In Kostya Kennedy's book "Pete Rose: An American Dilemma" [which I found to be a balanced, sometimes sympathetic biography of Rose], he quotes author John Erardi on pages 142-143 as recounting an interview he had with Pete's mother LaVerne wherein she stated "You know, Pete lost a bundle on the Series last year," referring to the 1984 World Series between the Tigers and Padres. 1984, the year before Pete broke Cobb's hit record.