| Author | John M. Dowd Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Sports betting |
| Publisher | Office of the Commissioner of Baseball |
Publication date | June 27, 1989 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 225 |
TheDowd Report is thedocument describing the transgressions of baseball player and managerPete Rose inbetting onbaseball, which precipitated his agreement to a permanent ban from the sport in theUnited States. The 225-page report was prepared by Special Counsel to the CommissionerJohn M. Dowd and was submitted toCommissionerBart Giamatti in May 1989. The report, published in June 1989, was accompanied by seven volumes of exhibits, which included bank and telephone records, alleged betting records, expert reports, and transcripts of interviews with Rose and other witnesses.[1]
Rose was ultimately placed on baseball's ineligible list in August 1989.[2] The most controversial conclusion of the report, that Rose had bet on baseball games while managing theCincinnati Reds, was confirmed 15 years later by Rose himself through hisautobiographyMy Prison Without Bars.
Dowd later donated the Dowd Report collections to his alma mater,Emory University School of Law, in 2015.[3]
On May 13, 2025—seven months after Rose died—MLB officially removed him (and all other dead baseball players) from the permanently ineligible list, restoring his eligibility to be elected to theBaseball Hall of Fame.[4]
