Pete Rose

Birth Name:

Peter Edward Rose

Birth Place:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Profession

Actor

Set an MLB record for most singles at 3,315
At the time of his retirement, he was the only major league baseball player in history to play 500 games at five positions
Retired as the MLB's leader in hits, games played and at-bats
His father was a boxer and semiprofessional football player
Played football and baseball at Western Hills High School
Was a star player on the "Big Red Machine" Cincinnati team that won back-to-back World Series championship starting in 1975
Helped the Philadelphia Phillies win their first ever World Series in 1980 after signing with the team as a free agent
Released an autobiography in 2004 called "My Prison Without Bars․"
Started regularly signing autographs at a Las Vegas memorabilia store after being suspended from baseball
Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford nicknamed him "Charlie Hustle․"

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