Bill Buckner

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, CA us

Died: May 27, 2019 in Boise, ID

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Napa HS (Napa, CA).

High School: Napa HS (Napa, CA)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 21, 1969 (Age 19-281d, 12,940th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 30, 1990 (Age 40-167d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: William Joseph Buckner

Nicknames: Billy Buck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.0

9397

2715

174

.289

1077

RBI

1208

183

OBP

.321

SLG

.408

OPS

.729

OPS+

100

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
2	2	Apr 9	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	45	9.2	11	1	0	12	1	1B
3	3	Apr 10	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	5	2	15	0	1B
4	4	Apr 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
5	5	Apr 12	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
6	6	Apr 13	BOS	@	CHW	W,12-2	GS	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
7	7	Apr 14	BOS		KCR	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
8	8	Apr 16	BOS		KCR	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
9	9	Apr 17	BOS		KCR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
10	10	Apr 18	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
11	11	Apr 19	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
12	12	Apr 20	BOS		CHW	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
13	13	Apr 21	BOS		DET	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	6	1	1	8	2	1B
14	14	Apr 22	BOS		DET	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
15	15	Apr 23	BOS		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
16	16	Apr 25	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	20 (3)	May 1	BOS		SEA	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
18	21	May 2	BOS		OAK	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
19	22	May 3	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
20	23	May 4	BOS		OAK	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
21	24	May 5	BOS		CAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
22	25	May 6	BOS		CAL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	6	4	0	10	0	1B
23	27 (1)	May 8	BOS	@	SEA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
24	28	May 9	BOS	@	OAK	W,9-6	CG	41	10.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
25	29	May 10	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	39	10.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
26	34 (4)	May 16	BOS		TEX	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
27	35	May 17	BOS		TEX	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
28	36	May 18	BOS		TEX	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	4	3	0	7	1	1B
29	37	May 19	BOS		MIN	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
30	39 (1)	May 21	BOS		MIN	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
31	40	May 23	BOS	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
32	41	May 24	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	11	1	0	12	0	1B
33	42	May 25	BOS	@	TEX	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
34	43	May 26	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
35	44	May 27	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	23	5.2	9	0	0	9	2	1B
36	45	May 28	BOS	@	CLE	W,13-7	GS	28	7.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
37	46	May 30	BOS	@	MIN	L,5-13	GS	42	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
38	47	May 31	BOS	@	MIN	W,7-2	GS	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	48	Jun 1	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-3	GS	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
40	49	Jun 2	BOS		CLE	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
41	50	Jun 3	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
42	51	Jun 4	BOS		CLE	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
43	52	Jun 5	BOS	@	MIL	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
44	53	Jun 6	BOS	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
45	54	Jun 7	BOS	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
46	55	Jun 8	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
47	56	Jun 9	BOS	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
48	57	Jun 10	BOS	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
49	58	Jun 11	BOS	@	TOR	W,3-2	GS	11	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
50	59	Jun 13	BOS		MIL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
51	60	Jun 14	BOS		MIL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	1B
52	61	Jun 15	BOS		MIL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
53	62	Jun 16	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	9	4	0	13	2	1B
54	63	Jun 17	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	48	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
55	64	Jun 18	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
56	65	Jun 20	BOS		BAL	L,3-14	CG	56	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
57	66	Jun 21	BOS		BAL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	8	4	0	12	0	1B
58	67	Jun 22	BOS		BAL	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	13	3	0	16	3	1B
59	68	Jun 23	BOS		NYY	L,3-11	CG	53	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
60	69	Jun 24	BOS		NYY	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
61	70	Jun 25	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	5	0	12	1	1B
62	71	Jun 27	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
63	72	Jun 28	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
64	73	Jun 29	BOS	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
65	74	Jun 30	BOS		TOR	W,10-9	CG	44	10.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	75	Jul 1	BOS		TOR	W,9-7	CG	47	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
67	76	Jul 2	BOS		TOR	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
68	77	Jul 3	BOS		TOR	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
69	78	Jul 4	BOS		SEA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
70	79	Jul 5	BOS		SEA	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
71	81 (1)	Jul 7	BOS		OAK	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
72	82	Jul 8	BOS		OAK	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
73	83	Jul 9	BOS		OAK	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
74	84	Jul 10	BOS		CAL	W,8-7	CG	53	12.0	11	5	0	16	1	1B
75	85	Jul 11	BOS		CAL	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
76	86	Jul 12	BOS		CAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
77	87	Jul 13	BOS		CAL	L,3-12	CG	49	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	1B
78	88	Jul 17	BOS	@	SEA	L,1-5	CG	48	10.2	9	0	0	9	0	1B
79	89	Jul 18	BOS	@	SEA	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
80	90	Jul 19	BOS	@	SEA	W,9-4	GS	19	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
81	94 (3)	Jul 23	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
82	95	Jul 25	BOS	@	CAL	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
83	96	Jul 26	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
84	97	Jul 27	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
85	98	Jul 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
86	99	Jul 29	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
87	100	Jul 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	101	Aug 1	BOS		KCR	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
89	102	Aug 2	BOS		KCR	L,2-13	CG	49	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
90	103	Aug 3	BOS		KCR	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
91	104	Aug 4	BOS		CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
92	105	Aug 5	BOS		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
93	106	Aug 6	BOS		CHW	W,9-0	GS	22	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
94	109 (2)	Aug 10	BOS	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
95	110	Aug 11	BOS	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
96	112 (1)	Aug 12 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
97	113	Aug 13	BOS	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
98	114	Aug 14	BOS	@	KCR	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
99	115	Aug 15	BOS		DET	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
100	116	Aug 16	BOS		DET	L,6-12	CG	48	9.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
101	117	Aug 17	BOS		DET	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
102	118	Aug 18	BOS	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
103	119	Aug 19	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	6	0	1	7	2	1B
104	120	Aug 20	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-1	GS	27	7.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
105	121	Aug 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,24-5	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
106	122	Aug 22	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
107	123	Aug 23	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	5	3	0	8	1	1B
108	124	Aug 24	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
109	125	Aug 25	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	34	8.2	3	1	0	4	0	1B
110	126	Aug 26	BOS	@	TEX	W,8-1	GS	29	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
111	127	Aug 27	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
112	128	Aug 29	BOS		CLE	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
113	129	Aug 30	BOS		CLE	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
114	130	Aug 31	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	131	Sep 1	BOS		TEX	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
116	132	Sep 2	BOS		TEX	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
117	133	Sep 3	BOS		TEX	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
118	134	Sep 5	BOS		MIN	W,12-2	GS	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
119	135	Sep 6	BOS		MIN	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
120	136	Sep 7	BOS		MIN	W,9-0	GS	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
121	137	Sep 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,9-3	CG	44	11.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
122	138	Sep 9	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
123	139	Sep 10	BOS	@	BAL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
124	140	Sep 11	BOS	@	BAL	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
125	141	Sep 12	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	1B
126	142	Sep 13	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-11	CG	41	8.0	7	2	0	9	3	1B
127	143	Sep 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
128	144	Sep 16 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
129	146 (1)	Sep 17	BOS		MIL	W,4-1	GS	28	7.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
130	147	Sep 18	BOS		MIL	W,7-1	GS	29	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
131	148	Sep 19	BOS	@	TOR	L,4-6	GS	33	7.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
132	149	Sep 20	BOS	@	TOR	L,2-5	GS	30	7.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
133	151 (1)	Sep 23	BOS	@	MIL	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
134	152	Sep 26	BOS		TOR	L,0-1	GS	27	8.0	3	1	0	4	2	1B
135	153	Sep 27	BOS		TOR	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
136	154	Sep 28	BOS		TOR	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
137	155	Sep 29	BOS		BAL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
138	159 (3)	Oct 4 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
							138gm		1191.2	1067	157	14	1238	104