Don Rose (baseball)

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1947)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Don Rose

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1947|3|19}}

|birth_place=Covina, California

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 15

|debutyear=1971

|debutteam=New York Mets

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=April 23

|finalyear=1974

|finalteam=San Francisco Giants

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=1-4

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.14

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=40

|teams=

• New York Mets (1971)
• California Angels (1972)
• San Francisco Giants (1974)

|highlights=

}}

Donald Gary Rose (born March 19, 1947) is a former professional baseball player who played three seasons for the New York Mets, California Angels, and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.

On May 24, 1972, Rose became only the third Major League pitcher in history to hit a home run on the very first pitch they faced in their first plate appearance.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK197205240.shtml|title=May 24, 1972 California Angels at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|date=May 24, 1972|accessdate=December 22, 2020}} It was the only home run of his Major League career.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosedo01.shtml|title=Don Rose Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=December 22, 2020}}