[Cat Scratch Fever]

Rose was a great hitter but not blessed with a great arm and was an above average fielder but not a great one. And he was a singles hitter with very limited power, not nearly the complete hitter that Mantle, Mays, Aaron and Ted Williams were. Remember, while Rose is the all time hits leader, his lifetime batting average is nowhere near that of Cobb's, Ruth, Williams, Gehrig or Carew to name just a few. Rose was exactly what the Big Red Machine needed but not a five too player.