John Dowd is a former federal prosecutor who was asked in 1989 to investigate allegations that Pete Rose had placed bets on baseball games. In his role as Special Counsel to the Commissioner, A. Bartlett Giamatti, he produced the Dowd Report, which detailed Rose’s betting on baseball games in the 1980s, including teams Rose was managing at the time. The report led to Rose’s lifetime ban in August 1989.
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Appendices and Exhibits (PDFs)
1. Letter to Thomas Gioiosa from John Dowd, March 30, 1989
2. Peter Rose Deposition, April 20-21, 1989 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8
3. Transcript of Michael Fry Interview, April 11, 1989 Part 1Part 2
4. Judgment and Commitment Order for Donald Stenger, March 24, 1989
5. Judgment and Commitment Order for Linda Kettle, March 24, 1989
6. Judgment and Commitment Order for Michael Fry, March 8, 1989
7. Federal Grand Jury Indictment of Thomas Gioiosa, April 6, 1989
8. Memorandum of Donald Stenger Interview, April 11, 1989
9. James Eveslage Interview, March 28, 1989
10. Arraignment and Plea of Ronald Peters, April 4, 1989
11. Ronald Peters Deposition, April 5, 1989
12. Paul Janszen Betting Notebook
13. Ronald Peters Betting Records Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
14. Lance Humphrey Interview, March 30, 1989
15. Lori Peters Interview, April 7, 1989
17. Report of Bill Holmes & Associates, May 2, 1989
18. Dave Morgan Interview, March 29, 1989
19. Dave Morgan Deposition, April 12, 1989
20. Memorandum of Peters Conversation with John Dowd, April 5, 1989
21. 1988 Cincinnati Reds Media Guide
22. Gold’s Gym Phone Bills for 1986 Part 1Part 2
23. Pete Rose Personal Checks, #365-#368, dated February 5, 1986
24. Cincinnati Reds Complimentary Ticket Requests, dated May 30, 1986 and June 5, 1987
25. Letters to John Dowd from Robert Pitcairn, March 23, 1989, March 27, 1989 and March 30, 1989
26. Transcript of Paul Janszen Interview, February 24-25, 1989 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
27. Transcript of Janszen-Bertolini Conversation, taped by Janszen on April 4, 1988
28. Transcript of Janszen-Chevashore Conversation, taped by Janszen on December 27, 1988
30. Loan Agreement, Star Bank, dated May 22, 1987
31. Loan Agreement, Star Bank, dated September, 1987
32. Loan Agreement, Star Bank, dated February 23, 1989
33. Letter to Roger Makley from John Dowd, March 30, 1989
34. Letter to Robert Pitcairn and Roger Makley from John Dowd, April 11, 1989
35. Letter to Robert Pitcairn from John Dowd, April 27, 1989
36. Letter to John Dowd from Robert Pitcairn, April 27, 1989
37. Promissory Note, Star Bank, April 4, 1989
38. Paul Janszen Deposition, April 4, 1989 Part 1Part 2
39. Judgment and Commitment Order for Paul Janszen, January 16, 1989
40. Paul Janszen Interview, February 26, 1989
41. Danita Jo Marcum Deposition, April 4, 1989
42. Photograph of Paul Janszen, Pete Rose, Mickey Mantle, and Thomas Gioiosa
43. Steve Chevashore Interview, March 9, 1989
44. Memorandum from Kevin Hallinan to John Dowd, April 25, 1989
45. Chronology, April 8, 1987 through July 5, 1987 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
46. Pete Rose Account Statement at First National Bank of Cincinnati, April 13, 1987
47. Pete Rose Personal Checks, #444, dated March 26, 1987, and #445, dated March 29, 1987
49. Pete Rose Personal Check #380, dated March 12, 1987
50. Transcript of Ron Peters Interview, March 23, 1989
51. James E. Procter Deposition, April 12, 1989
52. David Bernstein Deposition, April 19, 1989
53. Pete Rose Home Phone Bills for 1987
54. Pete Rose Car Phone Bills for 1987
55. Janszen Home Phone Bills for May 14, 1987 to July 14, 1987
56. Janszen Car Phone Bills for May, 1987 through July, 1987
57. Cincinnati Reds News Releases, dated March 23, 1987 and May 22, 1987
58. “Report on Rose Signals Clarified by Magazine,” The New York Times, March 30, 1989
59. Pete Rose Personal Check #296, dated March 18, 1988
60. Letter to Reuven Katz from Paul Janszen, January 20, 1989
61. Letter to Merlyn Shiverdecker from Robert Pitcairn, January 25, 1989
62. Letter to Robert Pitcairn from Merlyn Shiverdecker, March 2, 1989
63. Charlotte Jacobs Interview, April 24, 1989
64. Mark Stowe Interview, March 21, 1989
65. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation with Mark Stowe, April 28, 1989
66. Joseph Cambra Interview, April 27, 1989, with attached exhibits
67. Letter to the Balfour Ring Company from Pete Rose, March 24, 1989
68. Letter to Ed Durso from John Scarpellini, April 17/ 1989
69. Paul Janszen Interview, March 8, 1989
70. Transcript of Arnold Metz Interview, April 19, 1989 Part 1Part 2
71. Report of Richard E. Casey, April 11, 1989
72. Report of James Dibowski, March 16, 1989
73. Memorandum of Ron Peters Interview, May 1, 1989
74. Gold’s Gym Phone Bills for 1987
75. Reds’ Clubhouse Logs for 1987 Part 1Part 2
76. Other National Team Logs for 1987
77. Hotel Bills for Pete Rose from the Reds’ 1987 Road Trips
78. Pete Rose Personal Check #289, dated May 4, 1987
79. Paul Janszen Interview, April 5, 1989
80. Charles Sotto Interview, May 4, 1989
81. Paul Janszen Interview, April 27, 1989
82. Memorandum of Paul Janszen Interview, May 6, 1989
83. Paul Janszen Interview, February 24, 1989
84. Report of Bill Holmes & Associates Re 1987 Chronology, May 8, 1989