"Gary was one of the happiest guys in the world every day, " Mets teammate Mookie Wilson once said.

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The world's view of Buckner simply froze in that instant he let Mookie Wilson's grounder get through his legs, to be replayed again and again on sports highlight shows.

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But he would "gladly trade all six of those in to participate in this year's, " he said at City Hall, flanked by former Mets Edgardo Alfonzo, John Franco and Mookie Wilson.

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Your hat certainly goes off to Buckner, fielding questions from Bob Costas and Tom Verducci while sitting next to the man forever linked to him in baseball history, Mookie Wilson, who hit the famous squibber.

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Down to their last strike, the Mets beat the Red Sox in Game 6 when Mookie Wilson's grounder went through first baseman Bill Buckner's legs for an error that allowed Ray Knight to score the winning run for a 6-5 win in 10 innings.

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