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I played with 11 Hall of Famers and played against 52 Hall of Famers, and I don't know any of them linked to steroids.

Pete Rose

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Pete Rose
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 14
Baseball Player
Cincinnati
Ohio
Peter Edward Rose
Sr.
Charlie Hustle
Peter Edward Pete Rose Sr.
Pete Edward Rose
Played
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I owe baseball. Baseball don't owe me a damn thing.
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If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third.
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