Time to go an add the great Pete Rose to my "On-card All-Star" thread, where I slap a bug beautiful All-Star banner on a player's base Topps card in the years Topps decided to have a separate All-Star card in their set:
For
Rose it was business as usual, no matter what position he was playing,
as he would get the All-Star nod throughout the first 20 years of his
incredible career, whether it was at second base, the outfield, or
first.
In
1973 he took home his only MVP Award after winning his third batting
title while collecting a career-high 230 hits, scoring 115 runs for the
potent Cincinnati Reds team that would soon win two straight
championships in 1975 and 1976.
In
the ten years spanning 1970-1979, he was on two world champion teams,
four pennant winners, had six 200-hit seasons, and led his league in no
less than 13 offensive categories!
And that's not all: in NINE of those years he received Most Valuable Player consideration, taking home the award as I stated earlier in 1973.
As a player, the man was incredible.
And that's not all: in NINE of those years he received Most Valuable Player consideration, taking home the award as I stated earlier in 1973.
As a player, the man was incredible.
A Hall of Famer. The all-time hit leader in Major League baseball’s 150+ year history.
