But the christening of Rose as "Charlie Hustle" was anything but complimentary. In a spring training game against New York that year, Rose bunted for a single, much to the amusement of Yankee's great Mickey Mantle and teammate Whitey Ford. From O'Brien's book:

Rose grew up just 7 miles from where Great American Ball Park now stands. On Monday, fans paid tribute at his statue.

Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose has died, according to reports from ABC and TMZ. The Cincinnati native who attended Western Hills High School and spent most of his career with the Reds died at the age of 83, our news partners at WCPO reported.