Pete Rose, was a American baseball player and manager, who set the major league record for career hits with (4256).
He was born by the name of Peter Edward Rose in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a switch hitter who played both infield and outfield. In 1963 he signed with the Cincinnati Reds and he became National League rookie of year. He stayed with the Reds until 1978 and then got traded to the Philadelphia Phillies (1979-1983).
He open the 1984 season with the Montreal Expos but late in the season was traded back to the Cincinnati Reds, where he finish his career as a player in 1986 but remain to manage the Reds until 1989.
His aggressive base running earn him the nickname “Charlie Hustle” for his speed. One of the thing Rose was known for was his head-first slides into bases. In 1973 he was named National League most valuable player (M.V.P.).
His energy on the field impressed his nationwide fans, who elected him to 17 All-Star teams, at five different position. Rose’s career landmark were his National League tying 44 game hitting streak in 1978 and surpassing TY Cobb’s record of 4191 career hits in 1985. Rose led the National League in batting average three times (1968, 1969, 1973) and he finish with a career batting average of .303. When he retired from play in 1986, he left the game ranking first in games played (3562), at bats (14,053), and base hits (4256).”
