CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds formally retired Pete Rose’s No. 14 on Sunday, capping a big weekend for baseball’s hits king that was a success for the franchise in every way except on the field.

Big crowds filled Great American Ball Park for the three days of celebration, which had to be approved by Major League Baseball because of Rose’s lifetime ban for betting on his team. The last-place Reds have played in front of small crowds for much of the season.

They stretched the celebration into an entire weekend, honoring their 1976 World Series championship team on Friday night and adding him to their Hall of Fame on Saturday. They saved the number retirement for the final day of a series against the San Diego Padres.

“It solidifies what I’ve been saying for many, many, many years and will continue to say it: Cincinnati is the baseball capital of the world,” Rose told the crowd, speaking from a stage by second base.

On Sunday, the Reds added Rose’s No. 14 to their display of retired numbers behind home plate. Rose’s number is the 10th retired by baseball’s first professional team, along with Jackie Robinson’s No. 42, which is honored by Major League Baseball.

The only glaring absence was Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan, who couldn’t attend the celebration because of health problems. Morgan hasn’t appeared on the field at Great American Ball Park since the All-Star Game last July, when he needed a cane to walk because of knee surgery. Complications prevented him from traveling to Cincinnati this weekend.

Although Morgan has kept his condition private, Rose said on a Fox broadcast that Morgan is awaiting a bone marrow transplant. He told reporters that he talks to Morgan often, most recently on Saturday morning before his induction into the team’s Hall of Fame.