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"Better than any previous account. Kennedy leaves no doubt about Rose's greatness as a player or his guilt as a gambler." āAllen Barra,
The Boston Globe
Pete Rose had 4,256 hits in his Major League career. But despite being MLB's all-time leader in base hits, Rose isn't in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Banished from the game in August 1989 amid accusations of gambling, he was ruled ineligible for Cooperstown. Today, the question of whether Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame remains one of the most provocative in sports history.
In his intriguing examination of the Hit King's life, New York Timesābestselling author Kostya Kennedy explores the polarizing, charismatic Rose from his early years through his singular career to his long battle to be reinstated, a fight he did not win before his death in 2024 at age 83.
Kennedy analyzes how we should evaluate Rose in an era when players accused of taking performance enhancing drugs have regularly appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot. How does the saga of "Charlie Hustle" stand up in modern baseball history? Is it time for Roseāunrepentant gambler, beguiling showman, and deeply talented athleteāto be reconsidered?
"Exceptional. Like the best writing about sportāLiebling, Angellā[Kennedy's book] qualifies as stirring literature." āRichard Ford, Pulitzer Prizeāwinning author
"Even readers who know who Mr. Rose is will learn much fromĀ .Ā .Ā . this book's stacked roster of interviews and anecdotes [and] fascinating and well-chosen tangents." ā The Wall Street Journal
"A remarkable book about a fascinating, vexing figure." ā Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Pete Rose had 4,256 hits in his Major League career. But despite being MLB's all-time leader in base hits, Rose isn't in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Banished from the game in August 1989 amid accusations of gambling, he was ruled ineligible for Cooperstown. Today, the question of whether Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame remains one of the most provocative in sports history.
In his intriguing examination of the Hit King's life, New York Timesābestselling author Kostya Kennedy explores the polarizing, charismatic Rose from his early years through his singular career to his long battle to be reinstated, a fight he did not win before his death in 2024 at age 83.
Kennedy analyzes how we should evaluate Rose in an era when players accused of taking performance enhancing drugs have regularly appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot. How does the saga of "Charlie Hustle" stand up in modern baseball history? Is it time for Roseāunrepentant gambler, beguiling showman, and deeply talented athleteāto be reconsidered?
"Exceptional. Like the best writing about sportāLiebling, Angellā[Kennedy's book] qualifies as stirring literature." āRichard Ford, Pulitzer Prizeāwinning author
"Even readers who know who Mr. Rose is will learn much fromĀ .Ā .Ā . this book's stacked roster of interviews and anecdotes [and] fascinating and well-chosen tangents." ā The Wall Street Journal
"A remarkable book about a fascinating, vexing figure." ā Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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Publisher
Open Road MediaYear
2025eBook ISBN
9798337202334Subtopic
20th Century HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Authorās Note
- Life After Death
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Cooperstown, 2012
- Chapter 2: Harry Never Walked
- Chapter 3: West of Vine
- Chapter 4: Cooperstown, 2012
- Chapter 5: Black and White and Red All Over
- Chapter 6: Cincinnati, 1970
- Chapter 7: Cooperstown, 2012
- Chapter 8: Rose in the Machine
- Chapter 9: Raising Philadelphia
- Chapter 10: Cincinnati, Forever
- Chapter 11: Cooperstown, 2012
- Chapter 12: Petey
- Chapter 13: Suspended Belief
- Chapter 14: John Dowd
- Chapter 15: Fable
- Chapter 16: Main Street to Marion
- Chapter 17: Gate Keepers
- Chapter 18: Petey
- Chapter 19: Truth, Reconfigured
- Chapter 20: His Prison Without Bars
- Chapter 21: The Importance of Being Earnest
- Chapter 22: Cooperstown, 2012
- Chapter 23: Petey
- Chapter 24: Where He Belongs
- Chapter 25: The Sand Lot Kid
- Evensong
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright