Former Cincinnati manager Pete Rose, who held the Major League Baseball (MLB) record for the most hits in his career, but was permanently expelled from MLB for betting on the team he was leading during his time as manager, passed away on the 1st at the age of 83.
Local American media, including MLB.com and ESPN, reported, “The ‘great player’ who performed unrivaledly well but at the same time tarnished his reputation with an indelible crime has passed away.”
As the local media assessed, Rose lived a life filled with glory and shame. Rose, who is from Cincinnati and played for Cincinnati and Philadelphia for 24 seasons from 1963 to 1986, played in 3,562 games and recorded a batting average of 0.303, 160 home runs, 1,314 RBIs, and 198 stolen bases. As a switch hitter, he appeared in the most games in MLB history and hit 4,256 hits, the most. He also holds the records for the most at-bats (15,890) and the most at-bats (14,053) in MLB history.
Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle,” he was loved by many fans for his self-sparing play. He often said, “If I could play baseball, I would carry a barrel of oil and jump into the fire of hell.” The scene in which he knocked out the opposing catcher while rushing home in the 1970 All-Star Game, a friendly game, remains in the minds of many fans.
He won the batting title three times and was selected as an All-Star 17 times. Upon his debut in 1963, he was named National League Rookie of the Year, and in 1974, he was selected as the league’s Most Valuable Player (MVP). They also won the World Series three times, in 1975 and 1976 (Cincinnati) and 1980 (Philadelphia). As a record, of course it should have been inducted into the ‘Hall of Fame’.
However, during his time as a manager, he was involved in ‘baseball gambling’ and suffered the disgrace of being permanently expelled from the baseball world. In 1989, when he took office as the head coach of Cincinnati as a manager and player in 1984, he was found to have bet on a game targeting his own team and was permanently banned from MLB. The following year, in 1990, he was convicted of tax evasion and spent five months in prison.
After insisting he had “never gambled on baseball” for nearly two decades after receiving a permanent ban from MLB, he only admitted a few years ago that he had bet on games he directed. In 2016, the Cincinnati team retired his number 14 from his active years and accepted him again by inducting him into the club’s own ‘Hall of Fame’. However, he ended his turbulent life without MLB’s permanent ban being lifted.
Reporter Lee Heon-jae [email protected]
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