Pete Rose

Peter Edward Rose Sr. (born April 14, 1941), also known by his nickname “Charlie Hustle”, is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds lineup known as the Big Red Machine for their dominance of the National League in the 1970s. He also had a successful stint playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won his third World Series, as well as a brief stop with the Montreal Expos. During and after his playing career, he served as the manager of the Reds from 1984 to 1989. In August 1989 (his last year as a manager and three years after retiring as a player), Rose was penalized with permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games while he played for and managed the Reds; the charges of wrongdoing included claims that he bet on his own team. In 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame formally voted to ban those on the “permanently ineligible” list from induction, after previously excluding such players by informal agreement among voters.

Basics

• Positions
• Major League Debut
  • April 8, 1963
    • Rose started at Second Base for the Cincinnati Reds against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates at Crosley Field. Rose drew a walk in his first plate appearance, and scored on a home run by Frank Robinson. He would go 0-3 with a strike out and was involved in 2 double plays.¹
• Last MLB Appearance
  • August 17, 1986
    • Rose pinch hit in the bottom of the 8th for Ron Robinson. He would be struck out by the visiting San Diego Padres closer Goose Gossage. He would be replaced in the 9th inning by John Franco in a Reds loss at River Front Stadium.²

Teams Played for

• Geneva Redlegs
• Tampa Tarpons
• Macon Peaches
• Cincinnati Reds
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Montreal Expos

Ejections

As a Player:

1. June 2, 1966
   • Umpire: John Kibler
   • Opponent: Houston Astros
   • Rose grounded out to Felix Mantilla. Rose argued the call by John Kibler.³
2. August 18, 1968
   • Umpire: John Kibler
   • Opponent: Chicago Cubs
   • Rose struck out on a 3-2 pitch, that was nullifed by HP umpire Chris Pelekoudas due to an illegal pitch by Phil Regan. Catcher Randy Hundley was ejected for doctoring a baseball. Randy Bobb replaced Hundley, and Rose singled to right. However, he was called out stealing second (Bobb to Don Kessinger). He argued the call with Kibler, who gave him the hook.⁴
3. September 9, 1969
   • Umpire: Andy Olsen
   • Opponent: San Francisco Giants
   • Rose made an out to the pitcher to lead off the game. Rose was claiming Gaylord Perry was throwing spit balls. Olsen tossed him.⁵
4. June 15, 1971
   • Umpire: John Kibler
   • Opponent: St. Louis Cardinals
   • Rose struck out to lead off the game, and argued the called third strike.⁶
5. August 8, 1977
   • Umpire: John McSheery
   • Opponent: Los Angles Dodgers
   • Bill Russell hit a double to left field. Both Rose and Manager Sparky Anderson argued that it was a foul ball.⁷
6. July 7, 1982
   • Umpire: Randy Marsh
   • Opponent: San Diego Padres
   • Rose was called out on strikes by Randy Marsh. Both Rose and Phillies’ Manager Tug McGraw were ejected in the 9th inning.⁸
7. June 22, 1984
   • Umpire: Dave Pallone
   • Opponent: New York Mets
   • Rose struck out looking in the 8th inning. He argued the third strike and was ejected for arguing. ⁹
8. July 26, 1985
   • Umpire: Harry Wendelstedt
   • Opponent: Montreal Expos
   • Rose ground into double play (first-catcher-first). Rose called out for running outside the baseline. Rose argued the called and was tossed.¹⁰
9. April 29, 1986
   • Umpire: Dana DeMuth
   • Opponent: Montreal Expos
   • Rose struck out looking to start the bottom of the ninth. Rose argued the called strike, and DeMuth ran him.¹¹

As a Manager

1. June 2, 1987
   • Umpire: Harry Wendelstedt
   • Opponent: St. Louis Cardinals
   • Tom Browning surrendered a walk to Ozzie Smith. Rose argued the called walk.¹²
2. July 11, 1987
   • Umpire: John McSherry
   • Opponent: Montreal Expos
   • Mitch Webster hit a double for the Expos in the 7th inning. Rose argued the fair/foulness of the ball.¹³
3. April 30, 1988
   • Umpire: Dave Pallone
   • Opponent: New York Mets
   • In the Met’s Half of the ninth inning, Barry Larkin’s throw was wide of the base and Nick Esasky had to pull his foot off the bag to catch the ball; the ball beat Wilson to the base; 1B umpire Dave Pallone made a delayed call, waiting until Wilson crossed the bag; and Howard Johnson scored from 2B while Esasky argued the call; Reds manager Pete Rose ran out to argue; Rose put his finger in Pallone’s face and Pallone reacted by doing the same to Rose, who pushed the umpire; Pallone ejected Rose and turned to walk away; Rose shoved Pallone from the back; the other umpires ran to help; fans threw trash on the field and the game was delayed 14 minutes; when Pallone went back to 1B, fans threw more items onto the field and John Franco refused to pitch; Pallone left the field and did not finish the game, with 2B umpire John Kibler moving to 1B; after the game, Rose had a small bruise on his left cheek and claimed that Pallone caused it by scraping his face during the argument; Rose was suspended for 30 days and fined $10,000.¹⁴
4. June 24, 1988
   • Umpire: “Cowboy” Joe West
   • Opponent: Los Angeles Dodgers
   • In the bottom of the 8th, Paul O’Neill grounded into a double play. Rose argued with Joe West that O’Neill was safe at first.¹⁵
5. April 26, 1989
   • Umpire: Eric Gregg
   • Opponent: Montreal Expos
   • Bo Diaz pinch hit for Jeff Reed, and grounded out. Rose argued with Eric Gregg that Diaz was safe.¹⁶
6. May 15, 1989
   • Umpire: Tom Hallion
   • Opponent: Pittsburgh Pirates
   • In the bottom of the 4th inning, Paul O’Neill was called out looking and Rose argued with Hallion to protect his player.¹⁷
7. August 19, 1989
   • Umpire: Tom Hallion
   • Opponent: San Francisco Giants
   • Rose stormed the plate to argue balls and strikes with Hallion. During the argument, he wiped the plate down with his towel.¹⁸

Career Stat Line

• .303 Average
• 14,053 At Bats
• 4,256 Hits
• 1,214 RBI

Club Baseball Jobs

• Cincinnati Reds
  • Manager (1984-89)
  • 491-479¹⁹

Transfers

• July 8, 1960
  • Signed as undrafted free agent.
• December 5, 1978
  • Signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies
• January 20, 1984
  • Signed as a free agent by the Montreal Expos
• August 16, 1984
  • Traded from Montreal Expos to Cincinnati Reds
    • Expos Received Tom Lawless

Injured List

• July 6 – 27, 1968
  • Fractured Thumb diving for ball in field.
• April 3 – 23, 1986
  • Stomach Virus

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2. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B08170CIN1986.htm ↩︎
3. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1966/B06020CIN1966.htm ↩︎
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5. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/B09090CIN1969.htm ↩︎
6. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06150SLN1971.htm ↩︎
7. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1977/B08080LAN1977.htm ↩︎
8. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1982/B07070PHI1982.htm ↩︎
9. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1984/B06220NYN1984.htm ↩︎
10. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B07260MON1985.htm ↩︎
11. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B04290CIN1986.htm ↩︎
12. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B06020CIN1987.htm ↩︎
13. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B07110CIN1987.htm ↩︎
14. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1988/B04300CIN1988.htm ↩︎
15. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1988/B06240CIN1988.htm ↩︎
16. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1989/B04260CIN1989.htm ↩︎
17. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1989/B05150CIN1989.htm ↩︎
18. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1989/B08100SFN1989.htm ↩︎
19. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/17367/jobs/ ↩︎