Pete Rose was everything you would want in a baseball player on the field. He was talented, ruthless in his pursuit of winning, and he played as hard as any player to lace ’em up. “Charlie Hustle,” as Rose was known around baseball, had the ultimate career, winning three World Series titles with the Reds and Phillies, a Rookie of the Year Award, an NL MVP, and earning 17 All-Star appearances at five different positions.
Rose, who died Monday at age 83, is best known for being baseball’s “Hit King,” collecting 4,256 hits over the course of 24 seasons with the Reds, Phillies and Expos.