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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-14 / in Starts: 3-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	43 (19-16-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
T Brunansky	1
D Evans	1
Self	1
E Burks	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1
W Boggs	1
J Reed	1
R Kutcher	1

1990 Batting Game Log

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1990 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2496	3 (2)	Apr 11	BOS		DET	W,3-2	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.39	-0.038	2.22	-0.04%	-0.36	PH
2	2497	4	Apr 12	BOS	@	DET	L,7-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.06	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.10	PH 1B
3	2498	5	Apr 13	BOS		MIL	L,5-9	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.48	0.033	2.40	0.03%	0.21	PH
4	2499	8 (2)	Apr 17	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1.37	-0.069	1.81	-0.06%	-0.52	PH 1B
5	2500	12 (3)	Apr 22	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	7	1.50	-0.155	2.06	-0.13%	-0.95	1B
6	2501	13	Apr 24	BOS		CAL	W,4-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	.22	0.015	.27	0.01%	1.27	PH
7	2502	14	Apr 25	BOS		CAL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.500	.786	7	1.37	0.074	1.74	0.06%	0.71	1B
8	2503	15	Apr 26	BOS		CAL	W,5-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.500	.833	8	3.41	0.014	4.04	0.01%	0.14	PH 1B
9	2504	16	Apr 27	BOS		OAK	W,7-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.389	.689	6	2.44	-0.150	3.04	-0.11%	-0.92	1B
10	2505	18 (1)	Apr 29	BOS		OAK	L,0-1	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.364	.655	5	1.83	-0.065	2.72	-0.06%	-0.60	1B
11	2506	19	Apr 30	BOS		SEA	W,11-0	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.296	.360	.656	7	.51	0.019	.71	0.02%	-0.20	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	2507	20	May 1	BOS		SEA	W,8-2	6-GF	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.310	.346	.656	7	.35	-0.004	.50	0.00%	-0.19	PH 1B
13	2508	21	May 2	BOS		SEA	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.303	.333	.636	7	.47	-0.057	.74	-0.05%	-0.80	1B
14	2509	22	May 4	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.278	.303	.581	7	.61	-0.039	.87	-0.03%	-0.87	1B
15	2510	30 (7)	May 13	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.206	.270	.294	.564	2	.98	-0.035	1.68	-0.04%	-1.15	PH
16	2511	33 (2)	May 18	BOS		MIN	L,0-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.263	.286	.549	8	.03	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.16	PH
17	2512	35 (1)	May 20	BOS		MIN	L,4-5	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.194	.250	.278	.528	7	3.09	-0.103	5.17	-0.10%	-0.43	PH 1B
18	2513	36	May 21	BOS		TEX	W,4-2	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.250	.278	.528	8						PH
19	2514	38 (1)	May 23	BOS		KCR	L,1-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.244	.270	.514	8	1.05	-0.027	1.74	-0.03%	-0.24	PH 1B
20	2515	40 (1)	May 25	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-16	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.238	.263	.501	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
21	2516	42 (1)	May 27	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.256	.489	7	5.15	-0.132	8.46	-0.13%	-0.78	PH 1B
22	2517	45 (2)	May 30	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.234	.256	.490	5	1.32	-0.085	2.31	-0.09%	-0.56	1B
							8-14		48	43	4	8	0	0	1	3	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.186	.234	.256	.490		1.36	-0.806	1.98	-0.74%	-6.68

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