Bud Harrelson was named an All-Star for the first time in 1970. He notched 2 hits and 2 runs in the ASG, including a score in the 9th inning as part of a three-run NL rally to send the game to extras. The NL won over the AL in 12 innings at Riverfront Stadium, 5-4.

Between the 1969 and 1973 World Series, the Mets maintained a solid roster of talent. A crew featuring Bud Harrelson, Willie Mays, Jerry Grote and others defeated the San Diego Padres, 2-1, at San Diego Stadium. Yogi Berra skippered them in his first year as Mets manager.

The Mets scored early and often against the St. Louis Cardinals in this early-season 1991 game, connecting for 6 runs and 16 hits to bring home the 6-2 victory. David Cone had the complete-game win. Sophomore skipper and former Mets player Bud Harrelson signed off on the lineup as manager.

From 1969 World Series champion to skipper of the team. Former Mets player and coach Bud Harrelson took over as manager midway through the 1990 season, finishing with a 71-49 record. Harrelson managed the team until late 1991, posting a .529 win-loss record in two seasons.

Bud Harrelson gave Jerry Koosman some words of encouragement on the bump during an outing in the 1973 World Series. The Mets defeated the Oakland Athletics in both games that Koosman started. He twirled a gem in Game 5, notching 4 Ks and allowing no runs before his exit in the 7th inning.

Mets ace Jerry Koosman (no. 36) conferred with his teammates during a 1973 NLCS outing. Koosman had a strong complete-game performance in Game 3, tossing 9 strikeouts and limiting the Big Red Machine to just 2 runs. The Mets won over the Cincinnati Reds at home, 9-2, to take a series lead.

Longtime Mets employee Matt Winick tallied a comeback 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of a doubleheader at home. Down 4-2 after six frames, the Mets scored a run in each of the final three innings. Bud Harrelson scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the 9th. It […]

Bud Harrelson first wore a Mets uniform in 1965 and became a fan favorite during his 13-year stint in New York. The SS showed out in the Mets’ first-ever postseason appearance, Game 1 of the 1969 NLCS, by hitting a 2-run triple and scoring a run himself.

Want to relive it all over again? Get some Transogram 1969 World Series figurines! Ron Swoboda, Bud Harrelson and Donn Clendenon came up big for the Miracle Mets in the Fall Classic. With Swoboda’s amazing Game 4 catch, Harrelson’s glovework at shortstop and Clendenon’s MVP performance, the trio helped pull off one of the most […]

Mets infielders Al Weis, Bud Harrelson and Art Shamsky were essential to the team’s postseason success in 1969. Shamsky broke out for 7 hits in the NLCS, while Harrelson notched a clutch two-run triple in Game 1 of the series. In the World Series, Weis hit a major home run in Game 5.