FREE: Bud Harrelson * New York Mets * 1971 Topps * "ALL STAR * Former Mets Manager also

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Bud Harrelson * New York Mets

1971 Topps #355

Card shows some edge wear … no creases
I would rate this card “VG- to VG”

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Career:

16 Years in Major League Baseball
(13 yrs=Mets * 2 yrs=Phillies * 1 yr=Rangers)

2-time “ALL STAR”
1-time “GOLD GLOVE”

Manager of the Mets in 1990 & 1991

Inducted into the “NEW YORK METS “Hall of FAME” in 1986

Harrelson was a major part of the 1969 “AMAZING METS”

“FIGHT WITH PETE ROSE”

Harrelson’s light hitting became the subject of controversy during the 1973 National League Championship Series. Mets starter, Jon Matlack held the Cincinnati Reds to 2 hits in his 5-0 complete game victory in game 2. Following the game, Harrelson commented,
“He made the Big Red Machine look like me hitting today.”

Inadvertently providing the Reds with bulletin board material, Harrelson was confronted by Reds 2nd baseman, Joe Morgan during
the pregame warm-ups for game 3. Morgan gave a warning that Pete Rose was unhappy with the quote.

In the 5th inning, Morgan hit a double play ball to Mets first baseman John Milner with Rose on first. Whether Rose slid hard into second attempting to break up the double play of if Harrelson was overly sensitive due to the warning he received, is a matter of debate. Regardless, a fight between the two erupted, resulting in a bench-clearing brawl. The game was nearly called off when, after the Reds took the filed, the Shea Stadium crowd threw objects from the stands at Rose, causing Reds manager Sparky Anderson to pull his team off the field until order was restored. Mets manager, Yogi Berra and players, Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Cleon Jones and Rusty Staub were actually summoned by NL President, Chub Feeney out to left field to calm the fans.

When order was restored, the Mets went on to defeat the Reds handily in game 3 by a score of 9-2. The win gave the Mets a 2-1 advantage in the series, which was ultimately won by New York in 5 games.