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Pete Rose was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States on April 14, 1941. Public records list Pete Rose as a baseball player. Death is recorded on September 30, 2024, at the age of 83. Schooling on record includes Western Hills High School. Recorded honors include Rawlings Gold Glove Award, WWE Hall of Fame (2004) and Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (1973).
My Take
Pete Rose is one of those figures who makes baseball genuinely complicated to love, and I mean that as a compliment of sorts. The man played 24 seasons with an intensity that earned him the nickname "Charlie Hustle" — he sprinted to first base on walks, for crying out loud — and piled up 4,256 career hits, a record that still stands and probably always will. The 1973 NL MVP, three World Series rings, the Big Red Machine era in Cincinnati — his on-field résumé is undeniable. But then there's the 1989 lifetime ban for betting on baseball while managing the Reds, the five months in prison for filing false tax returns, and the decades of exclusion from the Hall of Fame. Honestly, I've made peace with holding both things at once: the greatest hitter in the game's history who also made choices that cost him everything official recognition could offer. He passed away in September 2024, and in 2025 MLB posthumously reinstated him, making him eligible for the Hall of Fame, so the debate over his legacy goes on.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pete Rose
- Name (Japanese)
- ピート・ローズ
- Reading
- ぴーと・ろーず
- Born
- April 14, 1941 – September 30, 2024
- Origin
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Snake
2. Background
- High school
- Western Hills High School
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- 2004 WWE Hall of Fame
- 1973 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://peterose.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/PeteRose_14
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete%20Rose
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739866
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Pete Rose born?
Pete Rose was born on April 14, 1941.
When did Pete Rose die?
Pete Rose died on September 30, 2024, aged 83.
Where was Pete Rose from?
Pete Rose was from Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
What did Pete Rose do?
Pete Rose worked as baseball player.
Which high school did Pete Rose attend?
Pete Rose attended Western Hills High School.
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