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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Pete Rose, Christy Mathewson, Sparky Anderson, Rogers Hornsby, Luke Sewell, Dusty Baker, Davey Johnson, Lou Piniella, List of Cincinnati Reds managers, Donie Bush, Bob O'Farrell, Fred Hutchinson, Chuck Dressen, Heinie Groh, Vern Rapp, Ray Knight, Burt Shotton, Charles Comiskey, Clark Griffith, Tony Perez, Bill McKechnie, Hank O'Day, Jack McKeon, Jerry Narron, Hank Gowdy, Bucky Walters, John McNamara, Ned Hanlon, Bob Boone, Pete Mackanin, Mayo Smith, Russ Nixon, Joe Tinker, Buck Ewing, Bid McPhee, Pat Moran, Dave Bristol, Dick Sisler, Joe Kelley, Bobby Wallace, Johnny Neun, John Ganzel, Don Heffner, Earle Brucker, Sr., Jack Hendricks, Tom Loftus, Buck Herzog, Dave Miley, Buster Mills, Dan Howley, Bob Allen, Ivey Wingo, Frank Bancroft. Excerpt: As manager Peter Edward Rose (born April 14, 1941), nicknamed "Charlie Hustle," is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989. 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 & 1B). In August 1989, three years after he retired as an active player, Rose agreed to permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games while playing for and managing the Reds, including claims that he bet on his own team. In 2004, after years of public denial, he admitted to betting on baseball and on, but not against, the Reds. After Rose's ban was instated, the Baseball Hall of Fame formally voted to ban those on the "permanently ineligible" list from induction. Previously, those who were ...