13 Lucky For Pete Rose

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Dateline: Cincinnati

Pete Rose got his first Major League hit on this date, April 13, 1963.

It was a triple off Bob Friend in a 12-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. At the end of the game he was hitting .071. It was the day before his 22nd birthday.

Was there anyone in the stands at Crosley Field that night who would predict that he would break Ty Cobb’s record of 4,192 hits or finish his career in 1986 with 4,256 hits.

The “Hit King” had another momentous event on April 13, 1984. 

Rose hit a double off Jerry Koosman of the Philadelphia Phillies in a 5-1 victory for the Montreal Expos at Stade de Olympique in Montreal.

Rose was hitting .270 after that game.

Current Reds’ manager Terry Francona did not play that day but witnessed from the dugout.