The life and complicated legacy of Pete Rose
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🗓️ 1 October 2024
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| 0:00.0 | Finally tonight, remembering baseball legend Pete Rose, the all-time hitting King, who was |
| 0:06.7 | later banned from the game for life. |
| 0:09.4 | Questions about his legacy and whether he belongs in the Hall of Fame are still hotly debated. |
| 0:14.7 | Jeffrey Brown has our look back at the player better known as Charlie Hustle. |
| 0:18.8 | To one bitch from Shouz in the left center, there it is. |
| 0:24.0 | Rose has a good stop. |
| 0:27.0 | That's number 4,192. |
| 0:30.0 | September 11th, 1985. |
| 0:33.6 | Pete Rose breaks the record held by Thai Cobb for career hits. |
| 0:39.8 | By any measure, Rose was one of baseball's greatest ever players, especially in his years as part of the |
| 0:45.5 | Cincinnati Reds, Big Red Machine, and later with the Philadelphia Phillies. |
| 0:50.9 | A most valuable player award in 1973, three-time world series champion, three-time |
| 0:57.6 | batting champion, 17 all-star appearances. |
| 1:01.4 | A fight breaks out, Pete Rose and Buddy Harrelson. |
| 1:04.9 | He was known for a ferocious, pugnacious non-stop style. |
| 1:09.2 | And this is the way Rose plays the game, just 150% each and every time. |
| 1:13.7 | Sliding headfirst into bases, running to first base after every walk. |
| 1:19.4 | He spoke of it with his manager Sparky Anderson. |
| 1:22.3 | I have to agree with you that I am somewhat of an animal when I'm on the field because I just like to win and you know a lot of that is instilled because of my father. |
| 1:31.0 | The most famous or infamous incident in 1970 All-Star game, |
| 1:36.7 | and Rose rammed headfirst into catcher Ray Fosse. Winning the game, yes, but injuring Fosse in what was essentially a meaningless showcase. |
| 1:46.0 | Rose's on-field exploits would become overshadowed as long-rumered concerns over his betting on sports contests, including baseball, were confirmed |
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