Mookie Wilson Trades and Transactions

The Mookie Wilson trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Mookie Wilson has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"At some point you have to fight. I'm not an expert on the Bible, I'm far from being a theologian. But I do know that in the Bible, there came a time when everyone had to stop and fight. You just have know when and how to fight." - Mookie Wilson in Sports of the Times (May 26, 2001, William C. Rhoden)

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Mookie Wilson

Mookie Wilson Autograph on a 1990 Donruss (#442)

Mookie Wilson Autograph on a 1990 Donruss (#442)
 

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Birth Name:   William Hayward Wilson
Nickname:   Mookie
Born On:   02-09-1956  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bamberg, South Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of South Carolina
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-02-1980 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-06-1991
Draft:   1977 : 2nd Round (42nd)
Mookie Wilson

Trades & Transactions

01-07-1976: Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
06-07-1977: Selected by New York Mets in the 2nd round — free-agent draft.
07-31-1989: Traded by New York Mets to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Musselman.
11-13-1989: Granted free agency.
11-27-1989: Signed by Toronto Blue Jays.
10-29-1991: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Mookie Wilson trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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