There are legends in baseball, but there are also cautionary tales. Cincinnati Reds icon Pete Rose, who hit more pitches than anyone else in the history of the game, is a lot of both. His ego was enormous, his personal life a dumpster fire, and even his teammates didn’t particularly care for him. Hard to believe a guy like that could go bad!

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Stacie’s Receipts

Pete Rose: Baseball’s Charlie Hustle, by Mike Towle (Amazon)

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, dies at 83 | AP News

Remembering baseball legend Pete Rose : NPR

Opinion | Pete Rose finally stopped – The Washington Post

Pete Rose, Baseball Star Who Earned Glory and Shame, Dies at 83 – The New York Times

Baseball legend Pete Rose dies at the age of 83 – ABC News

There was nothing redeeming in Pete Rose’s character (nypost.com)

Pete Rose dismisses questions over statutory rape claims in return to Philadelphia: ‘It was 55 years ago, babe’ | CNN

Pete Rose files for divorce from wife of nearly 27 years – ESPN

Pete Rose Went Through Bitter Divorces With 2 Ex Wives, Carol & Karolyn Rose (heavy.com)

Pete Rose: I’m in ‘Poor Health and Disabled’ Amid Divorce from Estranged Wife (bleacherreport.com)

Keith O’Brien – Pete Rose gets married to Karolyn Ann Engelhardt #OTD in 1964 at a church on the West Side of Cincinnati. The young couple has known each other for only six months and some teammates predict that their marriage will not last. They are right. #CharlieHustle #PeteRose #MLB #gambling | Facebook

Life after Charlie Hustle | The ex-Mrs. Pete Rose spins yarns on Pete, family and life (cincinnati.com)

Rose Admits He is 18-year-old’s Father (philly.com via archive.org)

PAIN AND JOY OF LIFE AS ATHLETE’S WIFE – The New York Times

Court doc: Woman accuses Pete Rose of statutory rape – ESPN

Pete Rose files defamation lawsuit against John Dowd – ESPN

Pete Rose’s Estranged Wife Claims He Has ‘Significant’ High-Stakes Gambling Debt (bleacherreport.com)

Carol Rose: Pete still ‘high stakes gambler’ (cincinnati.com via archive.ph)

Donald Trump to pardon Pete Rose. What did Major League baseball hit king Pete Rose do? – Yahoo Sports