Pete Rose may go down in history as a reincarnation of Ty Cobb. To both, winning meant everything, even if it required infuriating opponents and disregarding social norms.
It was 39 years ago Wednesday that all of baseball stopped when the game did that night at Riverfront Stadium for what has become one of American sports' most iconic moments, after Pete Rose drove ...
Advertisement 1985 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds became the all-time hit leader with his 4,192nd hit to break Ty Cobb’s record. Rose lined a 2-1 pitch off San Diego pitcher Eric Show to ...
1886 — The Mayflower defends the America’s Cup by beating Britain’s Galatea in two straight heats. 1937 — Don Budge beats Gottfried von Cramm in five sets to win his first U.S. Open men ...