Nobody ever played more games, collected more hits or generated more passionate opinions than Pete Rose. The history of baseball can’t be told without him, and his memorabilia and records are ...

Bench, who wore a "Pete and Johnny Show" T-shirt while talking to Patrick, praised Rose's baseball career Tuesday, saying he didn't think anyone loved the sport more.

At thirty-three, Pete Rose was one of the best baseball players in the world, also one of the most hated. He was just getting started. From Esquire 1974.

If Bench had any temptation of continuing the headfirst drama as a professional once he joined the Reds organization as a second-round pick in MLB’s inaugural draft in 1965, Rose’s penchant ...

Pete Rose, one of baseball’s greatest players and most confounding characters, ... He tied Game 1 with a home run off Seaver in the eighth inning (Bench homered in the ninth to win it) ...

That included both Bench and Rose, who credited Slaughter with inspiring his hard running to first on walks. “I emulated Enos Slaughter. But it killed me,” Bench said.

That included both Bench and Rose, who credited Slaughter with inspiring his hard running to first on walks. “I emulated Enos Slaughter. But it killed me,” Bench said.

That included both Bench and Rose, who credited Slaughter with inspiring his hard running to first on walks. “I emulated Enos Slaughter. But it killed me,” Bench said.

That included both Bench and Rose, who credited Slaughter with inspiring his hard running to first on walks. “I emulated Enos Slaughter. But it killed me,” Bench said.

That included both Bench and Rose, who credited Slaughter with inspiring his hard running to first on walks. “I emulated Enos Slaughter. But it killed me,” Bench said.

That included both Bench and Rose, who credited Slaughter with inspiring his hard running to first on walks. “I emulated Enos Slaughter. But it killed me,” Bench said.

That included both Bench and Rose, who credited Slaughter with inspiring his hard running to first on walks. “I emulated Enos Slaughter. But it killed me,” Bench said.