Bill Buckner
First baseman, Baseball Player
1949 –
Who is Bill Buckner?
William Joseph "Bill" Buckner is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He appeared in MLB from 1969 through 1990. During his career, he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals.
Buckner accumulated over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, won a batting title in 1980, and represented the Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season.
Despite his successes, Buckner is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series against the New York Mets, a play that has since become prominently entrenched in New England sports lore.
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- Born
- Dec 14, 1949
Vallejo - Also known as
- William Joseph Buckner
- William Joseph "Bill" Buckner
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Southern California
- Napa High School
- Lived in
- Boise
- Vallejo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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