How Cincinnati Reds great 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:
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,
In memory of the passing of Reds legend Pete Rose on Monday, The Tribune found this archival photo of Tribune sports writer ...
Yankees legends Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford referred to Rose as "Charlie Hustle" after a spring training game in 1963, just ...
Countless males in our area who are now in their 60s and 70s grew up wanting to be like Pete Rose. Rose died Monday at the ...
- Philadelphia Phillies' Pete Rose slides to third base during a baseball game against the New York Mets in Philadelphia, ...
Longtime local favorite Izzy's is unveiling a new menu item named after Pete Rose. Called the "Charlie Hustle", the special ...
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