biography
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Rose, Pete(r Edward)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1942– )
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| biography:
| Baseball player and manager, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. During his 24-year career as an infielder and outfielder (1963–86), primarily with the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, he played in more games (3562) and made more hits (4256) than any player in history. A switch-hitting lead-off batter, he ran to first base even when he was walked, earning the nickname Charlie Hustle. He managed the Reds in 1984–9, when the commissioner of baseball, A Bartlett Giamatti, permanently banned Rose from baseball for his alleged gambling activities. In return for not having the gambling formally proven, Rose agreed to accept the banishment (which rendered him ineligible for induction into baseball's Hall of Fame), but he was found guilty of income-tax evasion and served five months in the Federal prison system (1990). He continued to appear at some unofficial baseball shows and bided his time, hoping some of his supporters might find a way to get him into the Hall of Fame. |
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