Mookie Wilson

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Mookie Wilson is a former Major League Baseball outfielder best known for his time with the New York Mets, particularly for the famous ground ball in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
human
authored autobiography "Mookie: Life, Baseball, and the '86 Mets"
bats switch
battedAverage .274
battedLeadoff New York Mets
coachedForTeam New York Mets
collegeAttended Spartanburg Methodist College
University of South Carolina
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1956-02-09
draftedBy New York Mets
draftYear 1977
familyName Wilson
finalMLBGameDate 1991-05-08
finalMLBTeam Toronto Blue Jays
givenName William
hallOfFameInduction New York Mets Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 2014
homeRuns 67
jerseyNumber 1
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Spartanburg Methodist College
leaguePlayedIn Major League Baseball
MLBdebutDate 1980-09-02
MLBdebutTeam New York Mets
nickname Mookie
notableEvent hit ground ball in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series that went through Bill Buckner’s legs
occupation baseball coach
minister
placeOfBirth Bamberg, South Carolina, United States
playedForMinorLeagueTeam Jackson Mets
Tidewater Tides
Wausau Mets
positionPlayed center fielder
outfielder
relationshipToPrestonWilson stepfather
relative Preston Wilson
religion Christianity
role first base coach
outfield and baserunning coach
runsBattedIn 438
spouse Rosa Gilbert Wilson
stolenBases 327
teamPlayedFor New York Mets
Toronto Blue Jays
throws right
worldSeriesChampion 1986

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