THE PETE ROSE DECISION : ROSE INVESTIGATION CHRONOLOGY

Feb. 20--Pete Rose is summoned to meet in New York with baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth, National League President Bart Giamatti, Executive Vice President Edwin Durso and incoming Deputy Commissioner Francis Vincent Jr. Attorneys Reuven Katz and Robert Pitcairn Jr. also attend.

Feb. 22--Published reports say the Feb. 20 meeting concerned gambling allegations against Rose.

March 20--The commissioner’s office releases a statement saying it is investigating “serious allegations against Rose,” with Washington attorney John Dowd heading the inquiry.

March 21--Sports Illustrated reports Rose has ties to baseball betting. Chris Beyersdoerfer, Michael Fry, Thomas Gioiosa and Paul Janszen are identified as either having taken bets from Rose or having knowledge of them.

March 24--The Cincinnati Post reports Rose’s debts totaled nearly $500,000 when he left the Reds in 1978 to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies as a free agent.

March 25--Rose speaks for the first time about the reports, denying allegations he flashed betting signals during games. He declines to say whether he bet on baseball.

March 27--Dowd says the investigation probably will last several more weeks.

March 30--The Cincinnati Enquirer reports baseball investigated gambling allegations against Rose in the late 1970s.

April 1--The Dayton Daily News reports that Internal Revenue Service investigators seized betting slips from Ron Peters on Aug. 17, 1988, one day after FBI agents obtained court permission to search Peters’ car for drugs.

April 5--The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that a man listed in court documents by the code name “G-1” and identified by sources as Rose bet between $8,000 and $16,000 daily on baseball games during the 1987 season. Gioiosa is indicted in federal court in Cincinnati on one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, two counts of tax evasion and two counts of conspiracy to defraud the IRS.

April 18--Giamatti sends a letter to U.S. District Judge Carl Rubin, who is to sentence Peters, stating that Peters has been “candid, forthright and truthful” with baseball investigators and provided critical testimony about Rose.

April 21--Rubin says that he resents the commissioner entering a “vendetta” against Rose. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Brichler says Rose is being investigated by a grand jury on tax matters and says Peters has told federal investigators he took bets over a period of two years from Rose that could exceed $1 million.

April 24--A transcript of the April 21 conference is released, along with Giamatti’s letter.

April 26--The New York Times reports Rubin said “the press has tried, convicted and executed Pete Rose” and criticizes Giamatti’s investigation for taking too long.

May 3--Commissioner’s spokesman Rich Levin says Dowd will submit his report during the week beginning May 8. A grand jury in Cincinnati begins hearing evidence concerning Rose.

May 9--Giamatti receives from Dowd a 225-page report, including seven volumes of exhibits.

May 11--Giamatti sets May 25 hearing and has report delivered to Rose’s attorneys. Giamatti reveals that 40 witnesses testified and confirms that Rose testified for two days.

May 19--Rose’s lawyers ask for a 30-day postponement of May 25 hearing, citing need for additional preparation time.

May 22--Giamatti grants postponement request and reschedules hearing for June 26.

June 19--Rose sues Giamatti in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, seeking to stop the hearing and prevent Giamatti from deciding the case. The lawsuit reveals that Peters has accused Rose of betting on Red games.

June 20--Judge Norbert A. Nadel sets hearing for June 22 on Rose’s request for a temporary restraining order.

June 22--Dowd reveals during hearing that evidence shows Rose bet on major league baseball games, including Red games, during 1985, 1986 and 1987. The New York Times reports the FBI has determined Rose’s handwriting is on betting slips seized from Peters.

June 26--Nadel decides Giamatti has “prejudged Rose” and grants a two-week temporary restraining order keeping the commissioner from going ahead with his hearing.

June 27--Giamatti appeals Nadel’s ruling to 1st Ohio District Court of Appeals; Nadel orders investigative report released.

June 28--1st Ohio District Court of Appeals rejects Giamatti’s appeal.

July 3--Giamatti files “notice of removal” with U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, automatically removing the case from state court system until a federal hearing; case is assigned to U.S. District Judge John Holschuh in Columbus, Ohio.

July 5--Rose’s lawyers file motion asking Holschuh to send the case back to Hamilton County.

July 31--Holschuh rejects Rose’s motion to remand the case to Hamilton County.

Aug. 3--Rose appeals Holschuh’s decision to keep the case in federal court.

Aug. 17--Federal appeals court says jurisdiction of Rose’s case belongs in federal court in Columbus.

Aug. 18--Holschuh schedules arguments Aug. 28 on Rose’s request for a preliminary injunction that would indefinitely remove Giamatti from the case.

Aug. 23--Giamatti calls news conference for Aug. 24.