On behalf of the medical examiner, Stephanie Wheatley, a representative for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed that the Cincinnati Reds batter, who was eighty-three, passed away on Monday.
In September 1985, in Cincinnati, he broke his hero Ty Cobb’s record of 4,191 runs to reach the landmark. In the crowd were his mother and teenage son Pete Jr., who would eventually play briefly for the Reds.
The game was stopped as the crowd of more than 47,000 cheered, and Rose sobbed freely on Tommy Helms’ shoulder, the first base coach and former teammate, as he was given the ball and first base bag as mementos.
Rose led the league in hits seven times, had 200 hits or more in ten seasons, and more than 180 in four more.
In addition to numerous other smaller honors in the sport he played and managed, he was the winner of two World Series championships in 1975 and 1976.
The brazen Rose, known by his nickname “Charlie Hustle,” was well-known for his shaggy hair and all-action style, which led him to dash and dive for bases when it wasn’t required.
However, he was expelled from the sport for wagering on baseball games, including several that included the Reds, just four years after his record-breaking performance.
