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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 6	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	12	0	0	12	0	1B
2	4	Apr 7	CHC	@	SDP	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
3	5	Apr 8	CHC	@	SDP	W,8-5	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	1	1B
4	6	Apr 9	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-4	GF	13	3.2	6	0	0	6	0	1B
5	11 (4)	Apr 18 (2)	CHC		STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
6	13 (1)	Apr 20	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	21 (7)	May 1	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
8	25 (3)	May 6	CHC		SDP	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	29 (3)	May 10	CHC		LAD	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Boston Red Sox
10	45	May 26	BOS		KCR	L,7-11	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
11	46	May 27	BOS		KCR	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
12	47	May 30	BOS		MIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	48	Jun 1	BOS	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
14	49	Jun 2	BOS	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
15	50	Jun 3	BOS	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
16	51	Jun 4	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
17	52	Jun 5	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	46	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
18	53	Jun 6	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
19	54	Jun 7	BOS		MIL	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	10	3	0	13	2	1B
20	55	Jun 8	BOS		MIL	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
21	56	Jun 9	BOS		MIL	W,15-6	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
22	57	Jun 10	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
23	58	Jun 11	BOS		NYY	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
24	59	Jun 12	BOS		NYY	W,9-8	GS	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
25	65 (5)	Jun 19	BOS		BAL	L,7-9	GS	27	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
26	66	Jun 20	BOS		BAL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
27	67	Jun 21	BOS		TOR	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	8	3	1	12	1	1B
28	68	Jun 22	BOS		TOR	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
29	69	Jun 23	BOS		TOR	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
30	70	Jun 24	BOS		TOR	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
31	71	Jun 25	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
32	72	Jun 26	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
33	73	Jun 27	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
34	74	Jun 28	BOS		SEA	W,9-6	CG	49	11.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
35	75	Jun 29	BOS		SEA	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
36	76	Jun 30	BOS		SEA	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	77	Jul 1	BOS		SEA	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
38	78	Jul 2	BOS		OAK	L,6-9	CG	49	11.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
39	79	Jul 3	BOS		OAK	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
40	80	Jul 4	BOS		OAK	W,13-9	CG	46	10.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
41	81	Jul 5	BOS		CAL	W,12-7	CG	39	9.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
42	82	Jul 6	BOS		CAL	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
43	83	Jul 8 (1)	BOS		CAL	W,3-2	GS	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
44	84	Jul 8 (2)	BOS		CAL	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
45	85	Jul 12	BOS	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
46	86	Jul 13	BOS	@	SEA	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
47	87	Jul 14	BOS	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
48	88	Jul 15	BOS	@	SEA	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
49	89	Jul 16	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	1B
50	90	Jul 17	BOS	@	OAK	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
51	91	Jul 18	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
52	92	Jul 20	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
53	93	Jul 21	BOS	@	CAL	W,16-4	GS	28	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
54	94	Jul 22	BOS	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
55	95	Jul 24	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
56	96	Jul 25	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	48	12.0	17	1	2	20	0	1B
57	97	Jul 26	BOS		CHW	W,7-0	GS	30	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
58	98	Jul 27 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
59	99	Jul 27 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
60	100	Jul 28	BOS	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
61	101	Jul 29	BOS	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	5	2	1	8	0	1B
62	102	Jul 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-7	GS	35	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
63	103	Jul 31	BOS	@	CHW	W,14-4	GS	35	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	104	Aug 1	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
65	105	Aug 3	BOS		TEX	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
66	106	Aug 4	BOS		TEX	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
67	107	Aug 5	BOS		TEX	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
68	108	Aug 6 (1)	BOS		DET	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
69	109	Aug 6 (2)	BOS		DET	W,10-2	GS	31	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
70	110	Aug 7 (1)	BOS		DET	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
71	111	Aug 7 (2)	BOS		DET	L,5-7	CG	51	11.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
72	112	Aug 8	BOS		DET	W,8-0	GS	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
73	113	Aug 9	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
74	114	Aug 10	BOS	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
75	115	Aug 11	BOS	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
76	116	Aug 12	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	53	11.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
77	117	Aug 13	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
78	118	Aug 14	BOS	@	KCR	W,8-2	GS	30	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
79	119	Aug 15	BOS	@	KCR	L,8-13	CG	44	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
80	120	Aug 16	BOS		MIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
81	121	Aug 17	BOS		MIN	L,5-6	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
82	122	Aug 18 (1)	BOS		MIN	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
83	123	Aug 18 (2)	BOS		MIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
84	124	Aug 19	BOS		MIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
85	125	Aug 20	BOS		KCR	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
86	126	Aug 21	BOS		KCR	W,11-1	GS	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
87	127	Aug 22	BOS		KCR	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
88	128	Aug 24	BOS		CLE	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
89	129	Aug 25	BOS		CLE	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
90	130	Aug 26	BOS		CLE	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	1B
91	131	Aug 28	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	41	8.1	5	1	0	6	0	1B
92	132	Aug 29	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
93	133	Aug 30	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
94	134	Aug 31	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	135	Sep 1	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
96	136	Sep 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
97	137	Sep 3	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
98	138	Sep 4	BOS	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
99	139	Sep 5	BOS	@	MIL	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
100	140	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
101	141	Sep 8	BOS		NYY	L,6-12	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
102	142	Sep 9	BOS		NYY	W,10-1	GS	33	8.0	9	1	2	12	1	1B
103	143	Sep 10	BOS		MIL	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
104	144	Sep 11	BOS		MIL	L,6-14	GS	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
105	145	Sep 12	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
106	146	Sep 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
107	147	Sep 15	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
108	148	Sep 16	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
109	149	Sep 17	BOS	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	35	8.1	6	1	1	8	0	1B
110	150	Sep 18	BOS	@	TOR	W,10-3	GS	33	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
111	151	Sep 19	BOS	@	TOR	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
112	152	Sep 20	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-15	GS	39	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
113	153	Sep 21	BOS	@	BAL	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
114	154	Sep 22	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
115	155	Sep 23	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
116	156	Sep 24	BOS		TOR	L,8-9	CG	45	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
117	157	Sep 25	BOS		TOR	W,14-6	GS	32	8.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
118	158	Sep 26	BOS		TOR	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
119	159	Sep 27	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
120	160	Sep 28	BOS		BAL	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
121	161	Sep 29	BOS		BAL	L,3-6	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
122	162	Sep 30	BOS		BAL	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	7	4	0	11	1	1B
							122gm		1053.2	1045	102	15	1162	80