How Pete Rose became Charlie Hustle: Two origin stories for one of baseball's greatest nicknames
Pete Rose, one of the greatest players and most complicated figures in baseball history, has died at age 83. Rose is Major League Baseball's all-time hit king, though never was inducted into the Hall of Fame because he was found to have bet on baseball,
How 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:
Pete Rose, the 17-time MLB All-Star and three-time World Series champion who owns the most hits in MLB history, has died at ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pete Rose, MLB’S all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for gambling on the game, has died at 83.
The Cincinnati Reds extend their deepest condolences to the family, friends, and teammates of Reds Hall of Famer Pete Rose, who passed away earlier today at the age of 83. “Our hearts are deeply ...
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