Banning of Pete Rose

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Pete Rose was known as possibly one of the greatest hitters in all of baseball. Pete Rose currently holds the record for most hits in a career after he passed Ty Cobb's record of 4,189 hits. Pete Rose went on to total 4,256 hits in his career. Not only did he break that record, but Cobb is the only other who has over 4,000 career hits. Many would ask that if he accomplished this feat, why isn't he in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown? The answer to that question has been answered but is still debated to this day.

Pete Rose was player-manager of the Cincinnati Reds, the team with which he broke the hits record. During this time, it has come to light that Pete Rose had gambled on his team. There is no evidence that he bet against his Reds, but gambling is still a lifetime ban from the sport.