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.

Pete Rose tangles with Mets shortstop Buddy Harrelson during the 1973 NLCS. Harrelson passed away at age 79 early Thursday. (AP photo) NEW YORK (AP) — Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed ...

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.

FILE - New York Mets' Bud Harrelson posed in 1970. 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 ...

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 Jan. 10 at a hospice ...

FILE - New York Mets infielder Bud Harrelson shown February 1975 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff ...

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.