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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mookie Wilson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7647120 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mookie Wilson Context triple: [1986 New York Mets season, notablePlayer, Mookie Wilson]
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A.
Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson was a legendary power-hitting catcher in Negro league baseball, often regarded as one of the greatest hitters in the sport’s history.
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B.
Luke Appling
Luke Appling was a star shortstop for the Chicago White Sox and a Baseball Hall of Famer known for his exceptional hitting and on-base skills during the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Nellie Fox
Nellie Fox was a standout second baseman for the Chicago White Sox, renowned for his contact hitting, durability, and leadership, which ultimately earned him induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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D.
Monte Irvin
Monte Irvin was a Hall of Fame American baseball player renowned as a star of the Negro Leagues who later became one of Major League Baseball’s early Black pioneers.
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E.
Mickey Cochrane
Mickey Cochrane was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball catcher and two-time American League MVP, renowned as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mookie Wilson Target entity description: 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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A.
Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson was a legendary power-hitting catcher in Negro league baseball, often regarded as one of the greatest hitters in the sport’s history.
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B.
Luke Appling
Luke Appling was a star shortstop for the Chicago White Sox and a Baseball Hall of Famer known for his exceptional hitting and on-base skills during the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Nellie Fox
Nellie Fox was a standout second baseman for the Chicago White Sox, renowned for his contact hitting, durability, and leadership, which ultimately earned him induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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D.
Monte Irvin
Monte Irvin was a Hall of Fame American baseball player renowned as a star of the Negro Leagues who later became one of Major League Baseball’s early Black pioneers.
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E.
Mickey Cochrane
Mickey Cochrane was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball catcher and two-time American League MVP, renowned as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball player
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human ⓘ |
| authored | autobiography "Mookie: Life, Baseball, and the '86 Mets" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | switch ⓘ |
| battedAverage | .274 ⓘ |
| battedLeadoff | New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedForTeam | New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeAttended |
Spartanburg Methodist College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-02-09 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilson ⓘ |
| finalMLBGameDate | 1991-05-08 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | Toronto Blue Jays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | New York Mets Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| homeRuns | 67 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberRetiredBy | Spartanburg Methodist College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaguePlayedIn | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBdebutDate | 1980-09-02 ⓘ |
| MLBdebutTeam | New York Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Mookie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | hit ground ball in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series that went through Bill Buckner’s legs ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball coach
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minister ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bamberg, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForMinorLeagueTeam |
Jackson Mets
NERFINISHED
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Tidewater Tides NERFINISHED ⓘ Wausau Mets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
center fielder
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outfielder ⓘ |
| relationshipToPrestonWilson | stepfather ⓘ |
| relative | Preston Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
first base coach
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outfield and baserunning coach ⓘ |
| runsBattedIn | 438 ⓘ |
| spouse | Rosa Gilbert Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stolenBases | 327 ⓘ |
| teamPlayedFor |
New York Mets
NERFINISHED
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Toronto Blue Jays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| worldSeriesChampion | 1986 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mookie Wilson Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.