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Pete Rose Sliding into Home
Original Caption: 5/31/1981-Philadelphia, PA-Phils’ Pete Rose slides safely head-first into home plate as he scores on a Manny Trillo triple in the fifth inning of the Phils’ 6-1 win here 5/31. The win put the Phils into first place.
Dodger Jackie Robinson Stealing Home in Cubs Game
Pete Rose Sliding into Home
Original Caption: 5/31/1981-Philadelphia, PA-Phils’ Pete Rose slides safely head-first into home plate as he scores on a Manny Trillo triple in the fifth inning of the Phils’ 6-1 win here 5/31. The win put the Phils into first place.
“Shoeless” Joe Jackson, ca. 1919
Baseball legend, Joseph Jefferson “Shoeless Joe” Jackson, at bat. He played flawlessly in the 1919 World Series, and scored the series’ only home run. However, he was tried with seven other members of the Chicago White Sox for accepting bribes to throw the series, and was banned from baseball for life.