William Joseph Buckner (Billy Buck)
Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, CA
High Schools: Napa HS (Napa, CA), Napa HS (Vallejo, CA)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1969 (Age 19)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Dodgers/RedSox/Royals/Angels 1969-1990
Final Game: May 30, 1990 (Age 40)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 (4) | Apr 8 | KCR | BOS | W,2-1 | GS | 38 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1B | |
| 2 | 16 (10) | Apr 21 | KCR | @ | BOS | W,7-4 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1B |
| 3 | 23 (6) | Apr 29 | KCR | MIL | W,4-3 | 29 | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1B | ||
| 4 | 24 | Apr 30 | KCR | MIL | W,2-0 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1B | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 5 | 27 (2) | May 4 | KCR | @ | CLE | L,1-3 | CG | 31 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1B |
| 6 | 33 (5) | May 11 | KCR | TEX | L,3-6 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1B | |
| 7 | 38 (4) | May 16 | KCR | @ | MIN | W,8-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1B |
| 8 | 41 (2) | May 20 | KCR | @ | DET | L,1-2 | GF | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 1B |
| 9 | 42 | May 21 | KCR | @ | DET | L,2-4 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | PH 1B |
| 10 | 44 (1) | May 23 | KCR | @ | TEX | L,8-10 | GS | 37 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1B |
| 11 | 50 (5) | May 30 | KCR | MIN | L,1-7 | CG | 45 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1B | |
| 12 | 51 | May 31 | KCR | MIN | L,1-7 | CG | 27 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1B | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 13 | 54 (2) | Jun 4 | KCR | @ | CAL | L,1-5 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1B |
| 14 | 55 | Jun 5 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,5-3 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH 1B | |
| 15 | 57 (1) | Jun 7 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,9-6 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1B |
| 16 | 59 (1) | Jun 10 | KCR | CAL | W,5-4 | GS | 32 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1B | |
| 17 | 61 (1) | Jun 12 | KCR | OAK | W,2-1 | CG | 39 | 11.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1B | |
| 18 | 63 (1) | Jun 14 | KCR | OAK | L,1-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1B | |
| 19 | 64 | Jun 15 | KCR | @ | CLE | W,5-4 | GS | 32 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1B |
| 20 | 67 (2) | Jun 18 | KCR | @ | CLE | L,1-4 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1B |
| 21 | 68 | Jun 20 | KCR | @ | MIL | W,8-2 | GS | 22 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1B |
| 22 | 71 (2) | Jun 23 | KCR | NYY | W,3-0 | GS | 23 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1B | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 23 | 88 (16) | Jul 14 (1) | KCR | @ | NYY | W,14-5 | GS | 24 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1B |
| 24 | 97 (8) | Jul 22 | KCR | CLE | L,0-1 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1B | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 25 | 112 (14) | Aug 8 | KCR | BOS | W,8-1 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH 1B | |
| 24gm | 174.2 | 181 | 13 | 3 | 197 | 19 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Apr 8 | KCR | BOS | W,2-1 | GS | 38 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2 | 16 (10) | Apr 21 | KCR | @ | BOS | W,7-4 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | 23 (6) | Apr 29 | KCR | MIL | W,4-3 | 29 | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 24 | Apr 30 | KCR | MIL | W,2-0 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 5 | 27 (2) | May 4 | KCR | @ | CLE | L,1-3 | CG | 31 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | 33 (5) | May 11 | KCR | TEX | L,3-6 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 7 | 38 (4) | May 16 | KCR | @ | MIN | W,8-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 41 (2) | May 20 | KCR | @ | DET | L,1-2 | GF | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 42 | May 21 | KCR | @ | DET | L,2-4 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | 44 (1) | May 23 | KCR | @ | TEX | L,8-10 | GS | 37 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 50 (5) | May 30 | KCR | MIN | L,1-7 | CG | 45 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 12 | 51 | May 31 | KCR | MIN | L,1-7 | CG | 27 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 13 | 54 (2) | Jun 4 | KCR | @ | CAL | L,1-5 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | 55 | Jun 5 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,5-3 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 57 (1) | Jun 7 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,9-6 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 16 | 59 (1) | Jun 10 | KCR | CAL | W,5-4 | GS | 32 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 17 | 61 (1) | Jun 12 | KCR | OAK | W,2-1 | CG | 39 | 11.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 18 | 63 (1) | Jun 14 | KCR | OAK | L,1-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 19 | 64 | Jun 15 | KCR | @ | CLE | W,5-4 | GS | 32 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | 67 (2) | Jun 18 | KCR | @ | CLE | L,1-4 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | 68 | Jun 20 | KCR | @ | MIL | W,8-2 | GS | 22 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | 71 (2) | Jun 23 | KCR | NYY | W,3-0 | GS | 23 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 23 | 88 (16) | Jul 14 (1) | KCR | @ | NYY | W,14-5 | GS | 24 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | 97 (8) | Jul 22 | KCR | CLE | L,0-1 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 25 | 112 (14) | Aug 8 | KCR | BOS | W,8-1 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24gm | 174.2 | 181 | 13 | 3 | 197 | 19 | ||||||||
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