1984-1989.
Pete Rose took over as player/manager of the Reds after he was traded to the Reds from the Montreal Expos in August, 1984. He was player/manager through 1986 and manager from 1987-1989. His managerial, and MLB, career ended on August 24, 1989 when he was placed on MLB's ineligible list due to allegations of gambling that he did not formally challange. His career record as manager of the Reds was 412-373.
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Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds was the last player-manager in baseball.
pete rose played for the reds
No, he did not. Pete Rose played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos.
One MLB player who played and managed at the same time was Pete Rose. He played as a player-manager for the Cincinnati Reds from 1984-1986. Another example is Frank Robinson, who played as a player-manager for the Cleveland Indians from 1975-1977.
he gambled on every reds game while manager. It's really not known whether Rose gambled on EVERY Reds' game, but he did gamble on some Reds game. Due to this, Rose was banned from Major League baseball and is not eligible for election to the Hall of Fame.