Tag Archives: George Foster
Mookie Wilson
Mookie Wilson (Baseball. Born, Bamberg, SC, Feb. 9, 1956.) Coming to the Mets late in the 1980 season, William Hayward Wilson almost immediately became a fan favorite. In his first full season (the strike-shortened 1981 campaign), Wilson established himself as a more-or-less regular centerfielder, hitting .271 with 24 stolen bases in 92 games. He set […]
George Foster
George Foster (Baseball. Born, Tuscaloosa, AL, Dec. 1, 1948.) When the new Mets ownership sought to make a splash after its purchase of the team in Jan. 1980, they first sought to sign a high-profile free agent. They felt they got a big name Feb. 10, 1982, when George Arthur Foster was acquired from Cincinnati for […]
