Pete Rose : a biography
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Pete Rose : a biography
（Baseball's all-time greatest hitters）
Greenwood Press, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-167) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Pete Rose is baseball's Hit King, the Major Leagues' all-time leader in career hits. But some fans consider his off-the-field actions a black mark on the sport. Major League Baseball's investigations into Rose's gambling led to his lifetime banishment from the game-which, in turn, has barred him from otherwise-certain induction into the Hall of Fame. Rose brought to the sport an unparalleled drive to succeed. Now, people from every part of society debate the nature of his legacy. Baseball author David Jordan presents an even-handed look at Rose's life, career, and post-baseball life, and lets the reader decide for him- or herself.
It has been said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in professional sports. Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters presents biographies on Greenwood's selection for the 12 best hitters in Major League history, written by some of today's best baseball authors. These books present straightforward stories in accessible language for the high school researcher and the general reader alike. Each volume includes a timeline, bibliography, and index. In addition, each volume includes a Making of a Legend chapter that analyses the evolution of the player's fame and (in some cases) infamy.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword Acknowledgments Chronology of Pete Rose's Life and Career The River Rat from Anderson Ferry On the Way Up Rose as a Rookie Established Star Batting Champ A Spark for Cincinatti Putting It Together Cream of the Crop The Big Red Machine End of the Line in Cincinatti To the Phillies On Top Again Chasing Musial...and Cobb Return to Cincinatti Trouble Pete's Downfall The Hit King Appendix: Pete Rose's Career and World Series Statistics Bibliography
by "Nielsen BookData"