#4256

On this date in 1986, Pete Rose caps a three-hit game against the Giants, with a single off relief pitcher Greg Minton. It's the 4256th and final hit of his career -- setting the record for most hits all time in the major leagues.


Baseball-reference.com has the box score of what became a landmark game.


The Reds player-manager would make his final appearance as a player three days later, but 4256 became "the number" on August 14th, 1986 for the man who proudly wore 14 for the Reds, Phillies and Expos -- but whose gambling activities led to his lifetime suspension from the majors three years later. And the same tenacity and stubbornness that served Pete so well as a player, was likely the greatest stumbling block to his admitting to a problem and seeking a way to earn his way back into the game he so dearly loves.