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Pete Rose Shoves Dave Pallone Gets Suspended 30 Days

  • 1988
  • Wild Games & Fights!

Pete Rose shoves first base umpire Dave Pallone and gets suspended 30 days

Mets 6, Reds 5 in Cincinnati

April 30, 1988: Pete Rose got ejected in T9 by first base umpire Dave Pallone. As Rose was arguing the call, Pallone poked Rose on the cheek and Rose shoved Pallone twice. National League President Bart Giamatti suspended him for 30 games and imposed a $10,000 fine.