Mets reliever Harrelson was left with a bruise over his eye, which he said came from having his sunglasses broken. Bud Harrelson played shortstop for the Mets from 1965 to 1977 and returned as a coach in 1986. By his own account, his heart was beating out of his chest. By John Harper. Derrell McKinley "Bud" Harrelson was a shortstop for the Mets from 1965 to 1977. The Mets were playing the Braves in Milwaukee. County Stadium wasn't exactly packed. Harrelson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1965, with the New York Mets. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis.

All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Harrelson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1965, with the New York Mets. But there was the new kid at shortstop, all 147 pounds of him, chasing a foul pop-up down the third base line, jumping over the tarp, and making the catch in the stands. 22 Mark Herrmann, “Ducks Fans Honor Bud Harrelson with Night to Remember,” Newsday, August 3, 2018. Pete Rose reminisces on famous brawl with Bud Harrelson, is ‘pulling for’ Met in fight with Alzheimer’s. By Christian Red. "After a two-year minor league stint with Salinas and a year in Buffalo, (Bud) Harrelson got that first cup of coffee late in the 1965 season. Feb 10, 2018 at 10:19 AM .

Signed with New York Mets as a free agent on June 7, 1963. Harrelson is the only Met … In 1990, he replaced Davey Johnson as manager of the team. Many thanks to him.
We present them here for purely educational purposes. Bud Harrelson managed the following Mets farm teams: Little Falls Mets 1984; Columbia Mets 1985. The Mets were closing in on 100 losses for the fourth consecutive year since their inception, and the Braves were playing out the string before relocating to Atlanta in 1966. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bud Harrelson baseball stats page. He collected 1029 hits and 115 stolen bases as a member of the team. Former Mets manager Bud Harrelson, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, still has a lot of fight left in him. 21 Bob Klapisch, “Mets Legend Bud Harrelson Is in the Fight of His Life: Alzheimer’s,” New York Post, February 9, 2018. Neither “Being a little guy, I always wore a Superman T-shirt under my jersey,” Harrelson said. Career: 7 HR, .236 BA, 267 RBI, SS/2B, 2xAllStar, GG, Mets/Phillies/... 1965-1980, b:B/t:R, born in CA 1944 All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Onlookers like Bud Harrelson Autograph on a 1977 Topps Baseball Card (#44 | During the 1973 National League Championship Series, Mets starting pitcher ..asked by reporters about the way the Reds had hit in the game (Immediately after the dust had seemed to settle, there was another brief altercation between a Red and a Met.

Traded by the New York Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Fred Andrews on March 24, 1978. “When the reporters came over after the game, I taped (an X) over the Superman logo and said, ‘It looks like

23 Art Shamsky, After The Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood Of The ’69 Mets (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2019), 298. Bud Harrelson was born on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, in Niles, California. Feb 27, 2018 at 7:23 PM . His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bud Harrelson baseball stats page. Harrelson played in 1322 games as a Met and also served the team as a broadcaster, coach and manager.