Pete Rose: Baseball's All-Time Hit King

by William A. Cook

On September 11, 1985, with a sell-out crowd of 52,000 fans on hand at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium and millions of others watching on television, Pete Rose collected hit number 4,192 of his career and passed Ty Cobb as the all-time career hits leader. As he reached first base, thousands of cameras flashed, his teammates mobbed him, fireworks exploded and the crowd overwhelmed him with a seven-minute standing ovation. Rose was on top of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786417331
• ISBN13: 9780786417339
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher