen.com/2022/11/12/cincinnati-reds-legend-pete-rose-trying-reinstatement/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Call to the Pen |language=en-US}}</ref> Manfred quickly rejected the request, and stated that any Hall of Fame discussions would be deferred to the Veteran's Committee.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Chavkin |first=Daniel |date=November 18, 2022 |title=Rob Manfred Responds to Pete Rose's Latest Hall of Fame Plea |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/11/18/pete-rose-hall-of-fame-letter-rob-manfred-response-eligibility-cooperstown |access-date= March 26, 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-US}}</ref>

When asked in March 2023 about whether or not MLB's emerging partnerships with sportsbooks would have an effect on Rose's ban, Manfred quickly shot down speculation about possible reinstatement, and later affirmed his stance when further asked about it at that season's [[2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Dave |date=March 30, 2023 |title=MLB's Rob Manfred on Pete Rose: 'If you bet on baseball, you should be banned for life' |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/2023/03/29/rob-manfred-mlb-commissioner-says-pete-rose-still-deserves-lifetime-ban-for-betting-on-baseball/70061914007/ |access-date= March 26, 2024 |website=Cincinnati Enquirer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blum |first=Ronald |date=July 11, 2023 |title=Manfred has no intention of altering Pete Rose's lifetime ban from baseball |url=https://apnews.com/article/pete-rose-manfred-lifetime-ban-gambling-hall-7a5b5e950a8861ce5a9b0516d33ed1b1 |access-date= March 26, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Post-baseball life==

===Tax evasion===
On April 20, 1990, Rose entered a plea of guilty to two charges of filing false [[income tax]] returns not showing income he received from selling [[autograph]]s and memorabilia and from horseracing winnings. On July 19, he was sentenced to five months in the [[minimum security]] prison camp at the [[United States Penitentiary, Marion|United States Penitentiary]] in [[Marion, Illinois]], and fined $50,000.<ref name="EnquirerTimeline">{{cite web |url=http://reds.enquirer.com/2004/01/06/red1timeline.html |title=Pete Rose timeline |publisher=reds.enquirer.com |access-date=June 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122151733/http://reds.enquirer.com/2004/01/06/red1timeline.html |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rose was released on January 7, 1991, after having paid $366,041 in back taxes and interest and was required to perform 1,000 hours of [[community service]].<ref name="ESPN_PrisonRelease">{{cite web |last = Schwartz | first = Larry|url=https://assets.espn.go.com/classic/s/moment0107rosereleased.html |title=ESPN Classic&nbsp;– Rose released from Marion Federal Prison |work=ESPN |access-date=June 16, 2010 }}</ref><ref>Peter Edward Rose, inmate # 01832-061, [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]], U.S Dep't of Justice, at [http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Peter&Middle=&LastName=Rose&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=99&y=8] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119030417/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Peter&Middle=&LastName=Rose&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=99&y=8|date=January 19, 2012}}</ref>

===MLB All-Century Team===
[[File:PETE ROSE.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Rose in 1995]]
In 1999, Rose was selected as an outfielder on the [[Major League Baseball All-Century Team]]. To select the team, a panel of experts first compiled a list of the 100 greatest players from the past century. Fans then voted on the players using paper and online ballots.

An exception was made to Rose's ban to allow him to participate in the pre-game introduction of the All-Century team before Game Two of the [[1999 World Series]] between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees. Despite never having been a member of the Braves, Rose received the loudest ovation of the All-Century team members from the crowd at [[Turner Field]] in [[Atlanta]], Georgia.

After the ceremony on live television, [[NBC]]'s [[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]] repeatedly asked Rose if he was ready to admit to betting on baseball and apologize.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/scorecard/08/05/interviews/|title=Top 10 Most Embarrassing TV/Radio Interview Moments|publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=August 6, 2004|access-date=May 22, 2010|archive-date=November 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116195625/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/scorecard/08/05/interviews/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armchairqb.com/nbc_rose.html|title=No Gray Area Here|publisher=armchairqb.com|access-date=May 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121111810/http://www.armchairqb.com/nbc_rose.html|archive-date=November 21, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q1excEhov4YC&q=pete+rose+transcript+jim+gray&pg=PA20|title=Sports media: planning, production, and reporting|author=Brad Schultz | isbn=978-0-240-80731-7 | year=2005 | publisher=Elsevier}}</ref> Many people were outraged over Gray's aggressive questioning, feeling that it detracted from the ceremony. In protest, Yankees outfielder [[Chad Curtis]] refused to speak with Gray after his game-winning home run in Game Three. Earlier that season, Rose had been ranked at number 25 on ''[[The Sporting News]]''{{'}} list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.

In 2002, Rose appeared during the [[2002 World Series]] in a [[Mastercard]]-sponsored event recalling "Baseball's Most Memorable Moments". Fans voted Rose's record-breaking hit over Ty Cobb as the sixth most memorable moment in baseball history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Pete-Rose-Wins-the-Biggest-Cheers-10522524.php|title=Pete Rose Wins the Biggest Cheers|last=Blum|first=Ronald|date=October 24, 2002|website=The Edwardsville Intelligencer|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026183039/https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Pete-Rose-Wins-the-Biggest-Cheers-10522524.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

While allowing him to participate in the All-Century Team, and a September 2010 celebration at [[Great American Ball Park]] of the 25th anniversary of his 4,192nd hit,<ref name="kennedy20140310">{{cite magazine | url=http://sportsillustrated.com/mlb/news/20140305/pete-rose-book-excerpt/#all | title=A quarter century later, there are no easy answers to the Pete Problem | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=March 10, 2014 | access-date=March 9, 2014 | author=Kennedy, Kostya | pages=46–53}}</ref> MLB has refused to allow Rose to participate in other events in Cincinnati, such as the 25th anniversary reunion of the Big Red Machine, the closing of [[Cinergy Field]] and the opening of Great American Ball Park, as well as the closing of [[Veterans Stadium]] in Philadelphia and 1980 Phillies anniversary celebrations. The year before his retirement in 2015, Selig stated that Rose could participate in the festivities for the [[2015 MLB All-Star Game]], which was held in Cincinnati (within subjective guidelines), and Rose took the field alongside Reds teammates prior to the game.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/07/15/bud-selig-reds-include-pete-rose-2015-all-star-game-cincinnati|title=Selig: Reds can include Pete Rose in 2015 All-Star festivities|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> In 2016, Rose had his jersey retired by the Reds, which had to be approved by MLB.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/16537784/pete-rose-no-14-retired-cincinnati-reds|title=Pete Rose's No. 14 retired by Reds|work=ESPN|date=June 26, 2016|accessdate=October 1, 2024}}</ref>

===Sports gambling admission===
In his autobiography ''[[My Prison Without Bars]]'', published by [[Rodale, Inc.]] on January 8, 2004, Rose admitted publicly to betting on baseball games and other sports while playing for and managing the Reds. He also admitted to betting on Reds games, but said he never bet against the team. Rose repeated his admissions in an interview on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] news program ''[[Primetime (U.S. TV program)|Primetime Thursday]]''. In the book he stated that he hoped his admissions would help end his ban from baseball so he could reapply for reinstatement. Later in 2004, ESPN broadcast the television film ''[[Hustle (2004 film)|Hustle]]'', starring [[Tom Sizemore]] and directed by [[Peter Bogdanovich]], which was primarily based on the ''Dowd Report''.

In March 2007, during an interview on ''The [[Dan Patrick (sportscaster)|Dan Patrick]] Show'' on [[ESPN Radio]], Rose said, "I bet on my team every night. I didn't bet on my team four nights a week. I bet on my team to win every night because I loved my team, I believed in my team&nbsp;... I did everything in my power every night to win that game."<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/14/AR2007031402068.html Pete Rose: 'I Bet on My Team Every Night']. The Associated Press (March 14, 2007). Retrieved on May 14, 2012.</ref>

Dowd disputed Rose's contention he bet on the Reds every night, asserting Rose did not bet on his team when [[Mario Soto (baseball)|Mario Soto]] or [[Bill Gullickson]] pitched.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-03-15-rose-dowd_N.htm |title=Dowd: Some nights, Rose didn't bet on Reds|work=USA Today |access-date=August 10, 2012 |first=John |last=Erardi |date=March 18, 2007}}</ref> A notebook detailing Rose's daily betting activity shows Rose placed bets on five of the six games Soto started in 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seanlahman.com/files/rose/exhibits/EXHIBIT_012.pdf |title=Dowd Report, Exhibit 12: Paul Janszen Betting Notebook |access-date=August 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619082532/http://seanlahman.com/files/rose/exhibits/EXHIBIT_012.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The lone exception was April 26, 1987, when Rose allegedly placed bets on [[ice hockey|hockey]] and basketball games but no baseball games. There were also four games Rose did not bet on the Reds in which Gullickson started.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/16/sports/baseball/16chass.html |title=Truth Is Revealed in Bets Rose Didn't Make|work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 29, 2020|first=Murray |last=Chass |date=March 16, 2007}}</ref>

The criticism of Rose did not diminish after this admission—some Rose supporters were outraged he would reverse fifteen years of denial as part of a book publicity tour. In addition, the timing was called into question; by making his admission just two days after the Hall of Fame announced its class of 2004 inductees, Rose appeared to be linking himself publicly to the Hall.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

Even after his 2004 admission of gambling, Rose had described his violation of MLB rules with what journalist [[Kostya Kennedy]] described as "a kind of swagger, that familiar screw-you defiance". On September 11, 2010, at a [[roast (comedy)|roast]] of Rose held at [[Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg]] in [[Indiana]] on the 25th anniversary of his 4,192nd hit and attended by many teammates, Rose wept while acknowledging he had "disrespected baseball". He apologized to Pérez and other members of the Big Red Machine, stating, "I guarantee everyone in this room I will never disrespect you again. I love the fans, I love the game of baseball, and I love Cincinnati baseball". His words and crying surprised those present; a ''[[Cincinnati Enquirer]]'' reporter said, "It felt completely unscripted, completely sincere and very powerful. I had covered Rose for more than 25 years and hadn't ever heard him like that."{{r|kennedy20140310}}

In June 2015, [[ESPN]] concluded its own investigation of Rose and determined that he had bet on baseball while still a player–manager. The results of the investigation were made public, revealing the records of bets made by Rose. Federal authorities had seized the records from one of Rose's associates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/13114874/notebook-obtained-lines-shows-pete-rose-bet-baseball-player-1986|title=Entries in long-hidden notebook show Pete Rose bet on baseball as player|first1=William|last1=Weinbaum|first2=T.J.|last2=Quinn|work=ESPN|date=June 22, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2015}}</ref>

===WWE===
[[File:Pete Rose 2008.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Rose in 2008]]
Between 1998 and 2000, Rose appeared at [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]'s (now WWE) annual [[WrestleMania]] [[pay-per-view]] event, in what became a [[running gag]]. At [[WrestleMania XIV]] he served as "guest [[ring announcer]]" prior to a match between [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] and [[the Undertaker]]. Rose took to the ring and started to taunt the [[Boston]] crowd about the Reds beating the Red Sox in the 1975 World Series, before he took a [[Tombstone piledriver|Tombstone Piledriver]] from Kane (also nicknamed "The Big Red Machine"). Even though portrayed as a villain, Kane's Tombstone of Rose was cheered by the crowd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/14/celebrities |title=WrestleMania XIV Celebrities |access-date=May 2, 2012 |publisher=WWE}}</ref> For the next year's [[WrestleMania XV]], Rose was portrayed as seeking revenge. To do so, he dressed as [[the San Diego Chicken]] and "attacked" Kane before his scheduled match, only to take another Tombstone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/15/celebrities |title=WrestleMania XV Celebrities |access-date=May 2, 2012 |publisher=WWE}}</ref> He returned for a third time the following year, at [[WrestleMania 2000]], but again was thwarted by Kane, as well as [[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]], his tag team partner that night.

In addition to these three appearances, Rose appeared in a [[Halloween]]-themed commercial for WWE's [[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] event in 2002 and was [[chokeslam]]med by Kane. In 2004, Rose was inducted into the "Celebrity Wing" of the [[WWE Hall of Fame]] [[WWE Hall of Fame (2004)|class of 2004]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/peterose/bio/ |title=WWE Hall of Fame Bio |access-date=September 28, 2007 |publisher=WWE |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070716005225/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/peterose/bio/ |archive-date = July 16, 2007}}</ref> He was the first celebrity to go into the Hall, and was inducted at a ceremony prior to [[WrestleMania XX]] by Kane.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/20/celebrities |title=WrestleMania XX Celebrities |access-date=May 2, 2012 |publisher=WWE}}</ref>

On March 22, 2010, Rose was the guest host on ''[[WWE Raw]]'', which was the last episode of ''Raw'' before [[WrestleMania XXVI]]. As his first order of business, he set up a match between [[Shawn Michaels]] and Kane, which Michaels won. Later that night, Kane attacked Rose offscreen.

Rose was briefly mentioned on WWE television again on August 27, 2012. In an anger management segment, Kane stated, "For reasons never quite explained, I have an unhealthy obsession with torturing Pete Rose." Rose was later interviewed on WWE.com about his experiences with Kane's anger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-09-10/pete-rose-exclusive-interview-26051776/page-2|title=Pete Rose steps to the plate to discuss Kane's anger issues|date=September 14, 2012|last=Styles|first=Joey|access-date=December 4, 2012|publisher=WWE}}</ref>

===Brief managing stint===
On June 16, 2014, Rose returned to managing a professional baseball team for one game, serving as guest manager of the [[Bridgeport Bluefish]], a [[Connecticut]]-based team. Rose's cameo as a manager did not violate his lifetime ban, as the Bluefish played in the independent [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]], which is unaffiliated with Major League Baseball. Rose also coached first base and signed autographs for fans as the Bluefish defeated the [[Lancaster Barnstormers]], 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/hc-xpm-2014-06-16-hc-pete-rose-manages-bluefish-0617-20140616-story.html|title=Fans Flock To Bridgeport To See Pete Rose Manage Bluefish|date=June 16, 2014|last=Amore|first=Dom|access-date=March 2, 2021|publisher=courant.com}}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Fox Sports===
On April 16, 2015, it was announced that Rose had been hired by [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] to serve as a guest studio [[color analyst]] for MLB coverage on [[Fox Major League Baseball|Fox]] and [[Fox Sports 1]], appearing on the ''MLB on Fox'' pregame show as well as ''[[MLB Whiparound]]'', ''[[America's Pregame]]'' and ''[[Fox Sports Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/pete-rose-mlb-on-fox-to-join-baseball-analyst-pregame-show-fox-sports-one-ken-rosenthal-041815|title=Pete Rose, baseball's Hit King, to join FOX, FS1 as MLB analyst|last=Rosenthal|first=Ken|work=foxsports.com|date=April 16, 2015|access-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref> He made his Fox Sports 1 debut on May 11, 2015. He was let go in August 2017 when the details of his sexual relationship with a teenager in the 1970s was revealed after he attempted to sue John Dowd.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/.amp/media/2017/08/31/pete-rose-wont-return-fox-sports-sexual-misconduct-allegations|title=Pete Rose Reportedly Out at FOX Sports Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations| last=Deitch|first=Richard|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2022}}</ref>

===Autograph shows===
Rose became a fixture at baseball card and [[autograph show]]s. {{as of|2014|03}}, Rose earned more than $1,000,000 annually from many paid public appearances and autograph signings. These included appearances in [[Cooperstown, New York]], around the time of the Hall of Fame induction weekend each year. Although Rose did not stay at the [[The Otesaga Hotel|Otesaga Resort Hotel]] with other baseball people and could not attend the ceremonies, many fans gathered outside for his autograph.{{r|kennedy20140310}} He became known for signing baseballs with the phrase "I'm sorry I bet on baseball" and, if paid to, would sign anything, including his mugshot after being arrested for tax evasion and copies of the [[Dowd Report]]. He was known to spend over 20 hours a week greeting fans and signing autographs at casinos in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=In Memoriam: Pete Rose |url=https://sabr.org/latest/in-memoriam-pete-rose/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research}}</ref>

==Personal life==
===Relationships and children===
[[File:Pete Rose (53391167418).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Rose in 2023]]
Rose married Karolyn Englehardt on January 25, 1964. The couple had two children, daughter Fawn (born 1964) and son [[Pete Rose Jr.]] (born 1969). The marriage ended in divorce in 1980. In 1978, a paternity suit was filed naming Rose as the father of Morgan Erin Rubio. In a 1996 settlement of the lawsuit, Rose acknowledged that Rubio was his daughter.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140219073612/http://articles.philly.com/1996-11-24/news/25647120_1_mad-magazine-thrift-store-tv-spots Rose admits he is 18-year-old's father; Heard charged with stalking 'Homicide' actress]. ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''. November 24, 1996. Retrieved January 21, 2014.</ref>

Rose married his second wife, Carol J. Woliung, a former [[Playboy Bunny]] and [[Philadelphia Eagles]] cheerleader, in 1984. They had two children, son Tyler (born 1984) and daughter Cara (born 1989), who was born two days before Rose's banishment from MLB. Rose filed for divorce from Carol in March 2011, citing [[irreconcilable differences]], but his petition did not offer any additional details. Rose did not include a date for their separation. Documents in the filing said that Rose was looking to obtain all memorabilia and other possessions he had acquired before the marriage.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 5, 2011 |title=Pete Rose files for divorce |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=6182939 |access-date=May 6, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

While [[marital separation|separated]] from his second wife, Rose began a relationship with Kiana Kim, a ''[[Playboy]]'' model 40 years his junior. During a 2009 interview, Rose discussed this relationship, stating, "My girl has finally decided to try to shoot for ''Playboy'', and they were kind enough to give her an opportunity to come to Houston for an interview, and we're excited about that." A 2013 reality show called ''[[Pete Rose: Hits & Mrs.]]'' which followed the couple, and his two stepchildren Cassie and Ashton, premiered on [[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]] on January 14, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/tlc-launches-pete-rose-reality-show-article-1.1218434|title=TLC launches Pete Rose reality show focusing on baseball's all-time hits leader's impending marriage to much younger former Playboy Playmate|work=[[NY Daily News]]|author=Hinckley, David|date=December 12, 2012|location=New York}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/11/new-reality-series-pete-rose-hits-mrs-to-premiere-monday-january-14-on-tlc/161303/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221083813/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/11/new-reality-series-pete-rose-hits-mrs-to-premiere-monday-january-14-on-tlc/161303/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 21, 2012|title=New Reality Series 'Pete Rose: Hits & Mrs.' premiered Monday, January 14 on TLC|work=TV by the Numbers|author=Bibel, Sarah|date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> Rose and Kim had been engaged since 2011 but never married. They appeared on a national [[Skechers]] commercial which aired during [[Super Bowl XLVIII]].

Two of Rose's children have lived public lives. Cara has worked as a television actress, appearing as a regular in the first season of the [[NBC]] soap opera ''[[Passions]]'' and playing a recurring role on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[Melrose Place]]''. She uses the stage name "Chea Courtney".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183895/ |title=Chea Courtney |publisher=IMDb |access-date=June 16, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = John | last = Kiesewetter | title = A Rose makes a name for herself: Pete's 12-year-old daughter Cara uses her role in 'Passions' to further her Hollywood ambitions | date = August 2, 2002 | url = http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/08/02/tem_a_rose_makes_name.html | work = [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] | access-date = August 22, 2013}}</ref> His son, Pete Jr., spent 16 years as a [[Minor league baseball|minor league]] player, advancing to the majors once for an 11-game stint with the Reds in 1997.

===Statutory rape allegation===
Rose filed a [[defamation]] suit against [[John M. Dowd]] in July 2016, after Dowd had alleged in a radio interview the previous summer that Rose committed [[statutory rape]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/16831410/pete-rose-files-defamation-lawsuit-john-dowd|title=Pete Rose files federal defamation lawsuit against John Dowd|work=ESPN|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> A motion filed in Dowd's defense contained a sworn statement from a woman who said that Rose had engaged in a sexual relationship with her in the 1970s, when she was a minor and he was in his mid-30s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20208447/woman-accuses-pete-rose-statutory-rape|title=Court document alleges that Pete Rose committed statutory rape in the 1970s|last=Weinbaum|first=William|work=ESPN|date=July 31, 2017|access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> Rose later acknowledged the relationship, defending himself by saying that he did not know the girl, between 14 and 15 years old at the time, was a minor under Ohio state laws and that he did not have sex with her outside the state.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pete Rose dismisses statutory rape questions at Phillies bash: 'It was 55 years ago, babe' |url=https://www.espn.in/mlb/story/_/id/34364479/pete-rose-dismisses-sexual-misconduct-questions-phillies-bash-was-55-years-ago-babe |website=[[ESPN]] |date=August 7, 2022 |access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref> In light of the allegation, the Phillies canceled his upcoming [[Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/phillies-cancel-pete-rose-ceremony-amid-allegations-20170802.html|title=Phillies cancel Pete Rose ceremony amid allegations|last=Gelb|first=Matt|website=Philly.com|date=August 2, 2017|access-date=August 3, 2017}}</ref> On December 15, 2017, a judge dismissed the suit when both parties reached an agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21777131/pete-rose-defamation-suit-john-dowd-dismissed-agreement-reached|title=Pete Rose's defamation suit against John Dowd dismissed|last=Weinbaum|first=William|website=ESPN|date=December 15, 2017|access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref>

===Death===
Rose died at his home in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], on September 30, 2024, at the age of 83, from [[hypertensive heart disease|hypertensive]] and [[atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Erin |last2=Horn |first2=Dan |title=Coroner reveals Pete Rose's cause of death |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2024/10/01/how-did-pete-rose-die-coroner-releases-cause-of-death/75472710007/ |website=[[Cincinnati.com]] |publisher=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |access-date=September 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rinehart |first1=Bill |last2=Weingartner |first2=Tana |date=September 30, 2024 |title=Pete Rose, Cincinnati 'Hit King,' dies |url=https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2024/09/30/pete-rose-mlb-hits-leader-obituary/2808469001/ |accessdate=September 30, 2024 |work=[[WVXU]]}}</ref> He had attended an autograph event in [[Franklin, Tennessee]], the day prior.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pete Rose, MLB all-time hits leader, dies at 83 |url=https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2024/09/30/pete-rose-mlb-hits-leader-obituary/2808469001/ |access-date=September 30, 2024 |publisher=Cincinnati.com |date=October 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Music City Sports Card, Collectibles & Autograph Show |url=https://musiccitycollectiblesshow.com/home |publisher=© 2024 Musiccitycollectiblesshow}}</ref>

==Records and achievements==
Aside from the numerous records he set and individual titles he won, Rose was also honored with the 1968 [[Hutch Award]], the 1969 [[Lou Gehrig Memorial Award]], and the 1976 [[Roberto Clemente Award]].<ref name="BaseRef1"/> Despite his status of permanent ineligibility for the Hall of Fame, Rose received 9.5% of the votes (17th place overall) in his first year on the ballot for the BBWAA. He continued to receive votes for the next two years but failed to achieve the minimum of 5% to keep him on the ballot. Rose was inducted into the [[Baseball Reliquary]]'s [[Baseball Reliquary#Shrine of the Eternals|Shrine of the Eternals]] in 2010.<ref name="BRSOTE Inductees">[http://www.baseballreliquary.org/awards/shrine-of-the-eternals/shrine-of-the-eternals-electees "Shrine of the Eternals – Inductees"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919092503/http://www.baseballreliquary.org/awards/shrine-of-the-eternals/shrine-of-the-eternals-electees |date=September 19, 2020 }}. Baseball Reliquary. Retrieved August 14, 2019.</ref>

Rose made the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|National League All-Star]] roster seventeen times.<ref name="BaseRef1"/> Only three National League players ([[Hank Aaron]], [[Willie Mays]], and [[Stan Musial]]) and five [[American League]] (AL) players (Mickey Mantle, [[Cal Ripken]], [[Ted Williams]], [[Rod Carew]], and [[Carl Yastrzemski]]) have more appearances. He was voted the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1973, but also finished in the top five vote-getters in 1968, 1969, 1975, and 1976. He led the league in batting average three times (1968, 1969, 1973), in plate appearances and hits seven times, in games played and doubles five times, in at-bats and runs scored four times, and in on-base percentage twice (1968, 1979).<ref name="BaseRef1"/>
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*Major League records:<ref name="BaseRef1">{{cite web |title=Pete Rose: Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosepe01.shtml#all_leaderboard |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref>
**Most career at-bats – 14,053
**Most career plate appearances – 15,890
**Most career hits – 4,256
**Most career singles – 3,215
**Most career times on base – 5,929
**Most career outs – 10,328
**Most career games played – 3,562
**Most career winning games played – 1,972{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Only player to play at least 500 games at five different [[baseball positions|positions]] – 1B (939), LF (671), 3B (634), 2B (628), RF (595){{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**[[List of Major League Baseball hit records|Most seasons of 200 or more hits]] – 10 (shared){{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Most consecutive seasons of 100 or more hits – 23{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Most consecutive seasons with 600 or more at-bats – 13 (1968–1980) (shared){{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Most seasons with 600 at-bats – 17{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Most seasons with 150 or more games played – 17{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Most seasons with 100 or more games played – 23{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
*National League records:
**Most years played – 24{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Most consecutive years played – 24{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Most career runs – 2,165{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Most career doubles – 746{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Most career games with 5 or more hits – 10{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Modern (post-1900) NL record for longest consecutive-game hitting streak NL – 44{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
**Modern record for most hitting streaks of 20 or more consecutive games – 7{{Cn|date=October 2024}}

Rose also accumulated 63 four-hit games in his MLB career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc//R/PX_rosep001.htm|title=Pete Rose Top Performances at Retrosheet|website=retrosheet.org|access-date= April 17, 2024}}</ref>

Rose retired in 1986 with the highest modern-day career fielding percentage for a right fielder at 99.14% and the highest National League modern-day career fielding percentage for a left fielder at 99.07%, behind only the AL's [[Joe Rudi]] and then-active players [[Gary Roenicke]] and [[Brian Downing]], who also primarily played in the AL.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/fielding_perc_rf_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Fielding % as RF (s.1908)|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/fielding_perc_lf_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Fielding % as LF (s.1908)|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref>

==Managerial record==
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! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason
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!Games!!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
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![[1984 Cincinnati Reds season|CIN]]||[[1984 MLB season|1984]]
||41||19||22|| {{winpct|19|22}} || 5th in NL West || – || – || – || 
|-
![[1985 Cincinnati Reds season|CIN]]||[[1985 MLB season|1985]]
||162||89||72|| {{winpct|89|72|1}} || 2nd in NL West || – || – || – ||
|-
![[1986 Cincinnati Reds season|CIN]]||[[1986 MLB season|1986]]
||162||86||76|| {{winpct|86|76}} || 2nd in NL West || – || – || – ||
|-
![[1987 Cincinnati Reds season|CIN]]||[[1987 MLB season|1987]]
||162||84||78|| {{winpct|84|78}} || 2nd in NL West || – || – || – || 
|-
!rowspan="3"|[[1988 Cincinnati Reds season|CIN]] || rowspan="3"| [[1988 MLB season|1988]]
||23||{{WinLossPct|11|12}}|| rowspan="3"| 2nd in NL West || rowspan="3"| – || rowspan="3"| – || rowspan="3"| – || rowspan="3"| 
|-
!colspan="4"|
|-
||111||{{WinLossPct|64|47}}
|-
![[1989 Cincinnati Reds season|CIN]]||[[1989 MLB season|1989]]
||125||59||66|| {{winpct|59|66}} || Permanently banned from baseball || – || – || – ||
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! colspan="2"|CIN total || 786 || 412 || 373 || {{winpct|412|373|1}} || || 0 || 0 || – ||
|-
! colspan="2"|Total<ref>{{cite web |title=Pete Rose |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/rosepe01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref> || 786 || 412 || 373 || {{winpct|412|373|1}}|| || 0 || 0 || – || 
|}

== In popular culture ==
In 1985, pop-artist [[Andy Warhol]] produced a limited edition [[Screen printing|screenprint]] in which Rose was the subject. The work was released in an edition of 50, with each work signed and numbered in pencil on lower right.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andy Warhol Pete Rose (F & S II.360B) About |url=https://andipaeditions.com/andy-warhol-pete-rose/ |access-date=November 30, 2023 |website=Andipa Editions}}</ref>

Rose was referenced in the lyrics of the song "[[Zanzibar (Billy Joel song)|Zanzibar]]" originally released by [[Billy Joel]] in 1978 on the 52nd Street album: "Rose, he knows he's such a credit to the game / But the Yankees grab the headlines every time." In later live performances instead of singing of Rose being "a credit to the game," Joel jokes that he will "never make the Hall of Fame," although he modified this to "Hall of Popularity" during a concert in Cincinnati.<ref>{{cite web|last=Varias|first=Chris|title='He knows he'll never make the Hall of Fame': Billy Joel changes Pete Rose lyrics at Reds stadium|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/09/11/billy-joel-cincinnati-2021-concert-review-great-american-ball-park/8279301002/|access-date=November 21, 2021|website=The Enquirer|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the sport of [[wakeboarding]], there is a trick named "Pete Rose", so named because riders attempting to learn it would "slide like Pete Rose" when crashing.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/blog/how-to/higher-learning-wakeboarding/2000/04/02/the-pete-rose/ | title=The Pete Rose &#124; Wakeboarding Mag | date=April 2, 2000 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[DHL Hometown Heroes]]
*[[Major League Baseball titles leaders]]
*[[Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball batting champions]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career at bat leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career plate appearance leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career games played leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career hit by pitch leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career singles leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball player-managers]]
*[[List of people banned from Major League Baseball]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |last1=Kennedy |first1=Kostya |title=Pete Rose: An American Dilemma |year=2014 |publisher=Sports Illustrated |isbn=978-1618930965}}
* {{Cite book |last=O'Brien |first=Keith |year=2024 |title=Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose and the Last Glory Days of Baseball |publisher=Pantheon Books |isbn=9780593317372}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://peterose.com/}}
* {{baseballstats|mlb=121454|espn=397|br=r/rosepe01|fangraphs=1011217|brm=rose--003pet|retro=/R/Prosep001}}
* {{Sabrbio|pete-rose}}

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