2. 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.
Charlie Hustle
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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.
Major League Records
4. • 1975 World Series Champs (Reds)
• 1976 World Series Champs (Reds)
• 1980 World Series Champs (Pittsburg
Pirates)
World Series Wins
5. • Rose Played 2nd base, Left Field, Right
Field, 3rd Base and 1st Base.
All Around Player!
6. • 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.
Cincinnati’s Great Eight
7. • 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.
Banned For Life
8. • 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.
Where is Pete now?
