How did disgraced MLB player Pete Rose get the nick-name "Charlie Hustle"?

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In a Spring Training game against the Yankees in his rookie year, Rose ran to the wall to catch a Mantle home run that was at least twenty feet over his head. When Mantle returned to the Yankee dugout, his teammate Whitey Ford remarked, "Did you see Charlie Hustle out there?" Feb 13 04, 9:25 AM

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