Derrel McKinley "Bud" Harrelson was born on June 6,1944 and is a former Major League Baseball shortstop.
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Derrel McKinley "Bud" Harrelson was born on June 6,1944 and is a former Major League Baseball shortstop.
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Bud Harrelson is a coach and part-owner of the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
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Bud Harrelson played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and Texas Rangers from 1965 to 1980.
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Bud Harrelson was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Bud Harrelson is the only person in Mets franchise history to have appeared in four playoff seasons; as a player in 1969 and 1973; and as a coach in 1986 and 1988.
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Bud Harrelson anchored the Mets' infield for 13 seasons, including their 1969 season, and 1973 pennant-winning season.
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Bud Harrelson was typical of shortstops of his era: a good fielder, but poor hitter.
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Bud Harrelson was a National League All-Star in 1970 and received Most Valuable Player Award consideration despite batting only.
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Bud Harrelson had only two hits in the 1969 National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves.
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Bud Harrelson's light hitting became the subject of controversy during the 1973 National League Championship Series.
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Inadvertently providing the Reds with bulletin board material, Bud Harrelson was confronted by Reds second baseman Joe Morgan during pregame warm-ups for Game Three.
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Whether Rose slid hard into second attempting to break up the double play or if Bud Harrelson was overly sensitive due to the warning he received is a matter of debate.
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Bud Harrelson was a coach with the Mets during their 1986 World Series championship season, and eventually replaced Johnson following his dismissal as Mets manager 42 games into the 1990 season.
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Bud Harrelson grew up in Hayward, California, where he attended Sunset High School, graduating in 1962.
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Bud Harrelson's children are Kimberly, Jessica, Timothy, Alexandra, Kassandra, and Troy Joseph.
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Bud Harrelson was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Baseball Category with the Class of 1992.
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Bud Harrelson appeared as himself in a 1999 episode of Everybody Loves Raymond along with several other members of the 1969 Mets.
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