How Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose got the nickname Charlie Hustle
But the christening of Rose as "Charlie Hustle" was anything but complimentary. In a spring training game against New York that year, Rose bunted for a single, much to the amusement of Yankee's great Mickey Mantle and teammate Whitey Ford. From O'Brien's book:
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Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose died Monday. He was 83. After reaching the pinnacle of the sport he loved, Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling while manager of his hometown Reds. That came just four years after Rose had broken Ty Cobb’s hit record, a mark that still stands. He is MLB's all-time hits leader with 4,256.
Former teammates of Pete Rose's featured in the Cincinnati Reds' tribute video include Eric Davis, Joe Morgan and Johnny ...
Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds legend and Major League Baseball's all-time hit leader, died Monday at his home in Las Vegas. He was 83.
NEW YORK - Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame ...
Rose grew up just 7 miles from where Great American Ball Park now stands. On Monday, fans paid tribute at his statue.
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