Biography[]
Bill Buckner (William Joseph Buckner) was born on December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, California. He made his Major League debut on September 21, 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .277 with 5 home runs and 41 RBI. Buckner played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 21 year career.
Most people believe that Bill Buckner's best season was 1985, when he slugged 16 home runs, hit for a .299 average and knocked in 110 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
1969
|
LA
|
N
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1970
|
LA
|
N
|
28
|
68
|
6
|
13
|
0
|
4
|
.191
|
.225
|
.265
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1971
|
LA
|
N
|
108
|
358
|
37
|
99
|
5
|
41
|
.277
|
.306
|
.366
|
15
|
1
|
11
|
18
|
5
|
7
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
1972
|
LA
|
N
|
105
|
383
|
47
|
122
|
5
|
37
|
.319
|
.348
|
.410
|
14
|
3
|
17
|
13
|
1
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
13
|
1973
|
LA
|
N
|
140
|
575
|
68
|
158
|
8
|
46
|
.275
|
.297
|
.351
|
20
|
0
|
17
|
34
|
3
|
6
|
12
|
5
|
15
|
1974
|
LA
|
N
|
145
|
580
|
83
|
182
|
7
|
58
|
.314
|
.351
|
.412
|
30
|
3
|
30
|
24
|
4
|
4
|
31
|
10
|
13
|
1975
|
LA
|
N
|
92
|
288
|
30
|
70
|
6
|
31
|
.243
|
.286
|
.358
|
11
|
2
|
17
|
15
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
7
|
11
|
1976
|
LA
|
N
|
154
|
642
|
76
|
193
|
7
|
60
|
.301
|
.326
|
.389
|
28
|
4
|
26
|
26
|
1
|
6
|
28
|
6
|
8
|
1977
|
CHI
|
N
|
122
|
426
|
40
|
121
|
11
|
60
|
.284
|
.314
|
.425
|
27
|
0
|
21
|
23
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
16
|
1978
|
CHI
|
N
|
117
|
446
|
47
|
144
|
5
|
74
|
.323
|
.345
|
.419
|
26
|
1
|
18
|
17
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
5
|
16
|
1979
|
CHI
|
N
|
149
|
591
|
72
|
168
|
14
|
66
|
.284
|
.319
|
.437
|
34
|
7
|
30
|
28
|
2
|
1
|
9
|
6
|
16
|
1980
|
CHI
|
N
|
145
|
578
|
69
|
187
|
10
|
68
|
.324
|
.353
|
.457
|
41
|
3
|
30
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
13
|
1981
|
CHI
|
N
|
106
|
421
|
45
|
131
|
10
|
75
|
.311
|
.349
|
.480
|
35
|
3
|
26
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
9
|
17
|
1982
|
CHI
|
N
|
161
|
657
|
93
|
201
|
15
|
105
|
.306
|
.342
|
.441
|
34
|
5
|
36
|
26
|
5
|
1
|
15
|
7
|
14
|
1983
|
CHI
|
N
|
153
|
626
|
79
|
175
|
16
|
66
|
.280
|
.310
|
.436
|
38
|
6
|
25
|
30
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
5
|
10
|
1984
|
CHI
|
N
|
21
|
43
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
2
|
.209
|
.239
|
.209
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1984
|
BOS
|
A
|
114
|
439
|
51
|
122
|
11
|
67
|
.278
|
.321
|
.410
|
21
|
2
|
24
|
38
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
11
|
1984
|
Total
|
|
135
|
482
|
54
|
131
|
11
|
69
|
.272
|
.313
|
.392
|
21
|
2
|
25
|
39
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
12
|
1985
|
BOS
|
A
|
162
|
673
|
89
|
201
|
16
|
110
|
.299
|
.325
|
.447
|
46
|
3
|
30
|
36
|
2
|
2
|
18
|
5
|
16
|
1986
|
BOS
|
A
|
153
|
629
|
73
|
168
|
18
|
102
|
.267
|
.311
|
.421
|
39
|
2
|
40
|
25
|
4
|
0
|
6
|
9
|
25
|
1987
|
CAL
|
A
|
57
|
183
|
16
|
56
|
3
|
32
|
.306
|
.337
|
.432
|
12
|
1
|
9
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1987
|
BOS
|
A
|
75
|
286
|
23
|
78
|
2
|
42
|
.273
|
.299
|
.322
|
6
|
1
|
13
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
1987
|
TOT
|
A
|
132
|
469
|
39
|
134
|
5
|
74
|
.286
|
.314
|
.365
|
18
|
2
|
22
|
26
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
13
|
1988
|
KC
|
A
|
89
|
242
|
18
|
62
|
3
|
34
|
.256
|
.290
|
.351
|
14
|
0
|
13
|
19
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
1988
|
CAL
|
A
|
19
|
43
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
.209
|
.271
|
.209
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1988
|
TOT
|
A
|
108
|
285
|
19
|
71
|
3
|
43
|
.249
|
.287
|
.330
|
14
|
0
|
17
|
19
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
1989
|
KC
|
A
|
79
|
176
|
7
|
38
|
1
|
16
|
.216
|
.240
|
.267
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
1990
|
BOS
|
A
|
22
|
43
|
4
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
.186
|
.234
|
.256
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Total
|
NL
|
|
1747
|
6683
|
795
|
1973
|
119
|
793
|
.295
|
.326
|
.414
|
356
|
39
|
308
|
296
|
31
|
39
|
149
|
81
|
169
|
Total
|
AL
|
|
770
|
2714
|
282
|
742
|
55
|
415
|
.273
|
.308
|
.394
|
142
|
10
|
142
|
157
|
11
|
8
|
34
|
30
|
78
|
Total
|
|
|
2517
|
9397
|
1077
|
2715
|
174
|
1208
|
.289
|
.321
|
.408
|
498
|
49
|
450
|
453
|
42
|
47
|
183
|
111
|
247
|
Fielding Stats[]
1970
|
LA
|
N
|
1B
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1970
|
LA
|
N
|
OF
|
20
|
16
|
146
|
36
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1970
|
LA
|
N
|
RF
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1970
|
LA
|
N
|
LF
|
19
|
15
|
138
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1971
|
LA
|
N
|
RF
|
82
|
76
|
664
|
164
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.994
|
1971
|
LA
|
N
|
1B
|
11
|
7
|
66.2
|
70
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1971
|
LA
|
N
|
OF
|
86
|
76
|
675
|
165
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.994
|
1971
|
LA
|
N
|
LF
|
4
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1972
|
LA
|
N
|
1B
|
35
|
31
|
275
|
311
|
21
|
3
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.991
|
1972
|
LA
|
N
|
OF
|
61
|
57
|
509.1
|
123
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.992
|
1972
|
LA
|
N
|
LF
|
9
|
9
|
76
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1972
|
LA
|
N
|
RF
|
52
|
48
|
433.1
|
102
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.990
|
1973
|
LA
|
N
|
OF
|
50
|
44
|
394.2
|
93
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1973
|
LA
|
N
|
LF
|
36
|
34
|
301.1
|
67
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.985
|
1973
|
LA
|
N
|
1B
|
93
|
87
|
822.1
|
888
|
50
|
2
|
93
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.998
|
1973
|
LA
|
N
|
RF
|
15
|
10
|
93.1
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1974
|
LA
|
N
|
OF
|
136
|
128
|
1150
|
235
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.976
|
1974
|
LA
|
N
|
RF
|
3
|
1
|
19
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1974
|
LA
|
N
|
LF
|
134
|
127
|
1131
|
230
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.975
|
1974
|
LA
|
N
|
1B
|
6
|
5
|
47
|
49
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.980
|
1975
|
LA
|
N
|
OF
|
72
|
67
|
563
|
138
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
1975
|
LA
|
N
|
LF
|
72
|
67
|
563
|
138
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
1976
|
LA
|
N
|
OF
|
153
|
153
|
1368.2
|
315
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.985
|
1976
|
LA
|
N
|
1B
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1976
|
LA
|
N
|
LF
|
152
|
150
|
1343.2
|
309
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.984
|
1976
|
LA
|
N
|
RF
|
6
|
3
|
25
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1977
|
CHI
|
N
|
1B
|
99
|
98
|
848.2
|
966
|
58
|
10
|
75
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.990
|
1978
|
CHI
|
N
|
1B
|
105
|
104
|
899
|
1075
|
83
|
6
|
85
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.995
|
1979
|
CHI
|
N
|
1B
|
140
|
139
|
1217
|
1258
|
124
|
7
|
118
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.995
|
1980
|
CHI
|
N
|
LF
|
42
|
38
|
362.1
|
74
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1980
|
CHI
|
N
|
1B
|
93
|
89
|
775
|
826
|
73
|
6
|
67
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.993
|
1980
|
CHI
|
N
|
RF
|
12
|
11
|
90.1
|
20
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.913
|
1980
|
CHI
|
N
|
OF
|
50
|
49
|
452.2
|
90
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.979
|
1981
|
CHI
|
N
|
1B
|
105
|
105
|
932.2
|
996
|
81
|
17
|
92
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.984
|
1982
|
CHI
|
N
|
1B
|
161
|
161
|
1430.1
|
1547
|
159
|
12
|
89
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.993
|
1983
|
CHI
|
N
|
OF
|
15
|
13
|
94
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1983
|
CHI
|
N
|
1B
|
144
|
136
|
1211
|
1366
|
161
|
13
|
132
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.992
|
1983
|
CHI
|
N
|
LF
|
15
|
13
|
94
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1984
|
CHI
|
N
|
OF
|
2
|
2
|
18
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1984
|
CHI
|
N
|
1B
|
7
|
5
|
49
|
66
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1984
|
CHI
|
N
|
LF
|
2
|
2
|
18
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1984
|
BOS
|
A
|
1B
|
113
|
113
|
986.2
|
974
|
96
|
15
|
75
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
1984
|
Total
|
|
1B
|
120
|
118
|
1035.2
|
1040
|
101
|
15
|
80
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.987
|
1985
|
BOS
|
A
|
1B
|
162
|
162
|
1440.1
|
1384
|
184
|
12
|
140
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.992
|
1986
|
BOS
|
A
|
1B
|
138
|
138
|
1191.2
|
1067
|
157
|
14
|
104
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1986
|
BOS
|
A
|
DH
|
15
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1987
|
CAL
|
A
|
DH
|
39
|
39
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1987
|
CAL
|
A
|
1B
|
5
|
5
|
38
|
35
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1987
|
BOS
|
A
|
1B
|
74
|
73
|
620.2
|
605
|
58
|
6
|
53
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.991
|
1987
|
TOT
|
A
|
1B
|
79
|
78
|
658.2
|
640
|
60
|
6
|
54
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.992
|
1988
|
KC
|
A
|
1B
|
21
|
18
|
164
|
160
|
12
|
1
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.994
|
1988
|
KC
|
A
|
DH
|
42
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1988
|
CAL
|
A
|
DH
|
11
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1988
|
CAL
|
A
|
1B
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1988
|
TOT
|
A
|
1B
|
22
|
18
|
165
|
161
|
13
|
1
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.994
|
1988
|
TOT
|
A
|
DH
|
53
|
51
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1989
|
KC
|
A
|
1B
|
25
|
20
|
174.2
|
181
|
13
|
3
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.985
|
1989
|
KC
|
A
|
DH
|
18
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1990
|
BOS
|
A
|
1B
|
15
|
8
|
81.1
|
75
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
Total
|
|
|
LF
|
485
|
455
|
4038.1
|
900
|
20
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.985
|
Total
|
|
|
1B
|
1555
|
1504
|
13276
|
13901
|
1351
|
128
|
1200
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.992
|
Total
|
|
|
OF
|
645
|
605
|
5371.1
|
1225
|
28
|
18
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
Total
|
|
|
DH
|
125
|
121
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
Total
|
|
|
RF
|
171
|
150
|
1333
|
319
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.988
|
Transactions[]
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Ivan De Jesus and Jeff Albert to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Rick Monday and Mike Garman (January 11, 1977).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Dennis Eckersley and Mike Brumley (May 25, 1984).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (July 23, 1987).
- Signed by California Angels (July 28, 1987).
- Released by California Angels (May 9, 1988).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (May 13, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 6, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (February 15, 1990).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (June 5, 1990).
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