His death was confirmed by the county medical examiner’s office, which did not share additional details.
Known as Charlie Hustle for his aggressive and showy style of play — diving headfirst into bases, sprinting to first base after a walk — Mr. Rose was also one of baseball’s most popular, versatile and polarizing players during his 24-year playing career.
After stints with the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos, Mr. Rose retired as a player in 1986 with 4,256 hits and a career batting average of .303, hitting above .300 15 seasons. Most baseball historians and stat aficionados presume that the combination of Mr. Rose’s skill and longevity — the average MLB career is about six years — will make his hits record impossible to beat.
Mr. Rose played almost everywhere in the field — first, second, third, and in both corners of the outfield. He collected three batting titles, was an All Star 17 times, and won the World Series three times, including back-to-back titles in 1975 and 1976 for the Reds in Cincinnati, where in 1985, in front of 47,000 jubilant fans, he broke Ty Cobb’s Major League Baseball record for hits. It had stood since 1928.
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