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On this day in 1963, Pete Rose made his Major League debut. Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and outs (10,328). (Heinz Kluetmeier/SI)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Pete Rose
From 1970 to 1976, Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine” averaged 98 wins per season and won four pennants and two World Series titles (1975 and 1976). The 1976 team featured the “Great Eight” starting position players of Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Ken Griffey and Cesar Geronimo. Some consider that lineup to be the best lineup ever. When the “Great Eight” started together, the team had a .784 winning percentage.
Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine - Johnny Bench, Ken Griffey Sr., Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, George Foster, Cesar Geronimo and David Concepcion - stand above an inflated All-Star ballot before a 1976 game. (Courtesy of Cincinnati Reds)
GALLERY: Best Group Nicknames in Sports
Pete Rose takes a swing during Game 4 of the 1980 World Series between the Phillies and Royals. (Manny Millan/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Pete Rose
Pete Rose, SI’s 1975 Sportsman of the Year, poses for during the issue’s cover shoot. (Lane Stewart/SI)
SI VAULT: Pete Rose wins 1975 Sportsman of the Year (12.22.75)
Pete Rose dives into third base during a 1975 game between the Cubs and Reds. (Heinz Kluetmeier/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Pete Rose
On this day in 1989, SI posted this cover story on Pete Rose that detailed his gambling on baseball games. The then-Reds manager would eventually receive a lifetime ban from baseball for wagering on games he was managing. (Chuck Solomon/SI)
SI VAULT: The case against Pete Rose
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Pete Rose
In this 1980 photo, Pete Rose signs 1,200 bats, which were then distributed to early buyers of Phillies season tickets. The bats commemorated Rose’s 10th 200-hit season. Rose would retire with 4,256 hits, a major league record. (AP Photo/Bill Ingraham)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Pete Rose
SI VAULT: Rose closing in on Cobb’s hits record (8.19.85)
Pete Rose and his son polish off his Sportster in this 1973 photo. (AP)
