Mookie Wilson

William Hayward 'Mookie' Wilson (born February 9, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach best remembered for hitting the ground ball through Bill Buckner's legs in the 1986 World Series that helped the New York Mets win the championship[2][3]. He authored the autobiography 'Mookie: Life, Baseball and the '86 Mets,' co-written with Erik Sherman, which details his hardscrabble youth in South Carolina and his current pursuit of a divinity degree[1]. Wilson played 12 major league seasons for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays[3].