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| Mookie Wilson | |
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.jpg) Wilson in 2016 | |
| Center fielder | |
| Born: February 9, 1956 Bamberg, South Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 1980, for the New York Mets | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 6, 1991, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .274 |
| Home runs | 67 |
| Runs batted in | 438 |
| Stolen bases | 327 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (born February 9, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach who played for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays over 12 major league seasons. He is best remembered as the Met who hit the ground ball that rolled through Bill Buckner's legs in the bottom of the 10th inning of game six of the 1986 World Series.[1]
A switch hitter with excellent speed, his positive attitude and hustle immediately endeared him to a Mets fan base with precious few stars to root for when he first came up in the early 1980s.[2] He was enshrined in the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1996.
- ^ "Mookie Wilson". baseballbiography.com.
- ^ "New York Mets Hall of Famer & 1986 World Series Hero: Mookie Wilson (1980–2012)". Centerfield Maz. February 7, 2003. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.