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Peter Edward Rose, Sr. (born April 14, 1941) is an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1986. Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time major league leader in hits (4256), games (3562) and at bats (14,053). He won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves, the Rookie of the Year Award, and made 18 All-Star appearances at an unequalled four different positions ( 2B, OFBaseball positions Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. Outfielders are primarily engaged in attempting to catch long fly balls. Most of the bi, 3BBaseball positions A third baseman abbreviated 3B is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a, 1BBaseball positions First base or 1B is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A first baseman is the player on the team playing defense who fiel). Early in his career, he was nicknamed "Charlie Hustle" by Whitey FordEdward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1928) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was a native of New York City. He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1947. He was given the nickname "Whitey" while in the minor leagu after Ford witnessed Rose sprint to first base after drawing a walkIn baseball statistics, a base on balls BB , also called a walk is used in baseball to track the performance of pitchers and batters. If a batter receives four pitches which the umpire calls balls, he is entitled to "walk" to first base. Receiving a base in a spring trainingBaseball Spring training in Major League Baseball is a series of exhibition games which precedes the regular season. It serves the purpose of both auditioning players for final roster/position spots and giving players practice prior to competitive play. game. In August 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra, because he gambledGambling (or betting is any behaviour involving the risk of money or valuables on the outcome of a game, contest, or other event in which the outcome of that activity is partially or totally dependent upon chance. Though for many it is a form of recreatio on baseball games, Rose agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball, which prevents him from working for Major League Baseball, and from being admitted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rose voluntarily accepted a permanent place on the ineligible list from commissioner Bart Giamatti following allegations presented in a March 21, 1989 Sports Illustrated article that tied him to baseball gambling, and formally detailed in the Dowd Report. Rose accepted that there was a material reason for the ban. In return, Major League Baseball agreed to make no finding of fact with regard to the gambling allegations and on the provision that baseball would cease exploring Rose's activities (leading some observers to speculate that Rose may have bet against the Reds while managing them; had further investigations uncovered this, he would have been liable to criminal prosecution under "sports bribery" laws, which typically prohibit athletes from betting against themselves but not on themselves), and, that after two years Rose could reapply for reinstatement. On February 4, 1991 the Hall of Fame voted to exclude players banned from baseball.

In his autobiography My Prison Without Bars , officially released on January 8, 2004, Rose finally admitted publicly to betting on baseball games (and other sports) while playing for and managing the Reds. He maintained that he never bet on a Reds game. He repeated his admissions in an interview on the ABC news program Primetime Thursday. He also said in the book that he hoped his admissions would help end his ban from baseball so that he could reapply for reinstatement. Further adding to the debate was the 2004 ESPN made-for- TV movie, Hu$tle which documented Rose's gambling problem and his subsequent ban from baseball. It starred Tom Sizemore as Rose.

Rose was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up on in a working class area of nearby Anderson Ferry. He was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent on July 8, 1960 and made his debut on opening day, April 8, 1963. He played for the Reds until 1978, helping lead the team to five division titles, four World Series appearances and two consecutive World Series titles ( 1975 and 1976). In 1973, Rose became the center of a controversy during the National League Championship Series when he and New York Mets shortstop Bud Harrelson, who was considerably smaller than Rose, engaged in a fistfight after Rose had tried to break up a double play. On a team with many great players that is acknowledged by many as one of the greatest teams ever, Rose was viewed as one of the club's leader (along with baseball hall of famer, first baseman Tony Pérez). The influence that Rose's hustling team attitude had on his teammates was very likely a factor in the success of what was called The Big Red Machine. His 1975 performance was considered outstanding enough that he earned the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year and Sports Illustrated magazine's " Sportsman of the Year" award.

Rose then left for the Philadelphia Phillies via free agency and played there from 1979 to 1983, where he helped an already successful team earn three division titles, two World Series appearances and one World Series title ( 1980).

After the 1983 season, Rose was a free agent again. He was 42 years old and had amassed 3,990 hits, 199 away from Ty Cobb's all-time mark. Unable to complete a deal with Cincinnati, where he hoped to be playing when he surpassed Cobb, and unable to create much interest because of his age, he signed with the Montreal Expos. Negotiations with the Reds continued into the 1984 season, however, and on August 16 he was traded to the Reds for Tom Lawless and became the Reds player- manager. He played for the Reds until 1986 and managed the team until 1989.

Rose served five months in federal prison as part of a sentence for his 1990 conviction for income tax evasion (arising out of failure to pay tax on income from sales of baseball memorabilia). Recently, Rose has been the talk of much discussion concerning his acceptance into the Hall of Fame. Even though he has been suspended, many fans believe he should be reinstated or at least placed in the Hall of Fame because of his tremendous achievements during his playing career. For example, during the '99 All-Star game, Rose received the loudest ovation during the introduction of baseball's MasterCard All-Century Team . After the ceremony on live television, NBC's Jim Gray repeatedly asked Rose if he wanted to admit betting on baseball and apologize, prompting millions to call and email NBC condemning Gray's lack of tact, though ultimately history has shown Gray's questions were warranted and accurate.