The illustrious Charlie Hustle went to his reward this week.
Tormented and sorely controversial.
Epitomized a true athlete.
Broke the All-time record for base hits.
Played on 3 World Series winners.
Exemplified his greatness under pressure at the 1975 World Series at Fenway Park.
Attended the game in which he tied TY Cobb for hits.
Saw his baseball legacy that day.
Tormented by his personal demons of gambling on baseball.
An unheralded scandal that swept the Major League scene.
Banned for life on baseball.
Card shows were his calling in later life.
A vituperative target for boo-birds.
Lift the ban and induct him into Cooperstown immediately.
An unpredictable batsmen and no copy cats since his ban.
He’ll teach and learn in the afterlife of baseball.