Here's a kid that gave up four unearned runs. The only reason we took him out was because he threw a lot of pitches. And those pitches came after the error.
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*New York Mets (–, )
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*World Series champion
*New York Mets Hall of Fame
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"William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson" (born February 9, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Coach (baseball)/coach best remembered as the Met that hit the ground ball that trickled through Bill Buckner's legs in the bottom of the tenth inning of game six of the 1986 World Series.
A switch hitter with excellent speed, his positive attitude and hustle immediately endeared him to a New York Mets fan base with precious few stars to root for when he first came up in the early s. He was enshrined in the New York Mets Hall of Fame in .
More Mookie Wilson on Wikipedia.We've been aggressive on occasion and when we do things properly we get good results.
I think that they made a lot of good moves and I'm excited to see where it all takes us. I'm expecting good things.
[Cyclones manager Mookie Wilson was pleased with the offensive outburst.] The offense has been somewhat suspect all year, ... But we showed flashes of what we are capable of doing.
He's a true friend and a true professional. That play doesn't define Bill Buckner's life or his career.
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