Mookie Wilson: Mets Team Hall of Famer & 1986 World Series Hero (1980-1989) Coach (1996-2011)

William Hayward Wilson was born on February 9, 1956, in Bamberg, South Carolina. He is one of four Wilson brothers.

Mookie: William earned his nickname as a small child when he couldn’t pronounce the word milk, instead saying "mook".  

Mookie gave a lot of credit to his high school coach, Dave Horton at South Carolina, for teaching him how to be a pro ball player.  Mookie was first chosen by the Los Angeles Dodgers but decided not to sign & attend college. 

College: He went to the University of South Carolina, playing outfield & pitching there.

He played in the College World Series in 1977, losing to Arizona State. He was named to the All-Tournament outfield team. He was soon drafted by the New York Mets in the second round of the 1977 draft. 

He spent four years in the Mets minors, hitting over .290 with double figures in triples three times. In 1979 at AAA Tidewater, the speedy Wilson stole 49 bases then followed that up with 50 steals while batting .295 in 1980. He was always a good base stealer throughout his career. The switch-hitting centerfielder didn't have a strong throwing arm, but had great speed, which helped him get to balls quickly in the outfield. 

Wedding Trivia: On June 22nd, 1978, Mookie got married at home plate at Smith Willis Stadium in Jackson Mississippi. A crowd of 1,200 was on hand as he & his wife walked through an archway of bats during the procession. After the game the crowd was invited on the field to the ceremony as cake was passed out to all.

His new wife Rosa had fathered a child from Mookie's older brother Richard, he was future MLB player Preston Wilson who Mookie raised.

Mets Career: Mookie made his MLB debut on September 2nd, 1980, batting leadoff & playing centerfield in a 6-5 Mets loss at Dodger Stadium. He went 0-4 but got credit for his first career, RBI on a ground out. 

On September 4th, he collected his first career hit. It came in San Diego off pitcher, John Curtis in a 3-2 Mets loss. The next night, September 5th, he stole his first base. These career firsts came in the midst of a Mets 13 game losing streak, as the 1980 Mets went 67-95 finishing fifth. 

Mookie would steal seven more bases the rest of the month. That month he also had three games where he would have three or more hits in a game. In 27 games he batted .248 (26-105) with seven steals & four RBIs. 

1981 Strike Shortened Season: Mookie was now the Mets main centerfielder, playing alongside a Mets outfield with Lee Mazzilli, Elis Valentine & Rusty Staub. The team changed ownership & things began to slowly change. Mookie along with rookie Hubie Brooks were the faces of the future.

At first Mookie struggled, not hitting much the first month batting just .217.

On May 29th he had a four-hit game, against the Chicago Cubs, then added seven more multi-hit games over the next two weeks. He batted over .300 in May & stole six bases. When the baseball strike hit in mid-June, he had brought his average up to .288.

When play resumed in August Mookie was ready. he batted .297 that month & stole seven bases. On August 12th he On August 25th he hit a top of the 9th inning HR in Houston off Joe Sambito, which proved to be the game winner. 

Walk Off HR: On September 20th, in the bottom of the 9th inning with the Mets down 6-5 to the St. Louis Cardinals he thrilled the fans at Shea Stadium with a walk off two HR off relief ace Bruce Sutter. 

On the season he played a fine outfield, as well as impressed everyone stealing 24 bases (8th in the NL) batting .271 with 8 triples 8 doubles three HRs & 49 runs scored in 92 games. 

Trivia: He also learned a personal lesson that season in game against the Chicago Cubs, when he lazily played a base hit to him in centerfield. The batter was none other than Bill Buckner, a top player with the Cubs at that time. After Mookie's lax play, Buckner took advantage & advanced to second base. Mookie was very embarrassed by his lack of effort and from that day on, made a personal promise to always hustle on every play. 

 1982: In 1982 he brought excitement to a ball club that had been down for the past five seasons. In the Opening Day win at Philadelphia, he got two hits, drew a walk, stole a base & scored a run. Mookie would steal at least one base in his first five games, swiping seven bases in his first ten games of the year. 

He displayed some power with HRs in consecutive games in mid-April & then drove in a game winning run-on April 17th. That day his 7th inning sac fly off Montreal's Ray Burris, scored Tom Veryzer with the winning run. He drove in a dozen runs in the leadoff spot in April as well as scoring a dozen runs that month.

In May he stole ten more bases & drove in ten runs, while batting .300 for the month. 

From May 25th to May 29th, he drove in a run in each game, although New York lost three of them. 

On June 20th in the Mets & Cards were locked in a 2-2 tie in the 9th inning. Mookie singled off Jim Kaat scoring the go ahead run on the same play Wally Backman was then thrown out at home plate. Heith Hernandez still a Cardinal, homered off Mike Scott to tie it again in the 9th. The game would go ten innings with the Mets winning it  

In the month of August, the exciting Mookie drove NL pitchers crazy by stealing 19 bases getting caught just once. From August 15 through August 27th, he drove in ten runs with 19 hits. In Cincinnati on August 18th, he tripled with the bases loaded off pitcher Frank Pastore, but the Mets still lost 7-6. 

On September 26th he gave the 16,000 Shea fans a little more excitement, as he broke a 7th inning tie with a two run bases loaded single off former Met Tug McGraw. The runs helped Charlie Puleo & the Mets to a 6-4 win over the Phillies. 

Mets Records: On the 1982 season he set a Mets single season record at that time with 58 stolen bases. He was thrown out 16 times. He also tied the club mark with nine triples. 

Mookie led the team in runs scored (90) games (158) hits with a career high 178, batting average (.279) as well as extra base hits, total bases & at bats.

In centerfield he led the league in put outs (421) making 12 assists which was second best in the league posting a .989 fielding % (3rd best in the NL). 

Shea Favorite: Wilson would quickly become a Shea Stadium favorite, as the fans would always chant “Moooooook” when he came to bat. 

1983: In 1983 he began the year batting over .300 going into mid-May. And when he got on base, he stole bases. In the first two months of the year, he had 16 stolen bases, by far leading any one on the Mets team, as well as being amongst the tops in the NL.

 On April 20th, he broke a 5-5 tie with a two-run single off Pittsburgh’s Kent Tekulve, leading to a 7-5 Mets win. Wilson would hit safely in nine of ten games going into May. 

On May 26th in San Diego, his 6th inning two run HR off Tim Lollar was the game winning run in a 3-2 win. On June 9th, the Mets were down 3-0 to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. With two men on Mookie helped in the Mets comeback tying up the game with a triple off Bill Campbell. Although they went ahead the bullpen blew the lead in the 9th but the Mets did win in it in extra innings.

Then a summer slump saw his average bottom out at .240. But things got better at Shea Stadium with arrival of Keith Hernandez & the play of Rookie of the Year Darryl Strawberry.

On a late July Road trip, he drove in three runs in a series in Atlanta. On July 20th, he broke a 2-2 tie in the 8th inning, with an RBI single off Donnie Moore, as the Mets went on to a 3-2 victory.

Walk Off HR: On July 26th as the Braves came to Shea Stadium, Mookie hit a bottom of the 10th inning walk off HR, off pitcher Ken Dayley to beat Atlanta 2-1. The next day he drove in all three runs hitting another HR in the Mets 6-3 loss.

In the final week of the month, he had 14 hits & then followed up with a dozen multi-hit games in August, getting his average up to .272. Although he missed a week of action, from August 9th to August 27th he had a nine-game hit streak, Mookie collected 16 hits with seven multi-hit games in that time. 

On September 17th, Mookie stole a season high, three bases in a 7-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium. During the season he stole more than one base in a game, nine different times. 

Overall, he had a good season, leading the NL in at bats (638) playing in 152 games. 

He led the club in stolen bases with 54 (4th best in the NL) in 70 attempts. He also led the team in run scored with 91 (8th in the NL) & singles with 138 (4th in the NL). Mookie batted .271 with a .300 on base %, 7 HRs 6 triples 25 doubles & 51 RBIs. 

 As the team's leadoff man, he was striking out much too many times in the early part of his career. Wilson struck out over 100 times in both 1982 & 1983. By 1984 he struck out 90 times but worked on his patience at the plate and lowered his strike out rates significantly by the mid-eighties. 

1984: In 1984 he opened the season on a tear, starting with two hits on Opening Day in the Mets 8-1 loss at Cincinnati. That week he hit safely in his first six games. On April 11th he had a three-hit game in a 6-1 Mets win at Atlanta where he drove in two runs. 

Mookie batted.400 in the first week of the month & closed out April driving in runs in three straight games.

In May he stole eleven bases and got his average back up to .300 by batting .315 on the month. He had a six-game hit streak where he collected at least two hits each time & had eleven multi-hit games in the month.

In June he had a fifteen-game hit streak, scored 16 runs drove in 11 runs & hit four HRs.

Fun Again at Shea: It was an exciting summer at Shea Stadium, as the Mets were in the pennant race for the first time since the mid-seventies, as they battled the division leading Chicago Cubs. Rookie sensation Dwight Gooden was mesmerizing everyone with his outstanding pitching, slugger Daryl Strawberry was hitting some long HRs, Keith Hernandez was excelling his game to MVP levels & Mookie was stealing bases as well as hitting. 

For Mookie Wilson, he had been with the team during the early eighties in some dark times. He was now looked at as an experienced veteran although he was just 28 years old. He became a mentor on good young ball club that was winning. 

Four RBI Game: On July 7th in a 14-4 Dwight Gooden victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Shea Stadium, Mookie hit a two run HR off Mario Soto & added two RBI singles to have a four RBI Day, his biggest RBI Day of the season.

Mookie hit two HRs in August & drove in two runs in the second game of an August 31st twin bill helping Bruce Berenyi to a 4-0 shut out. On September 18th he had big three run double, off the Phillies John Denny, clearing the bases & tying up the game. He would walk & score in the 9th inning, on Daryl Strawberry’s three run game winning HR. 

 DR. K's One Hitter: On September 7th in an exciting game at Shea Stadium where 46,301 fans including centerfieldmaz saw Dwight Gooden one hit the first place Cubs, Mookie two hits & drove in three runs. He drove in the first run of the game with a sac fly & then a 3rd inning two run single put the Mets up 3-0. The Mets won the game 10-0 bringing them within six games of first place.  Eventually the Mets would fall short of first place, finishing second to the Cubs by six & a half games. 

That year Mookie enjoyed one of his best years at the plate. He batted .276 with a career high in HRs (10) as well as triples (8th most in the NL) with ten. He also hit 28 doubles (the most in his Mets career) scoring 88 runs playing in 154 games & stealing 46 bases (7th in the NL) in 54 attempts. 

In centerfield his .990 fielding% was third best in the league, as he only made four errors & had nine assists. He led all center fielders making six double plays. 

1985: There was lot of hope & excitement with the Mets as the season began. In the off season the Mets acquired one of the game's best catchers in Gary Carter. On Opening Day, Mookie began the year betting leadoff & playing centerfield getting a pair of hits with two stolen bases. The Mets newest star Carter, won the game with a walk off HR. 

In April he had seven multi-hit games & collected four doubles. 

On May 29th, he began a typical Mookie Wilson rally, contributing to the 8th inning with the Mets down 3-0 to the Giants in San Francisco. His hit scored Wally Backman with the first run. He advanced & then stole third base, scoring the second Mets run on a Gary Carter hit. New York went on to a 4-3 victory. 

On June 21st he had a big day in a 6-3 Mets win at Shea Stadium. In the 5th inning he had a bases
loaded single, scoring two runs. He added a solo HR in the 7th & another RBI base hit in the 8th, defeating the Montreal Expos. 

On July 1st, he went down with a shoulder injury leading to him missing two months of action. The injury gave Lenny Dykstra an opportunity to play. Dykstra proved himself as well, from then on, manager Davey Johnson would use the two in a centerfield platoon system. 

Mookie returned in September, hitting well enough to raise his final average ten points. He hit .306 through the end of the season stealing seven more bases & hitting three HRs while driving in nine runs. He had four games where he collected three hits in the first two weeks of the month & nine multi-hit games overall.

On September 8th, with the score tied 1-1 to Orel Hershiser & the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wilson was at bat when Hershiser threw a wild pitch bringing home Rafael Santana. Mookie then reached on an error, stole second & scored on Keith Hernandez’s base hit as the Mets went on to a 4-3 win.

Although the Mets 4.5 games back on September 25th, a four-game win streak including two over the first place Cardinals got them to one game back. But they lost three of their last four finishing second with 98 wins (98-64).

In 93 games Mookie batted .276 with 24 doubles, 6 HRs 8 triples 26 RBIs 56 runs scored, a .331 on base % & .755 OPS. He stole 24 bases in 33 attempts. In the outfield he made eight errors in just 83 games for a .964 fielding %. 

1986 Championship Season: During a Spring Training base running drill, Mookie was hit in the face with a throw from short stop Rafael Santana. The ball broke his sunglasses & he suffered an eye injury. Mookie would miss the first month of the season & suffer vision problems that would give him trouble judging fly balls. The problem especially affected him during day games.

But the durable, hardworking Wilson returned to get in his first game on May 9th. As he returned, he began to see more action in left field.

In his second game back, he tripled & drove in a run in a 5-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Five Hit Day: On May 23rd in a 7-4 loss to the Padres in San Diego, he collected five hits with a two-run triple, a double & three singles. He also stole a base & would so for three straight games.

On May 31st he hit his first HR of the season & stole his fourth base. At the start of June he stole two bases in back-to-back games with the Padres at Shea Stadium. 

In June he had seven multi-hit games, On June 6th in the second game of a twin bill at Pittsburgh he hit a HR off Jose Deleon in the 10-4 Mets win. He also homered the next game in another Mets win.

On July 1st Mookie homered off the Cardinals Danny Cox in a 2-1 win over the Cardinals in St. Louis, behind Sid Fernandez & Roger McDowells pitching. On July 26th he hit a two run HR driving in all three runs in the Mets 6-3 loss at Atlanta.

In the first ten games of August, he drove in ten runs with an RBI in four straight games from August 4th to the 6th. On August 6th he stole two bases & drove in three runs, including a top of the 12th inning two run single off the Cubs Lee Smith, leading the Mets to a 7-6 win at Wrigley. 

On August 9th his three run HR off Tim Burke, in Montreal proved to be a big factor in the 8-7 Mets win. It was Mookie's 8th of the year.

Overall, August was his best month as he collected 31 hits batted .330, drove in 17 runs, drew ten walks for a .400 on base % & stole seven bases raising his average over .300. The Mets ran away with the division clinching on September 17th at Shea Stadium, Mookie went 0-4 in the game.

In the 1986 Mets Championship season he hit .289 overall with 25 stolen bases in 32 attempts 9 HRs 17 doubles 5 triples 45 RBIs 61 runs scored a .345 on base % & a .775 OPS.

In the outfield he played 78 games in left field as well as 65 in center posting a .979 fielding % overall, making just five errors with seven assists. 

Post Season: 1986 NLCS: In the 1986 NLCS he only hit .115 against the Houston

Astros pitching going 3-26 with an RBI. That RBI came in the classic Game #6 at Houston, when he drove in the first Mets run of the 9th inning with a single, scoring Lenny Dykstra.

1986 World Series: In the 1986 World Series against the Boston Red Sox, Mookie Wilson became an even bigger Mets legend while forever etching his name in baseball history.

He started out the World Series with a base hit in the 1-0 Game #1 loss at Shea Stadium. He then went hitless in the next two games.

In Game #4, he collected two hits & scored a run in the Mets 6-2 win at Fenway Park. In the 7th inning he singled & scored on Lenny Dykstra's HR.

In Game #5 he had two more hits, with a 9th inning double off Bruce Hurst scoring on Rafael Santana's base hit. But the Mets fell 4-2 going back to New York, down three games to two. 

But in Game #6, Mookie would have one of the most famous at bats, during one of the biggest moments in Mets history. 

After going 0-4, he came to bat in the 10th inning, as the Mets were down to their final out, trailing the game 5-3 facing elimination. 

Gary Carter had just scored on Ray Knight's single; Kevin Mitchell was the runner on third base & Ray Knight was aboard on first base. Red Sox manager John McNamara replaced pitcher Calvin Schiraldi, with the veteran Bob Stanley, to face Mookie Wilson. 

Wilson fouled three pitches off to stay alive, after
seven pitches with a 2-2 count, Stanley threw an inside pitch in the dirt at Wilson’s feet. Mookie jumped out of the way to avoid getting hit and the ball went past catcher Rich Gedman for a wild pitch. 

Wilson hit the ground and waved on Kevin Mitchell to score from third base with the tying run. Meanwhile Knight moved up to second base. With centerfieldmaz in attendance, Shea Stadium was in pandemonium, literally rocking, as the Upper deck bounced, Wilson stepped back in with a full count.

On the tenth pitch of the at-bat, he hit what is now a famous "little roller up along first base". It seemed to be an easy play for Boston’s Bill Buckner, but he was playing on two bad ankles. It got by Buckner, rolling under his legs and into right field. 

Ray Knight scored with winning run and Shea Stadium was absolute bedlam. People were hugging and kissing each other in utter amazement. Wilson quickly had jumped out of the batter’s box and is 100% sure he would have beaten Buckner to the bag, even if had fielded the ball. 

The play is one of the most famous comebacks in World Series history, and one of the Mets greatest moments. 

Quotes- Vin Scully's Play by Play Network Call: The now classic NBC call of the Mookie Wilson Game Six play is iconic to baseball fans, as Scully normally very calm, became increasingly excited during the call: "So the winning run is at second base, with two outs, three and two to Mookie Wilson. A little roller up along first... behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight, and the Mets win it! "

Quotes- Bob Murphy: Many Mets fans listening on the radio or hearing it in highlights many years on known legendary Mets broadcaster, Bob Murphy's words as well: “Little roller up along first, it gets by Buckner”- Bob Murphy’s broadcast.

Quotes- Mookie Wilson: "Mirrors, magic wands it dont matter how we did it all that matters is we won the ballgame!"

Trivia: As Wilson previously had hits in both Games #4 & #5 at Fenway Park, he hit safely in the final four World Series games. 

In Game #7 in the 6th inning Mookie got the second consecutive hit off Bruce Hurst with the Mets down 3-0. He would then score the second Mets run, when Keith Hernandez singled with the bases loaded bringing the Mets within a run.

In the 7th inning, Ray Knight led off with a tie breaking HR & the Mets went on to win the game as well as their second World Series. 

Overall, in the 1986 Series, Mookie hit .269 (7-26) with a double, three runs scored and three stolen bases. 

After the Championship: By 1987 Wilson had become one of the Mets senior players and was an important role model through for the younger players. He began the season on a tear with two hits on Opening Day and finishing April batting .375. He hit his first two HRs on a road trip to Pittsburgh on April 20th. On April 22nd his two run HR helped the Mets in an 8-7 win over the Pirates. In May he continued his hot hitting batting .323 that month to enter June bating .342.

On June 24th with the Mets down 1-0 to the Cubs in the 8th inning, he tied the game with an RBI single off Lee Smith. The Mets won it on Bill Almon's walk off hit. The next day Mookie drove in two more runs in the Mets 8-2 win. Mookie had seven three hit games into late July & remained over the .300 mark until July 25th. 

On August 31st the Mets came back in the top of the 8th inning after being down 5-1 in San Diego. Mookie added a two-run triple then scored the tying run when Lee Mazzilli reached on a Lance McCullers error. The Mets won it 10 innings. On September 9th he hit a three run HR off the Phillies Michael Jackson for his biggest RBI game of the year in the Mets 11-5 win.

The Mets could not defend their title, finishing second in the division to St. Louis going 92-70.

For Mookie he raised his average to a career best .299 by the end of the season with 21 stolen bases in 27 attempts. He hit 9 HRs 19 doubles 7 triples 34 RBIs & career bests in on base % (.359) & OPS (.814). 

In 109 games in the outfield, he posted a .963 % and was seeing more time in left field (20 games) & right field (14 games). 

1988 NL Eastern Champion Season: In the 1988 season, the Mets returned as NL Eastern Champions. 

Mookie did not play until the 3rd game of the season, hitting a triple while scoring two runs in the Mets 8-5 win in Montreal. On April 10th he hit a pair of HRs off the Phillies Shane Rawley in Philadelphia leading the Mets to a 4-3 victory. 

From April 24th to April 29th, he drove in six runs in a four-game span. He went on an eleven-game hit streak going into May, then soon after picked it right back up hitting safely in six of his next seven games to be batting .305 by mid-May. He went into a slump which saw him bottom out at a .234 average by August 1st. 

But Mookie battled back having hit streaks of seven, games, eight games & six games in August. That month he batted over .400 collecting 29 hits with five extra base hits & seven RBIs. He also posted a ,442 on base % & a .956 OPS that month.

On September 2nd, Wilson hit a two run HR in an 8-0 win over the L.A. Dodgers at Shea
Stadium. Three days later, on September 5th, he hit a three run HR, leading the Mets past the Pirates in Pittsburgh 7-5. 

Mets Clinch the East: On September 22nd the Mets clinched the Eastern division title, Mookie collected three hits in the game & scored the third run on Kevin McReynolds 7th inning single. Ron Darling went the distance in the 3-1 win.

On September 24th he had a three hit four RBI Day in St. Louis. Wilson followed with two more HRs in the month, adding ten multi-hit games while hitting safely in 18 of 21 games, bringing his average up to .296. 

In the 1988 NL Eastern Champion season, Mookie's batting average was second best to Wally Backman’s .303. He had 112 hits with 17 doubles 5 triples 8 HRs 61 runs scored 41 RBIs a .345 on base % & .776 OPS. His stolen bases decreased with age as he stole 15 in 19 attempts.

1988 Post Season- NLCS: In the 1988 NLCS, Wilson struggled going only 2-15 batting .154 with two walks & an RBI. 

In Game #1 he went 0-4 against Orel Hershiser in the Mets 3-2 win at Dodger Stadium. In Game #2 he did not start entering the game in the 8th inning of the Mets 6-3 loss. 

In Game #3 the series moved to Shea Stadium, Mookie struck out in the 3rd inning, but a wild pitch from Orel Hershiser got him to first base. He would score the Mets first run-on Darryl Strawberry's double. 

In the 8th inning he singled off former Mets teammate Jesse Orosco breaking a 4-4 tie. Mookie would score on Darryl Strawberry's base hit later that inning. The Mets scored five runs in that inning, going on to the 8-4 win. 

He only played again in Game #4 going 0-4. The Mets were upset losing the NLCS in seven games.

1989: By now the Mets were seeing changes, Gary Carter & Keith Hernandez were aging playing out their time in New York. 

The Mets traded away Lenny Dykstra & brought in Juan Samuel as the main centerfielder. That experiment didn’t last too long either, Samuel was gone after 86 games. 

Mookie was seeing less playing time & at age 33 the Mets had lost interest in him as well. He was unhappy about seeing less playing time but still played hard. He was only hitting .205 with seven stolen bases, three HRs & 10 RBIs after 80 games.

Traded: On July 31st, Mookie Wilson was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for pitcher Jeff Musselman & minor leaguer Mike Brady.

Mets Career Stats: In his Mets career Mookie has played the most games in centerfield than any other Mets player (907). He is eighth all time in Mets games played (1116).

He is second all-time in stolen bases (281) and in triples (62). Mookie ranks sixth in hits (1112) runs (592) & at bats (4027). 

He is eighth in total bases (1586) & eleventh in doubles (170). Wilson also hit 60 HRs with 342 RBIs.

Post Mets Career: In Toronto he hit just under .300 in the final two months and scored the winning run in the game that clinched the 1989 AL East Division.

1990 Post Season- ALCS: In the five-game series loss to the Oakland A's, Mookie played in every game & batted .263 going 15- 9 with two stolen bases. 

In Game #3 at Skydome, he drove in a run with a base hit off Gene Nelson in the Blue Jays three run 7th inning,
leading their 7-3 win. He drove in a run in the Game #4 loss at Oakland as well.

In 1990 he hit.265 in his last full season as an everyday player (147 games), with 3 HRs 51 RBIs & 21 stolen bases. He finished his career playing in Toronto in 1991, batting .241 with 2 HRs 28 RBIs in 86 games. 

1991 Post Season- ALCS: He got to another post season in his final year. He played in three games, going 2-8 with a stolen base, in the ALCS loss to the Minnesota Twins.

Post Season Career: In his career he played in three post seasons winning one World Series title with the Mets Overall in 25 post season games he batted .207 (19-92) with ten runs scored a double six stolen bases & a .217 on base %.

Career Stats: In his twelve-season career Mookie played in 1403 games, batting .274 with 1397 hits, 327 stolen bases getting caught 98 times. 

He hit 67 HRs with 227 doubles 71 triples & 448 RBIs. Mookie scored 731 Runs drew 282 walks with a .314 on base % & a .700 OPS. He struck out 866 times in 5094 at bats.

In the outfield he posted a .982 fielding % making just 58 errors in 3196 chances. He had 54 assists & turned 21 double plays. 

Retirement- Coaching: After his playing career ended, Mookie Wilson returned to the Mets as the team's first base coach from 1996 to 2002. Once again, he was one of the most popular figures in Mets history, in that role as well. He was with the Mets under Bobby valentine for the 1999 post season & 2000 NL Pennant season. 

In 2003- 2004, he was manager of the minor league Kingsport Mets. In 2005, he became manager of the single A Brooklyn Cyclones.

Honors: Mookie Wilson was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1996. 

Degree & Odd Jobs: In 1996, he earned a bachelor's degree from Mercy College in New York. In 1999 he got a license to drive tractor-trailer trucks and began hauling freight in the offseason, a job he said he always wanted to do. During that same time, he recorded a gospel album. 

Fall Out & Return: In 2006 he had a falling out with the organization & refused an invitation to the closing ceremonies at Shea Stadium in 2008. Time healed those wounds to the delight of the Mets fans, as Mookie returned to the organization in 2010. 

He also returned as a Mets coach for the 2011 season. In 2012 he began working in the Mets front office. 

Citi Field All Star Game: In 2013 he managed the U.S. Team in the All-Star Futures Game held at Citi Field. He was around town & at Fan Fest representing the Mets during All Star week as well.

1986 Champions Reunions: He was on hand for the 20th anniversary celebration of the 1986 Championship team at Shea Stadium in August 2006. 

He returned to Citi Field in 2016 for the 30th Anniversary of the 1986 Champs as well. 

Other Mets Honors: Mookie Wilson was also on hand for Ralph Kiner & Bob Murphy Nights at Shea Stadium in the 2000's. Mookie was also on hand for the day Mike Piazza was inducted to the Mets Hall of Fame at Citi Field.

In 2015 he was one of the headlining Mets guests at the 2015 Queens Baseball Convention at McFadden's Citi Field.  

Author: Mookie would tell his story in the 2015 book "Mookie: Life Baseball & the 86 Mets". 

In 2016 he helped promote the Book "Kings of Queens" with player profiles about the '86 Mets by author Erik Sherman, who also helped him write his book. centerfieldmaz met them both at the Yogi Berra Museum, in Montclair, New Jersey. Mookie was as cheerful & pleasant as you would imagine, just a great guy.

Family: Mookie & his wife Rosa are longtime residents of Lakewood Township, New Jersey. They have three children. 

His family started an educational center there for girls, called Mookie's Roses.