Babe Ruth crosses home plate following a two-run home run off National League starting pitcher Bill Hallahan in the third ...

Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died early Thursday morning.

Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died early Thursday morning.

Shortly after Bud Harrelson publicly disclosed he had Alzheimer’s several years ago, a former Mets teammate visited him at his Long Island home.

NEW YORK — Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop from Hayward who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship ...

Bud Harrelson will be remembered for many things. Teammates remember how much he loved playing for the Mets. A slick-fielding shortstop on the 1969 Miracle Mets World Series team, Harrelson played ...

Sports MLB New York Mets Bud Harrelson’s family, teammates working to make sure nobody forgets about beloved former Met Close Up of Bud Harrelson, New York Mets in 1969. (AP Photo) ...

Bud Harrelson will be remembered for many things. Teammates remember how much he loved playing for the Mets. A slick-fielding shortstop on the 1969 Miracle Mets World Series team, Harrelson played ...

Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died early Thursday morning.

NEW YORK – Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died ...

Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died early Thursday morning.