by Ed Condon
His name inarguably belongs in the record books, but his ghost doesn’t belong in Cooperstown.
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Cincinnati Reds former player Pete Rose speaks during a pregame ceremony of the unveiling of his bronze statue at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jun 17, 2017.
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Pete Rose, Mr. Charlie Hustle, rightly has a unique place in the lore of baseball as the man with the most career hits in the game: 4,256 over 3,562 games.
And a man with three World Series rings, a National League MVP, and 17 All-Star appearances certainly has an inarguable place in history.
About the Author
Ed Condon is the editor and a cofounder of The Pillar and a Media Fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America.
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Pete Rose, Mr. Charlie Hustle, rightly has a unique place in the lore of baseball as the man with the most career hits in the game: 4,256 over 3,562 games.
And a man with three World Series rings, a National League MVP, and 17 All-Star appearances certainly has an inarguable place in history.
About the Author
Ed Condon is the editor and a cofounder of The Pillar and a Media Fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America.
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