All Time Greatest Left-fielders
All Time Greatest Left-fielders Ranking the Left Fielders Joe DiMaggio once said that it...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Aug 14, 2021 | All Time Great Per Position | 0 |
All Time Greatest Left-fielders Ranking the Left Fielders Joe DiMaggio once said that it...
Read MoreEpisode 112 – This Week in Baseball Two of the best pitchers of the Dead Ball Era faced off...
Read MorePete Rose Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 180 Born: Sunday, November 16, 1969 in Cincinnati, OH USA Died: in , Debut: 9/1/1997 Last Game: 9/28/1997 Full Name: Peter Edward...
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Read MorePosted by Tom | Jan 17, 2003 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
Despite his ban from the Hall of Fame, Pete Rose is nominated for induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose banged out his 4,000th career hit, a double off pitcher Jerry Koosman, as a member of the 1984 Montreal Expos squad. Rose was named by the chairman of the newly-formed Canadian Baseball League, Tony Riviera.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 30, 1995 | 3000 Hit Club, Milestones | 0 |
On June 30, 1995, Cleveland’s Eddie Murray singles in the 6th inning against...
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Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors votes unanimously to make all players on baseball’s permanently banned list ineligible for Hall of Fame consideration
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Dec 25, 1989 | Seasons | 0 |
Major League Season Recap 1989 Join The Community The 1989 baseball season ended with...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 3, 1989 | Manager | 0 |
On November 3, 1989, Lou Piniella is named to replace Pete Rose as manager of the Cincinnati Reds....
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 1, 1989 | Death | 0 |
On September 1, 1989, Commissioner Bart Giamatti dies from a heart attack at the age of 51. Giamatti’s death occurs only eight days after he made headlines by banning Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose from baseball for gambling....
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Aug 24, 1989 | Commissioner, suspension | 0 |
“In the absence of a hearing and therefore in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, I am confronted by the factual record of the Dowd report, and on the basis of that, yes, I have concluded that he bet on baseball.” – A. BARTLETT GIAMATTI, commissioner commenting on Pete Rose’s lifetime banishment. “Regardless of what the commissioner said today, I did not bet on baseball.” – PETE ROSE, defending himself at Riverfront Stadium news conference. Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, stating he believed that Pete Rose had bet on games, including those of the team he managed, announces an agreement that bans Mr. Rose permanently from baseball. The five-page agreement, signed by the commissioner and the Reds manager, does not indicate the suspension is specifically for betting on baseball games and does not include language that Rose wagered bets on games.
Read More1989 – Sports Illustrated publishes a story about Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose’s gambling activities. Rose will eventually agree to a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball as part of an agreement with Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Mar 20, 1989 | Scandels | 0 |
1989 – Commissioner Peter Ueberroth announces that he has begun an investigation into the behavior of Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose. Ueberroth doesn’t identify the allegations against Rose, but the Reds’ skipper will eventually be banished for his alleged involvement with gambling.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Feb 21, 1989 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
Reds manager Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Peter Ueberroth and Commissioner-elect Bart Giamatti to explain the allegations concerning his gambling habits. Major League Baseball will launch a full investigation into the matter next month, which will lead to “Charlie Hustle’s” permanent ban from the game in August.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Apr 30, 1988 | suspension | 0 |
Reds’ manager Pete Rose will be suspended for thirty days and fined $10,000 for pushing David Pallone, after the umpire makes a delayed call that allows the eventual winning run to score in the team’s 6-5 loss to the Mets at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati skipper shoves the first base ump twice after claiming he was poked in the face, a charge the arbitrator denies, and one never substantiated by major league baseball.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Apr 14, 1988 | Houston Astros, This Day In Baseball | 0 |
1988 – Glenn Davis drives in five, including three on his fifth home run of the young season, to slam the Reds, 9-3. It makes for an unhappy 47th birthday for Cincinnati skipper Pete Rose.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 17, 1986 | Lasts | 0 |
Pete Rose makes his final major league appearance, striking out as a pinch hitter against Goose Gossage. The Reds lose, 9 – 5, to the visiting Padres. A bright spot is Barry Larkin hitting his first major league home run, off LaMarr Hoyt.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Aug 11, 1986 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
Breaking Max Carey’s mark, Cincinnati Reds’ Pete Rose sets a National League record with his tenth five-hit game of his career. ‘Charlie Hustle’ singles four times and doubles in the 13-4 loss to San Francisco.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 22, 1986 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
Mets run out of position players On July 22, 1986 – The Mets win a crazy five-hour marathon...
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Pete Rose passes Ty Cobb as all time hit leader On September 11, 1985, At Riverfront Stadium in...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 8, 1985 | Milestones | 0 |
Pete Rose gets even with Ty Cobb all time hit record On September 8, 1985, At Wrigley Field, Pete Rose gets two hits off Chicago hurler Reggie Patterson, including his historic single that ties Ty Cobb’s career record of...
Read MorePosted by Tom | May 22, 1985 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
On May 22, 1985 Pete Rose becomes the all-time leader in the National League for runs scored when...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Aug 17, 1984 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
Pete Rose returns to the Cincinnati lineup for the first time in six years, going 2-for-4, including a single in his first at-bat, in the team’s 6-4 victory over Chicago at Riverfront Stadium. ‘Charlie Hustle’, traded by the Expos yesterday in exchange for infielder Tom Lawless, also replaces Vern Rapp in the dugout in his new role as the club’s player-manager.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 27, 1984 | Record Setters | 0 |
Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos collects the 3,503rd single of his career, On July 26, 1984...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 29, 1984 | Record Setters | 0 |
On June 29, 1984, Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos becomes the major leagues’ all-time leader in...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 13, 1984 | Milestones | 0 |
On April 13, 1984, Pete Rose collects the 4,000th hit of his major league career. The Montreal Expos first baseman achieves the milestone by doubling against Jerry Koosman of the Philadelphia Phillies. Rose receives a three-minute standing ovation from the fans at Olympic Stadium.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Feb 27, 1984 | Transactions | 0 |
1984 – The San Francisco Giants send pitcher Fred Breining and outfielder Max Venable to the Montreal Expos in exchange for first baseman Al Oliver. Because Breining is found to be injured, the Giants will send pitcher Andy McGaffigan to Montreal on March 31st to complete the trade.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jan 20, 1984 | Transactions | 0 |
On January 20, 1984, the Montreal Expos sign 42-year-old free agent Pete Rose. The veteran first...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 19, 1983 | Transactions | 0 |
October 19, 1983, The Philadelphia Phillies release Pete Rose. Game ticket & learn more about...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 24, 1983 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
1B Pete Rose does not play in the Phillies’ 5 – 3 loss to the Giants, ending his consecutive games played streak at 745. Manager Paul Owens had planned to use Rose as a pinch hitter in the 10th inning, but Joel Youngblood ends the game with a 2-run home run off Steve Carlton in the bottom of the 9th.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 22, 1982 | Batting Feat, Milestones | 0 |
Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies moves into second place on the all-time hit list On June...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 28, 1982 | Milestones | 0 |
1982 – Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies goes 5 for 5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, tying Max Carey for the most five-hit games in National League history. Rose’s latest five-hit performance helps the Phillies to a 9 – 3 win.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 10, 1981 | Milestones | 0 |
major league play resumes after a two-month strike
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 9, 1981 | All Star Game | 0 |
1981 the largest crowd in All-Star Game history watches the National League defeat the American...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 10, 1981 | Milestones | 0 |
1981 – Pete Rose of Philadelphia singles against Nolan Ryan to tie Stan Musial for the most hits in league history (3,630). Ryan would fan Rose in his final three at-bats before a two-month strike begins the next day. The strike is one day too late for Frank LaCortewho blows a 4-0 lead in a 5-4 Phillies verdict.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 10, 1981 | Batting Feat | 0 |
Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies ties Stan Musial for the most hits in National League...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 21, 1980 | World Series, World Series Clinchers | 0 |
Pete Rose saves Bob Boone on a Frank White foul pop 1980 World Series October 21, 1980 At...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 11, 1980 | NLCS | 0 |
On October 11, 1980 In Game 4 of the NLCS, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros, 5-3,...
Read MorePosted by Baseball | May 11, 1980 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
39-year-old Pete Rose steals second base, third, and home in one inning for the Phillies. The last National League player to pull this feat had been Jackie Robinson in 1954.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 1, 1980 | steroids | 0 |
Mets starter Pete Falcone sets a franchise record when he strikes out the first six batters he faces, a group that include Pete Rose and Mike Schmidt among the the half dozen batters, in the team’s 2-1 loss to the Phillies at Shea Stadium. The southpaw’s mark will not be broken until Jacob DeGrom, who will become the National League’s Rookie of the Year, fans eight Miami batters from the start of a 2014 game to tie Jim Deshaies’ major league record.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 17, 1979 | All Star Game | 0 |
The National League wins its 8th straight All-Star Game, 7 – 6, at Seattle. Lee Mazzilli homers to tie the game in the 8th, and walks in the 9th to bring in the winning run. Dave Parker, with two outstanding throws, is named the game’s MVP, and Pete Rose plays a record 5th All-Star position. The Red Sox provide the starting OF for the American League in Jim Rice, Carl Yastrzemski, and Fred Lynn, though Yaz has played 1B most of the season.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Dec 5, 1978 | Free Agency | 0 |
1978 – After sixteen years with the Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose signs a four-year, $3.2 million deal with the Phillies. Other teams which pursued “Charlie Hustle” include the Mets, Braves, Pirates and the Royals. The deal temporarily makes Rose the highest-paid athlete in team sports.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 2, 1978 | Pinch Hits, Pitchers Hitting Feats, walkoffs | 0 |
1978 – Ken Henderson’s 3-run pinch homer in the 12th paces the Reds to a 6 – 3 win over the Cardinals.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 1, 1978 | Hitting Streaks | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose ends at 44 games PODCAST On August 1, 1978, the hitting streak of...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 31, 1978 | Hitting Streaks | 0 |
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds extends his hitting streak to 44 games On July 31, 1978, Pete...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 26, 1978 | 300 Homerun, Hitting Streaks, Milestones | 0 |
Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds collects his 300th career home run On July 26, 1978, Johnny...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 25, 1978 | Hitting Streaks | 0 |
Pete Rose’s third inning Shea Stadium single to left off Mets righty Craig Swan establishes a National League record for hits in consecutive games. The Reds infielder has hit safely in 38 games, breaking Tommy Holmes’ mark set as a member of the Boston Braves in 1945.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 24, 1978 | Hitting Streaks, Milestones | 0 |
Pete Rose extends his hitting streak to 37 games On July 24, 1978, Cincinnati Red’s Third...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 5, 1978 | 3000 Hit Club, Milestones | 0 |
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds collects the 3,000th hit On May 5, 1978, Pete Rose of the...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Sep 5, 1976 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
Reds’ infielder Joe Morgan becomes the first second baseman in 26 years to drive in 100 runs when his third-inning single off Dick Ruthven plates Pete Rose and Ken Griffey in the team’s 6-4 victory in Atlanta. The last second sacker to reach the plateau was Bobby Doerr, who accomplished the feat in 1950 with the Red Sox.
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