Bud Harrelson
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| Bud Harrelson | ||
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| Shortstop | ||
| Born: June 6, 1944 | ||
| Batted: Switch | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 2, 1965 for the New York Mets |
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| Final game | ||
| October 5, 1980 for the Texas Rangers |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .236 | |
| Hits | 1120 | |
| Stolen bases | 127 | |
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Derrel McKinley "Bud" Harrelson (born June 6, 1944, Niles, California) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers from 1965 to 1980. After retiring, he served as a coach for the Mets and as manager of the Mets in 1990 and 1991.
Harrelson was typical of shortstops of his era: good fielder, poor hitter. He had a lifetime batting average of .236 and hit a total of seven home runs during his fifteen year major league career, but had a lifetime fielding percentage of .969. He was a National League All-Star in 1970 and 1971.
During the 1969 season, Harrelson was the linchpin of a very good middle infield, along with his frequent double play partner Ken Boswell. In the Mets' 1973 pennant-winning season, Felix Millan was his new counterpart. One of his most famous moments occurred in game three of that year's NLCS where he got into a fight with Pete Rose at second base.[1]
As manager of the Mets, Harrelson amassed a 145-129 record, but was fired before the end of the 1991 season.
During the 1991 season, Harrelson hosted his own radio show in New York but ended it prematurely during the season because of the team's poor record. During a West Coast stop in San Francisco, Harrelson was walking toward the visitor's dugout at Candlestick Park when a young San Francisco Giants fan sarcastically remarked "hey Bud, I've got a talk show for you!" Harrelson sharply quipped back "yeah, you could host it with your loud ass mouth."
Harrelson is currently the co-owner, Senior Vice President for Baseball Operations and first base coach of the Long Island Ducks, an unaffiliated minor league baseball team.
Harrelson was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982.
Harrelson currently resides in Hauppauge, New York.
[edit] References
- ^ James, Bill (2003-04-06). The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. New York: Free Press, p. 643. ISBN 0743227220.
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| Preceded by Davey Johnson |
New York Mets 1990-1991 |
Succeeded by Mike Cubbage |
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