Pete Rose The Player, Was Flawless…
It is it time for Major League Baseball to finally do the right thing and allow Pete Rose (A.K.A. Charlie Hustle) to be eligible for baseball's Hall Of Fame based on his career as a Player and not for his Managerial Antics? It is Long Past Due.
Pete Rose did nothing illegal as a Player. He exemplified the meaning of hard work, playing competitively and sportsmanship on the field. He should have been in the Hall Of Fame 18 years ago as a Player. He still holds today More MLB Records then any other player in the history of the game.
The Hall Of Fame is filled with players who Knowingly Doctored the Ball which is an Illegal Act On The Field. It is also filled with known alcoholics and wife beaters.
Pete Rose is one of the greatest player of all time and is still the all-time Major League leader in Hits (4,256), Games Played (3,562), At-Bats (14,053), Outs (10,328). He won Three World Series Rings, Three Batting Titles, One Most Valuable Player Awards, Two Gold Gloves, Rookie Of The Year, and made 17 All-Star appearances at an unprecedented five different positions 1B, 2B, 3B, LF and RF. In 1978 he tied the single season National League Hit Streak record at 44 games. During those 44 games he hit for 66 hits.
I was fortunate enough to grow up in his Big Red Machine Days and witness his Greatness and what he did for the sport. He had every kid and every Little Leaguer wanting to be him and play the game as hard as he did. I was a Die Hard Baltimore Orioles fan growing up in Baltimore and got to witness that 1970 World Series with Pete Rose. I remember that the Pete Rose baseball cards were among the most valued ones we kept in a Safer place and not with our other cards.
With a list of these Records and Achievements like this you have to ask why he’s not already in the Hall of Fame as a Player…
Major League records Pete Rose owns:
* Only player in major league history to play more than 500 games at five different positions -
1B (939), LF (671), 3B (634), 2B (628), RF (595)
Most career hits - 4,256
Most career outs - 10,328
Most career games played - 3,562
Most career at bats – 15,861
Most career singles - 3,215
Most career runs by a switch hitter - 2,165
Most career doubles by a switch hitter - 746
Most career walks by a switch hitter - 1,566
Most career total bases by a switch hitter - 5,752
Most seasons of 200 or more hits - 10
Most consecutive seasons of 100 or more hits - 23
Most consecutive seasons with 600 or more at bats - 13 (1968-1980)
Most seasons with 600 at bats - 17
Most seasons with 150 or more games played - 17
Most seasons with 100 or more games played - 23
Record for playing in the most winning games - 1,972
National League records Pete Rose owns:
Most years played - 24
Most consecutive years played - 24
Most career runs - 2,165
Most career doubles - 746
Most career games with 5 or more hits - 10
Modern (post-1900) record for longest consecutive game hitting streak - 44
Modern record for most consecutive hitting streaks of 20 or more games - 7
NL MVP Awards 1973
NL Rookie Of The Year Award 1963
17 All-Star selections
Three World Series Rings 1975, 1976 and 1980
World Series MVP Award 1975
Two Gold Clove Awards 1969, 1970
Roberto Clemente Award 1976
The Sporting News Player of the Year 1968
The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year 1985
The Sporting News Player of the Decade 1970s
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