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ESPN: Report shows Pete Rose bet on Reds in 1986
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Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hits a line drive to break Ty Cobb's all-time hit record in 1986 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. - photo by Associated Press
BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN says it obtained a notebook that shows Pete Rose bet on Cincinnati Reds games during his last season as an active player in 1986. The career hits leader agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989 after an investigation by John Dowd, a lawyer retained by Major League Baseball, concluded he bet on the Reds to win from 1985-87 while he was a player and manager. Rose repeatedly denied the allegations before admitting in a 2004 autobiography he bet on Cincinnati to win while he managed the team.
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