Pete Rose (born 1941), who got more hits than any player in professional baseball history, was banned from any further association with the game for allegedly betting on baseball games while he was a player and manager. Rose was suspended for life by...

Although ball player Pete Rose ended a 26-year career with retirement in 1986, at the end of the 1990s he was still actively at the center of controversy in the sport. The holder of several records, including major league records for most career hits,...

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PETE ROSE, an all-star infielder for the Cincinnati Reds and the holder of the record for career base hits, may finally be restored to baseball's good graces -- at least so far as circumstances permit. Mr. Rose has reportedly met with Commissioner Bud Selig...

Roger Angell, the baseball laureate for The New Yorker, once counseled younger writers about placing too much faith in the personal attributes of ballplayers, saying, "They are what they do." What Pete Rose has done on the baseball diamond throughout his career has been...

Barry Bonds thinks Mark McGwire and Pete Rose belong in the Hall of Fame. The Baseball Writers' Association of America elected Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn to the Hall last week, but denied McGwire.The former slugger ranks seventh on the career list with 583...

As the San Francisco Giants opened a seven-game homestand Monday night (May 8) against the Houston Astros, Bonds stood just one blast short of Ruth’s career tally of 714 homers. Hank Aaron now owns the all-time record with 755 round trippers, though Ruth’s figure is...