HEY REDS FANS
CHARLEY HUSTLE
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This is a Official National League baseball (Bud Selig pres.) autographed by Pete Rose.
Pete has also added 15 hand written stats.
This ball is from a limited edition of 1000.
This autographed baseball is certified by reggie jackson.com and comes with thier numbered Hollagram sticker on the ball and matching numbered COA.
This autographed 15 stat ball comes with the COA, felt bag and box.
This ball sold on Reggie Jackson's web site for $499.00 but they sold out a long time ago so my asking price is very reasonable.
The 15 hand written stats are as follows.
1. 3562 GAMES
2. 14053 AT BATS
3. 2165 RUNS
4. 1314 RBI
5. 5752 TOTAL BASES
6. 1972 WINNING GAMES
7. 746 DOUBLES
8. 3315 SINGLES
9. .303 CAREER AVG.
10. 1963 ROY
11. 1973 NL MVP
12. 1975 WORLD SERIES MVP
13. 17 ALL STAR GAMES
14. 44 GAME HIT STREAK
15. 4256 HITS
His hard working style prompted Hall-of-Fame Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford to label him "Charlie Hustle," a nickname that Rose would be known by for the rest of his career.
From 1965 to 1973 he consistently batted over .300 and Pete was an important component to the "Big Red Machine" that dominated the National League in the 1970's. During this time, Rose played on four league champions and two World Series winners. In 1975, Pete was named the World Series Most Valuable Player, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year and The Sporting News Man of the Year.
Pete played from 1963 to 1986, best known for his many years with the Cincinnati Reds. Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at bats (14,053), and outs (10,328). He won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves, the Rookie of the Year Award, and made 17 All-Star appearances at an unequaled five different positions (2B, LF, RF, 3B, and 1B). Rose's nickname, "Charlie Hustle", was given to him for his play beyond the "call of duty" while on the field. Even when being walked, Rose would run to first base, instead of the traditional walk to base. Rose was also known for sliding headfirst into a base, his signature move.
On July 14, 1970, in brand new Riverfront Stadium (opened just two weeks earlier), Rose was involved in one of the most famous plays in All-Star history. Leading off against California's Clyde Wright in the 12th inning, Rose reached first and went to second on a single by the Dodgers' Billy Grabarkewitz. The Cubs’ Jim Hickman then singled sharply to center. Amos Otis' throw beat Rose to the plate, but Rose barreled over Indians catcher Ray Fosse to score the winning run. It has been written that Fosse suffered a separated shoulder in the collision, but it went undiagnosed initially.
In 1973, Rose won his third and final batting title with a .338 average, collected a career-high 230 hits and was named the NL MVP. The Reds ended up losing the National League Championship Series to the Mets despite Rose’s eighth-inning home run to tie Game One and his 12th-inning home run to win Game Four. During Game Three of the series, Rose got into a fight with the popular Mets shortstop Bud Harrelson while trying to break up a double play; the fight resulted in a bench-clearing brawl. The game was nearly called off when, after the Reds took the field, fans threw objects from the stands at Rose, causing the Reds team to leave the field until order was restored.
Pete was born in 1941 and turned 67 this past April 14th.
With Pete's record career this is an excellent investment in MLB history.
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