Mookie Wilson

Biography

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. A switch hitter, his attitude and hustle resulted in a Mets fan base with precious few stars to root for when he first came up in the early 1980s. He was placed in the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1996.

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