Pete Rose Research Paper

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“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten, and be considered a good performer. - Ted Williams. When talking about all time greats in the world of baseball you will hear about the likes of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, and Ernie Banks. None of these men have the most hits in baseball’s storied history. The man that does, however, is not in the Hall of Fame. That man is Pete Rose, nicknamed Charlie Hustle, has the most career hits by anyone to ever play in the MLB.

There have only been 15,213 men to play in the MLB, only 29 of those have 3,000 career hits. Peter Edward Rose Sr, better known as just Pete, played Major League Baseball for 23 years. In his 22nd season …show more content…
In many people’s opinions the MLB has overreacted in its decision of Rose. In 1963, Green Bay Packers running back, Paul Hornung (NFL HoF 1986) and the Detroit Lions Alex Karras were both suspended for one season without pay by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozel. Also, Dennis McClain, a mediocre former pitcher, is eligible for the Hall of Fame despite his off field life, which includes the criminal charges of racketeering, embezzling people out of their retirement funds, money laundering, and selling cocaine. He suspended for the first three months of the 1970 season for betting on horse racing, football, and basketball. Rose’s punishment has been severe for his just betting on his own team. His lifetime ban is comparable to that of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and the other seven members of 1919 Chicago White Sox (the infamous Black Sox), who received lifetime bans for fixing the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. The only difference is that Rose wasn’t accused of fixing baseball games, he just bet on them.There isn’t any real evidence or proof that Pete Rose bet against the Reds when he was their manager. He has however admitted to gambling on over 52 baseball games for an average of $10,000 per game. The “Hit King” is essentially the first baseball player in its storied history who was punished they way he …show more content…
Rose had admitted to gambling in numerous interviews over the years. Rose has said in various interviews over the years, including a recent Fox conference call "I am not the same person I was 20-25 years ago." He also said in another interview “I wish I had come forward a long time ago,” Rose said. “Some guys came forward , like Jason Giambi, like Andy Pettitte. And they went on with their lives. They’re playing and they’re making good money, and there’s no shadow upon them right now.” Baseball’s all-time hit leader spent years denying that he had bet on baseball. He finally admitted to gambling in his 2004 biography. He also told USA Today that he hoped younger players would learn from his mistakes. Pete Rose has also told other players to admit to their mistakes. Baseball's banned hit king told USA Today that Alex Rodriguez should admit to the transgressions that led to A-Rod receiving a 211-game suspension that lasted until the end of the 2014 season.

Overall, Pete Rose should be allowed in the Hall of Fame. Other players have been caught using PEDs and are allowed in Cooperstown, but Baseball’s all-time hit leader isn’t because he gambled on his own team in the late 1980s. In many people’s opinions, Pete Rose is one of the greatest players to ever play in the MLB and deserves to be enshrined in Cooperstown the same way that Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and the other legends are.
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