Showing posts with label Pete Rose. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

SI Vault: Much Ado: Pete Rose chases Joe DiMaggio"s sacred hitting streak

This story appeared in the Aug. 7, 1978 issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.PeteRosewas sitting alone before his dressing cubicle in the Cincinnati clubhouse one day last week, sifting through another bushel of letters and telegrams. Across the room a tape deck played a song from Saturday Night Fever, and at that moment Staying Alive seemed particularly appropriate toRose. On Wednesday, June 14Petebroke out of a 5-for-44 batting slump...
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