Hell broke loose in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the NLCS when Pete Rose tried to break up a double play. Bud Harrelson, the Mets shortstop, thought Rose went in high and elbowed him. Rose countered that he merely went in hard. The two discussed the situation briefly at second base before it was on. Rose pushed Harrelson into the dirt, Mets third baseman Wayne Garrett shoved Rose off Harrelson, and the rest of the squads soon arrived. When Rose came out later to left field, Met fans showered him with beer cans, batteries and other items.
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