Fun Trivia : Pete Rose

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Pete Rose

Which MLB team did Pete Rose Not play on in his career?

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Braves. He played on the Reds from 1963-78, Phillies from 1979-83, and back to the Reds from 1984-86. He also managed the Reds from 1984-1989.



Which 32 year old pitcher gave up Pete's first Major League base hit in 1963?

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Bob Friend. His first hit was a triple on April 13,1963. in Cincinnati against the Pirates.



Which New York pitcher gave up Pete's 1000th Major League base hit?

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Dick Selma. His 1000th hit was a single on September 26, 1968, against the New York Mets.



What 25-year old left-hander surrendered Pete's 2,000 Major League base hit in 1973?

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Ron Bryant. His 2,000 hit was a single on June 19, 1973 against the Giants.



What was Pete's uniform number?

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14. He wore the number on all the teams that he played on.



In 1978, Pete collected his 3,000th base hit. Which pitcher gave it up?

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Steve Rogers. A single on May 5,1978 against the Expos, gave baseball a bite of history.



Which award did Pete Rose NOT accomplish in his career?

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Manager of the Year. Pete won NL MVP in 1973, the ROY in 1963, and Gold gloves in 1969 and 1970.



Pete hit a double on April 13,1984 for his 4,000 Major League base hit. Can you name the 41 year old pitcher that surrendered this hit?

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Jerry Koosman. Pete's 4,000 base hit came exactly 21 years after making his first base hit.



What position did Pete Rose NOT play regularly at some point in his career?

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Shortstop. He also logged some time at First Base.



Pete broke Ty Cobbs record in 1985. Which pitcher gave up Pete's monumental 4,192 Major League Record base hit?

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Eric Show. Pete was 44 years old when he singled off Eric Show on September 11, 1985, in front of his home fans in Cincinnati.



Pete was on a roll in 1978. He had a 44 game hitting streak going. Who were the tandem of pitchers to stop Rose's pursuit of Joe DiMaggio's 56 consecutive game hitting streak record?

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Larry McWilliams & Gene Garber. The streak began on June 14, set a modern day NL record of 38 on July 25, beat George Sisler's mark of 41 on July 29, and tied Willie Keeler's mark of 44, for the 2nd longest consecutive game hitting streak before being snapped in Atlanta on August 1.



How many National League batting titles did "Charlie Hustle" win?

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3. In 1968 he batted .335, 1969 batted .348, and 1973 batted .338.



Pete won the MVP of the 1975 World Series against the Boston Red Sox. Which statement is NOT true about Pete's performance during this series?

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He hit 2 home runs. Pete did not homer in this series. The Reds beat Boston 4 games to 3.



On August 14,1986, Pete Rose singled off Greg Minton of the SF Giants. This was to be Pete's final hit in his career. How many hits did Pete have over his 24 year career?

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4,256. This is a total, in my opinion, that will never be reached again.