Pete RoseHolly Billups

Charlie Hustle

Pete got the nickname from Whitney Ford after Mickey Mantle hit a homerun where Pete ran to the wall and jumped as high as he could to catch it.

Major League Records

• Most career hits- 4,256• Most career outs – 10,328• Most career at bats- 14,053• Most career singles 3,215• Record for playing the most winning games-1,972• Only player in major league history to play more than

500 games in five different positions.

World Series Wins

• 1975 World Series Champs (Reds)• 1976 World Series Champs (Reds)• 1980 World Series Champs (Pittsburg

Pirates)

All Around Player!

• Rose Played 2nd base, Left Field, Right Field, 3rd Base and 1st Base.

Cincinnati’s Great Eight

• Also know as The Big Red Machine • Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Dave

Concepcion, George Foster, Ken Griffey, Cesar Geronimo Made up the Great Eight

• From 1970 -76, the Reds won five divisional titles, four league pennants and consecutive World Series.

• They Averaged 98 wins a season.

Banned For Life

• Pete was banned from Baseball in 1989 amidst the accusations of betting on baseball including his own teams.

• In 2004 Pete admitted to betting on baseball and betting on the Reds but not against them.

• In 1991 The Baseball Hall of Fame voted to ban him for life from the Hall of Fame.

Where is Pete now?

• Pete Rose lives in Las Vegas with his wife and stepson. • You can find Pete at The Mandalay Bay most days

signing autographs for his many fans.

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