Pete Rose
| Pete Rose | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rose in 2008 | |||
| Outfielder / Infielder / Manager | |||
| Born: April 14, 1941 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |||
| Died: September 30, 2024 (aged 83) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 8, 1963, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 17, 1986, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .303 | ||
| Hits | 4,256 | ||
| Home runs | 160 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,314 | ||
| Managerial record | 412–373 | ||
| Winning % | .525 | ||
| Teams | |||
As player
As manager | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
MLB records
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Peter Edward Rose Sr. (April 14, 1941 – September 30, 2024), also known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", was an American professional baseball player and manager.[1] He played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1986. He managed from 1984 to 1989.
Career
[change | change source]Rose played for the Cincinnati Reds from 1963 to 1978. He then played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1979 to 1983. Rose later played for the Montreal Expos in 1984. Rose returned to play for the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1986.
Rose had also managed the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1989. His career ended when he was accused of gambling while managing the Reds. As a result of an investigation that proved this, Rose was made illegible to be honored into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.[2]
Rose won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award and one Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award.[3]
Between 1998 and 2000, Rose appeared at World Wrestling Federation's (now WWE) annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event. He was a "guest ring announcer" before a match between Kane and the Undertaker. Rose took to the ring and began to make fun of the Boston crowd about the Reds beating the Red Sox in the 1975 World Series.[4]
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.[5]
In April 2015, it was announced that Rose had been hired by Fox Sports to serve as a guest studio color analyst for MLB coverage on Fox and Fox Sports 1.[6] He was let go in August 2017 when the details of his sexual relationship with a teenager in the 1970s was revealed.[7]
Personal life
[change | change source]Rose was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Rose was married to Karolyn Englehardt from 1964 to 1980. They had two children, including Pete Jr.. He had a daughter from an extramarital affair in the 1970s.[8] In 1984, he married Carol J. Woliung and they had two children. They divorced in 2011. Rose was engaged to model Kiana Kim from 2011 until his death.
Legal issues
[change | change source]On April 20, 1990, Rose pleaded guilty to two charges of filing income tax returns. On July 19, he was sentenced to five months in the medium security prison camp in Marion, Illinois. He was fined $50,000.[9] He was released on January 7, 1991.
In 2016, Rose was accused of statutory rape, after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a minor in the 1970s in a lawsuit.[10]
Death
[change | change source]Rose died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 30, 2024 from heart disease at the age of 83.[11] The day before, he travelled to Franklin, Tennessee for an autograph event.[12]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Pete Rose". Biography.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Sources: Pete Rose's status the same, despite report". ESPN. July 27, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ↑ "Pete Rose". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ↑ "WrestleMania XIV Celebrities". WWE. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ Amore, Dom (June 16, 2014). "Fans Flock To Bridgeport To See Pete Rose Manage Bluefish". courant.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Rosenthal, Ken (April 16, 2015). "Pete Rose, baseball's Hit King, to join FOX, FS1 as MLB analyst". foxsports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ↑ Deitch, Richard (August 31, 2017). "Pete Rose Reportedly Out at FOX Sports Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Pete Rose". Web Cite. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Pete Rose files federal defamation lawsuit against John Dowd". ESPN. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ Rinehart, Bill; Weingartner, Tana (September 30, 2024). "Pete Rose, Cincinnati 'Hit King,' dies". WVXU. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Pete Rose, MLB all-time hits leader, dies at 83". Cincinnati.com. September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
Other websites
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- Official website
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Dave Palone & Pete Rose, April 30, 1988 on YouTube
- Pete Rose on IMDb
- Pete Rose on WWE.com
