Baseball Almanac - Pete Rose Significant Hits

Pete Rose Significant Hits

Pete Rose can be described simply and completely as the all-time hit king. All of Rose's hits are now significant, including the passing of Stan Musial for all time National League leader and the passing of Ty Cobb to become baseball's all-time hit king. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a chart with several of Rose's significant hit plateaus.

"He's (Ty Cobb) the hustlingest player of all time. There's never been another since him, though Pete Rose is close to him." - Eddie Wells

Pete Rose Significant Hits
Hit	Date / Box	Pitcher	Team	Type	Notes
1^st	04-13-1963	Bob Friend	vs Pittsburgh	3B
500^th	09-16-1965	Al Jackson	at New York	1B
1,000^th	06-26-1968	Dick Selma	vs New York	1B
1,500^th	08-29-1970	Carl Morton	at Montreal	1B
2,000^th	06-19-1973	Charlie Williams	at San Francisco	1B
2,500^th	08-17-1975	Bruce Kison	at Pittsburgh	1B
2,881^st	07-25-1977	Buddy Schultz	at St. Louis	1B	Passed Frisch
3,000^th	05-05-1978	Steve Rogers	vs Montreal	1B
3,631^st	08-10-1981	Mark Littell	vs St. Louis	1B	Passed Musial
3,772^nd	06-22-1982	John Stuper	at St. Louis	2B	Passed Aaron
4,000^th	04-13-1984	Jerry Koosman	vs Philadelphia	2B
4,191^st	09-08-1985	Reggie Patterson	at Chicago	1B	Tied Cobb
4,192^nd	09-11-1985	Eric Show	vs San Diego	1B	Passed Cobb
4,256^th	08-14-1986	Greg Minton	vs San Francisco	1B	Final Hit
Hit	Date / Box	Pitcher	Team	Type	Notes
Pete Rose Significant Hits

Why did we mention the passing of Frankie Frisch on the 25th of July? Because Pete Rose became the all-time switch-hitting king on that date in history.

On August 10, 1981, Pete Rose passed Stan Musial's career hit mark. Did you know that Musial was in attendance and congratulated Rose?

On September 11, 1985, Pete Rose passed Ty Cobb's career hit record and became "the hit king." The single was hit at 8:01 p.m., the game was played in Riverfront Stadium, and Marge Schott gave Rose a brand-new red Chevy Corvette with a license plate that read PR 4192.

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