Pete Rose … Time to give “Charlie Hustle” a Hall pass? That’s above BBRT’s pay grade.<\/p><\/div>\n

On this date (August 14) in 1984, Pete Rose was traded from the Montreal Expos to the Cincinnati Reds.\u00a0 Rose, at the time, was hitting .259, with two homers and 23 RBI (in 95 games).\u00a0 More important, the 43-year-old Rose had collected 4,069 base hits, just 122 shy of Ty Cobb\u2019s recognized MLB record of 4,191.\u00a0 The trade had other implications.\u00a0 The Reds put Rose in place as player-manager, making him MLB\u2019s last player-manager<\/strong> <\/span>(to date).\u00a0 The trade (back to his original team) seem to revitalize Rose, who hit .365 for the Reds, while playing in 26 of the team\u2019s last 41 games. (As a manager, he led the team to 19 wins and 22 losses.)<\/p>\n

On September 11, 1985, managing and playing first base for the Reds, Rose broke Ty Cobb\u2019s all-time hits record with his 4,192nd safety. (Note:\u00a0 There is some dispute over when Rose actually broke the record.\u00a0 MLB.com lists Cobb\u2019s hit total as 4,191, while independent research indicates two of his hits were double-counted \u2013 and baseballreference.com lists Cobb\u2019s total at 4,189. Rose collected his 4,190^{th<\/sup> hit in a September 8, 1985, game.)<\/em><\/p>\n}

Rose collected his 4,256^{th<\/sup> and final hit off the Padre’s Goose Gossage on August 17, 1986. He managed the Reds from August 15, 1984 to August 24, 1989, posting a 426\u2013388 record and four second-place finishes in the NL West.<\/p>\n}

Side note:\u00a0 BBRT finds it a bit ironic, given his permanent placement on MLB\u2019s ineligible list (related to gambling allegations) and subsequent tax-related charges, that Rose was traded from Montreal to Cincinnati for infielder Tom \u201cLawless.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

While Rose remains on MLB\u2019s ineligible list, the record books still reflects \u201cCharlie Hustle\u2019s\u201d remarkable 24-year-career – in which he set MLB records for (among other stats) games played, at bats and hits; had a record (shared) ten 200-hit seasons; was Rookie of the Year; won three batting titles and one MVP Award; earned two Gold Gloves; and made seventeen All Star appearances, playing at five different positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On this date (August 14) in 1984, Pete Rose was traded from the Montreal Expos to the Cincinnati Reds.\u00a0 Rose, at the time, was hitting .259, with two homers and 23 RBI (in 95 games).\u00a0 More important, the 43-year-old Rose had collected 4,069 base hits, just 122 shy of Ty Cobb\u2019s recognized MLB record of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n