Broadcast highlights of Pete Rose's hitting streak that captured the nation's attention during the summer of 1978. His streak is the second longest in MLB history.
Jeff Drummond Pete Rose received boos of respect, people liked to boo him because they knew how great he was, it's not that they disliked him as a player when they booed, that was done out of the utmost respect, many of them admired the way he played the game. During the 44 game hitting streak, opposing crowds realized that they were witnessing history, and something that they never saw again, or will ever see again in their lifetimes. In the 20th century, only Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak was longer, and by the time Rose's streak came along, some who had witnessed DiMaggio's streak were deceased...
Bryce Harper is today's Pete Rose in that respect. You hate him because he's on the other team but secretly you'd love to have him on your squad. Nothing but respect for a guy that is balls out all the time.
They would cut from a soap opera on TV whenever ROGER MARIS would come to bat in the last game to watch him break the BABE'S RECORD FOR MOST HOME RUNS IN A SEASON, WE were IN STUDIEHALL WITH TRANSISTOR RADIOS HID ON US AND LISTEN TO THE GAME, When ROGER MARIS hit #61 some fool screamed out MARIS BROKE THE RECORD THEY TOOK 11 RADIOS FROM US,
S. Chris T. Good points. Of course, Met fans at Shea usually had a special dislike/respect for Rose, due to his fight with Bud Harrleson during game 3 of the 1973 NLCS. They had already given Pete a standing ovation @ 4/29/78, when Rose hit 3 HRs in a game - only time he did that in his career - and went 5-for-6 with 5 RBI. The following Friday - 5/5/78 - Rose collected hit #3000 Against Steve Rogers of the Expos. 1978 was quite a year for him. Signed with Philly as a Free Agent in December.
Interviewer: "Pete, When you go up to the plate, how often do you really expect to get a hit?" Pete Rose: "Every time I go up to the plate, I EXPECT to get a hit, if I didn't, I wouldn't have any business being out there."
I missed it all! I was a young squirt in the 70s. And then for the 1990 season, I was in the military away for 6 months only to come back home right as the World Series started. At least I got to see that much. Hall of Fame for sure. Especially now after holding this over his head for 30 years, that's enough.
He violated the one rule in baseball, the one rule that saved baseball in 1920, the ban on gambling after the World Series was fixed. Let him in then every player, no matter how successful or mediocre, will be tempted to gamble, throw a game and knowing there will be no final consequences.
He played for 23 years and had over 14,000 at bats. Average career in the MLB is 5.6 years. If you put it into perspective of what others do in their short time playing he’s hardly average with 4,200 hits out of over 14,000 times at bat over a quarter of a century.
Rose was hitting for high average and leading the league during a time when pitching was great especially in the 60s . Rose was facing Gibson, Marichal, Drysdale,Koufax, Perry , Seaver and batting .330 when the league as whole was batting 240
@@acornsucks2111 That is because Rose was willing to hit the ball where it is pitched the other way.....Brett followed suite but with ungodly line drive power. I have coached and managed baseball for 30 plus years from struggling little league teams to USSSA World Series victory and taught kids how to hit the ball wear it is pitched.....these days with uppercut swings, launch angles, every hitter trying to pull every pitch, it's so frustrating. My son played DII college baseball in Central Ohio a few years ago and his Manager was none other than Ron Osters son Jake.
True Hitting Machine...Even the players gave Pete Rose respect when he reached first base on a hit. Tony Perez long time teammate and Montanez gave him five and the ball. 👍 Hall Of Famer...Respect the player...it's what he did on the field that gets recognition.
Dude was a wizard masterful at going the other way with it. Can only hit what they give you to hit is what I tell my kids. I think I’ll show them these Rose highlights. Helluva hitter. Put em in the HOF already! HOF’er in my book!
@@TL2354 oh youre just a trollin everyone. Hey everybody this guy wouldnt know baseball from backgammon...hes got no sense...all us real knowledgeable baseball fans know his talent overides ant hall of fame. He was the best...fact
I got to meet Rose at his memorabilia store in Las Vegas. I asked him if he remembered his response when reporters asked him “do you feel relieved?” He looked at me and said, “Hell no!” Lol
What a great summer to be a baseball fan. I miss that brand of baseball and the blue-collar type players like Rose. Those Reds' teams had everything; batting average, power, defense, speed and pitching. Nothing boring about baseball back then.
I was at the game when Pete Rose tied the NL modern record of 37. My parents were big Mets fans but Rose was my hero. When Mike Lum hit the homerun in the 9th inning that gave the Reds the lead, my stepfather immediately got up and we had to leave. Sore loser! I was 14 and I wanted to stay and take the train home. I still love Rose and I hope that he finally gets his rightful induction into the HOF before he passes.
During Rose’s hitting streak, ABC did a video montage using Bob Seger’s song, “Still the Same.” “You always won every time you placed a bet You're still damn good, no one's gotten to you yet Every time they were sure they had you caught You were quicker than they thought You'd just turn your back and walk” I don’t think anyone knew or suspected anything, but it was incredibly prescient.
40 years ago? Can't be. That's fkn insane. I remember like it was yesterday. Put this fkn guy in the hof already. His punishment has been enough already
Not only did the game of baseball provide me with my greatest memories and experiences as a kid, it’s still the #1 passion within me today. One of the things I love about baseball is its statistics, and of course today, we have an incredible array of advanced statistics available to us with the advent a decade+ ago of Sabremetrics, and then, more recently, StatCast. In today’s world of statistics, it’s truly amazing when realizing the many advanced metrics we have available to us to use in evaluating the overall contribution of a player. The fact that these advanced metrics adjust for many of the game’s factors, such as ballpark (hitter’s park vs pitcher’s park), and the era in which the player spent his career (think Babe Ruth vs Mike Trout...different era...very different game...fewer teams then...perhaps higher quality players with fewer teams...very different ballparks...etc., etc.) Aside from that, I just love how this game seems so full of certain “coincidences.” Now, maybe “coincidences” is not the correct term, but I’ll share two of these instances. 1) Just last night, I was rewatching the HR race of ‘98 with Big Mac and Sammy Sosa. That year, McGwire hit HR #61 on....his dad’s 61st birthday. Just amazing. To think, it wasn’t just any HR that year. It was #61...the vaunted number that hadn’t been reached since 1961 (speaking of “coincidences,” Maris hitting HR #61 in...1961). Also, it wasn’t just any birthday for his dad, but #61. 2) Here is Pete Rose during games 37 and 38 of his 44 game hitting streak. Now, I chose those two games since the first would tie the NL record of 37, while #38 would obviously set a new NL standard. The Reds opponents for these two games...the NY Mets...where are these two games played...New York (well, Flushing Meadows, actually)...who is the current NL record holder with hits in 37 straight games...Tommy Holmes...long retired as a player, which team’s front office employs Tommy Holmes in community relations (at that time)...the NY Mets. Who is able to be in attendance during these two games to see his record possibly tied or broken...Tommy Holmes. It’s just amazing to me. It’s not just any opponent, but the Mets. It’s not just any city, but NY (instead of at home in Cincy). It’s not just any game(s) during the streak, but #37 and #38...and it’s not just any team that employs Tommy Holmes, but the Mets. And, of course, it’s not just any former player that the Mets employed in their front office, but Tommy Holmes. My apologies if I may have repeated myself, or dragged out too much detail, but that’s what I love about this game...the detail. There are thousands of these examples throughout the game’s history. How could you not be sucked in? Baseball...there is NOTHING like it.
Being a Met fan, I watched Rose come up to bat against the Mets and actually gave him a standing O along with the Shea faithful when he continued his streak of 30+ games. It was exciting, and great for baseball. Pete was my kind of player, loved him and to be honest, most of the Big Red Machine players at the time.
Bet on baseball while in the dugout of baseball... no HOF ever. Betting on baseball while in baseball must never be accepted. His name in record books...yes. Honored with the highest honor...you can’t do it.
@@MajorWolfgangHochstetter 1960s Boston celtics with red Auerbach, star at every position, think the 1950s Yankees could matchup with 1970s Cincinnati red machine 1975,1976, only pitching was their weakness
Still remember .... Gene Garber pitching, Joe Nolan catching when the streak ended! Goodbye to that streak, Pete!! On another note, I will NEVER forget going to ATL FUL CO stadium (the god awful old Braves stadium, long since gone) with my parents in the 70's--- Rose was with the Phillies and they were in for a series ... Dick Ruthven was pitching for Atlanta... Rose was the lead-off hitter, came up to bat... first pitch...SMACK! over the fence for a home run! First pitch! Very unusual, I would think. I looked at my Dad and said "this is going to be one hell of a bad night"!
All time hits leader not in the HOF, top 4 players with the most HR's in a single season not in the HOF, all time HR leader not in the HOF, most Cy Young awards not in the HOF, these guys either need to be in or we need to start a new record book and a new HOF, or they could just stop keeping stats altogether because right now it looks absolutely ridiculous to have so many of your all time records held by non hall of famers.
@@GeorgeRPope What are you the official editor of RU-vid comments or something? Don't you realize how annoying grammar nazi's are? It's a RU-vid comment not a dissertation. Most people are typing hastily on their cell phones using swype text, not sitting at their desktop CPU using spell check. Is that how you spend your time, just endlessly combing through social media posts correcting spelling, punctuation, and grammar to make yourself feel intelligent? Well I guess everybody needs a hobby, but yours SUCKS!!!!!
Rose is the best baseball player I've ever seen. Not the best power-hitter, not the best fielder, not the fastest baserunner, not the best hitter. But the best baseball player by far. He belongs in the HoF more than all of them.
I am Italian and read about his monstruous number of career hits : according to Wikipedia they are more than four thousand ! 😱⚾ Well, what can I say apart a " bravissimo" ? Ciao
Quando aveva 19 anni, lui giocava in un campionato semi-professionale e otteneva un successo di 90.4% ("batting average" di .904) nelle sue opportunità
When Pete Rose bunted down 3rd base line and HOF Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt bobbled it I was there. Riverfront Stadium double header with my Dad and brother. Hot day....30 minutes between games back then.
The year of this incredible streak, Rose hit a whopping .302!! They don't make hitters like this any more. The past was so awesome. The present is so terrible. It is truly devastating...
.302 is not whopping. especially when you’re not hitting homeruns. it’s decent. .340 would be whopping. just sayin. i’m actually surprised to hear that he only hit .302 in a year he hit safely in 44 straight. i would of assumed it would be in the whopping area, .340 or .350 or something.
Schmidt credits Rose with taking him to the next level as a ball player when he joined the Phillies the next season. Their Series victory in 1980 probably wouldn't have been possible without Rose as a motivator.
I think it was because ABC wanted it on and didn't originally have the game on their schedule. Frank was in town so he got the gig. Did a nice job for a 'football guy'. Of course he had done Olympic events in the past, as well.
im so glad i had a one on one chat with him.Hes my idol and inspiration all my years playing ball.His jersey signed will always be my highlight.Hes done his time .now get him in the hof so he can see the appreciation and his contribution in this game
I was 12. I watched the game on WOR, when he broke the NL record. I think it was a Tuesday. I've always loved Pete Rose. And this streak was big news back then.
I was at Shea for both games - 37, 38. My friend, Glenn, was an avid Reds fan. After he tied the record there was no way we were going to miss the next game. BTW... Tommy Holmes was a class guy all the way.
What I remember most about the hit that passed Tommy Holmes was that it happened in New York where Mets fans had hated Pete Rose ever since the Bud Harrelson incident. But he won many of them over earlier in 1978 when he went 5 for 6 with 3 homers, by the 3rd home run the fans were on their feet. When the record hit streak came around later in the year, they were cheering and even sign man got into it with Rose Fever and It Had to be You signs.
Not a easy feat to match, but it would take a .300 hitter with an extremely long career. How often does that happen ? The closest recently would be Derek Jeter, but he got hurt at age 39 and then retired after one more full season at age 40, he didn't have the longevity that Rose had. Rose played until he was 45 At age 38 Derek Jeter had 3304 hits, Rose had 3424 at age 38, difference is Rose kept on going until 45, Jeter retired at 40
I don't count Ichiro stats from Japan but one wonders if he had played his entire career in the States what he could have done. If someone does come close to Rose hit total, he will need to be someone who starts young(by age 20) and plays almost entirely full seasons for over 20 years and hit .300, how many players has that been through the history of the game ?
Joe Lewus ...Ichiro is the one man who would have, DEFINITELY. He's absolutely unbelievable. No one ever like him. The way he moves. I never saw anything like him & I have no doubts, barring a bizarre injury, he would've set an unreachable hit record, among many, many, other sorted records. He's 43 and still going....who knows !?
I have no issue with Garber striking Rose out and ending the streak, however jumping up and down in a 16-4 win was very unprofessional, and showed no class.
I can't blame Garber. The world media was there. It was getting incredible publicity and he wants to be remembered as the one that ended it. Showing emotion at ending what couldn't be ended in 44 games is a part of the game. If Rose had gotten a hit in that bat he would have shown emotion too.
@@antonioacevedo5200 Rose seemed to think Garber should've challenged him with fastballs, which is not what Garber was paid to do. Relief pitchers watch the news, too, so who WOULDN'T want to end that streak? That's about the only highlight for the 1978 Braves; that and Bouton's comeback.
As far as your first sentence, is that what Rose said or are you simply giving your opinion? Why would Pete Rose offer an opinion as to how he should be pitched by Garber?@@aboxofbroken8tracks983
@@antonioacevedo5200 Rose's contention was that Garber pitched him as if a world championship was on the line, rather than closing out a 16-4 win, in which a pitcher would simply try to throw strikes. Fastballs down the middle would be the easiest way to do that. The announcer himself said Rose was miffed that Garber "tried too hard" to get him out.
This really brings into perspective just how far out there Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hit streak is. Even someone like Pete Rose could only reach 44, still quite a ways away from 56.
I think it's pretty cool that two of THE greatest ballplayers of all time both were born in Cincinnati. Pete Rose and Ken Griffey Jr. Both Rose and Junior were all around beasts on the field. Rose could play every position and Junior made everything look easy.
Watched the end of Pete's steak...[live] on Braves televison...back in August of 1978 and the press conference that followed the game...was very happy at that moment, it was over for Rose, however 41 years later...damn was I wrong...wish now he would have broken record and was sitting alone with the record....
What impressed me were the Mets fans. Back in 1973 they were booing Pete Rose. The Mets and the Reds played for the national league pennant in the National League Championship Series. Then five years later they're cheering him to continue his hitting streak. Great fans. Knowledgeable fans. They're loyal to their team, but realize historical excellence and it happens. Fantastic.
You know what... I think Garber may have celebrated it a bit too much, but Pete played every game like it was the 7th game of the World Series. (Ask Fosse.) I think that was just frustration coming out. He would not have wanted Garber to just groove one in there.
Oh u mean that haven't done shit ,since 1990 ,. It kinda helps if they had more then one good player , Joey votto is that his name? at the moment but now isn't even play n half there games, I can still name every starting player back n the 70s , almost like a owner owning a team just for tax write off purposes ,
@17:33 someone got a great picture of the 44th game hit. They had great timing from the first base side near home plate. I wonder if that picture is still around.
I remember the networks NBC, ABC, CBS breaking into their regular programs to cover some of his at bats once streak reached maybe 35 or 40. Never saw this before, or since.
@Sideshow Bob - even if you take 400 away Pete has 3856 hits - also, Pete Rose had over 1000 extra base hits - more than Rogers Hornsby, Ernie Banks, Honus Wagner, Al Simmons, Al Kaline, Mickey Mantle, Willie Stargell, Eddie Mathews, Willie McCovey, Harmon Killebrew, Joe DiMaggio, Duke Snider & Roberto Clemente, to name only a few. Pete Rose is not the greatest hitter of all-time. I grant you that. But trying to cheapen his accomplishments by citing "400 bunts" only embarrasses anyone who makes such a silly argument.
@Sideshow Bob As TED WILLIAMS said, his career wasn't made of being a singles hitter he was referring to PETE ROSE AND FOR TWO YEARS WILLIAMS WAS SERVING HIS COUNTRY IN THE MILITARY
Bunting is hitting and actually very hard to do, which helps the argument for Rose, not hurts him. You’re last statement about Ichy is so ignorant I’m not even gonna respond. I don’t even like Rose. I was a Pirates fan, but you are a complete idiot.
I am a baseball card collector. His legacy is written. Some day we will see him in the Hall of Fame like it or not. We all make mistakes. Pete is no exception.
Funny how Rose was critical of Garber for “trying to hard” in a game that didn’t matter, when that trait was the defining trait of Charlie Hustle his whole career.
Mark - I remember the All Star game where Rose barreled into the catcher, Ray Fosse. Almost ending another player’s career over an All Star game. Real classy.
Pete Rose is the greatest hitter the game has ever known but liberal politics kept him out of the Baseball Hall of Fame. What a disgusting shame to his fans and to the game of baseball. A record that will never be beaten! Pete Rose, Mark McGwire, Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth are the greatest players to have ever played this glorious American pastime called baseball!
That's why I say ball players think they may be a hustler but they need to see what it's like to give and what it's like to give fans 200 Percent and these bums today makes 10x what he made they run the team mgr and front office never seen this man crying the greatest You too roberto
You know what's kind of odd is that I went to a game at Shea Stadium when they played the Reds the year after he broke the NL hitting streak record, and the Mets gave out a souvenir 8x10 color photo ("suitable for framing" as Lindsey Nelson used to say about the team picture in the Mets yearbook) of Rose breaking the record vs. the Mets. Anyway, I thought it was weird because why would the Mets give away a souvenir celebrating the accomplishment of a player on another team? Particularly Pete Rose, who was very unpopular in Shea Stadium, for a number of reasons, but mainly because of his fight with Bud Harrelson a few years before. I know the 1978 Mets didn't have much to celebrate in the accomplishments of their own team, but do you celebrate records set AGAINST you? I got one of those pictures, but don't know whatever happened to it. It disappeared mny years ago.
