Bill Buckner
Born: December 14, 1949, Vallejo, CA Died: May 27, 2019, Boise, IDHeight: 6'0" Weight: 185 Bats: Left Throws: Left
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Batting Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1969 Los Angeles NL 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1970 Los Angeles NL 20 28 68 6 13 18 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 7 0 .191 .265 .225 1971 Los Angeles NL 21 108 358 37 99 131 15 1 5 41 7 2 4 1 7 4 5 18 6 .277 .366 .306 1972 Los Angeles NL 22 105 383 47 122 157 14 3 5 37 3 1 10 3 15 2 1 13 13 .319 .410 .348 1973 Los Angeles NL 23 140 575 68 158 202 20 0 8 46 6 5 12 2 12 5 3 34 15 .275 .351 .297 1974 Los Angeles NL 24 145 580 83 182 239 30 3 7 58 4 2 31 13 20 10 4 24 13 .314 .412 .351 1975 Los Angeles NL 25 92 288 30 70 103 11 2 6 31 4 4 8 3 10 7 2 15 11 .243 .358 .286 1976 Los Angeles NL 26 154 642 76 193 250 28 4 7 60 6 5 28 9 20 6 1 26 8 .301 .389 .326 1977 Chicago NL 27 122 426 40 121 181 27 0 11 60 2 7 7 5 19 2 1 23 16 .284 .425 .314 1978 Chicago NL 28 117 446 47 144 187 26 1 5 74 1 5 7 5 13 5 0 17 16 .323 .419 .345 1979 Chicago NL 29 149 591 72 168 258 34 7 14 66 1 4 9 4 24 6 2 28 16 .284 .437 .319 1980 Chicago NL 30 145 578 69 187 264 41 3 10 68 0 6 1 2 19 11 0 18 13 .324 .457 .353 1981 Chicago NL 31 106 421 45 131 202 35 3 10 75 0 5 5 2 17 9 1 16 17 .311 .480 .349 1982 Chicago NL 32 161 657 93 201 290 34 5 15 105 1 10 15 5 29 7 5 26 14 .306 .441 .342 1983 Chicago NL 33 153 626 79 175 273 38 6 16 66 4 5 12 4 20 5 5 30 10 .280 .436 .310 1984 Chicago NL 34 21 43 3 9 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 .209 .209 .239 1984 Boston AL 34 114 439 51 122 180 21 2 11 67 0 3 2 2 19 5 5 38 11 .278 .410 .321 1985 Boston AL 35 162 673 89 201 301 46 3 16 110 2 11 18 4 25 5 2 36 16 .299 .447 .325 1986 Boston AL 36 153 629 73 168 265 39 2 18 102 0 8 6 4 31 9 4 25 25 .267 .421 .311 1987 Boston AL 37 75 286 23 78 92 6 1 2 42 0 5 1 3 12 1 0 19 10 .273 .322 .299 1987 California AL 37 57 183 16 56 79 12 1 3 32 1 1 1 0 8 1 0 7 3 .306 .432 .337 1988 California AL 38 19 43 1 9 9 0 0 0 9 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 .209 .209 .271 1988 Kansas City AL 38 89 242 18 62 85 14 0 3 34 4 4 3 1 8 5 0 19 6 .256 .351 .290 1989 Kansas City AL 39 79 176 7 38 47 4 1 1 16 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 11 4 .216 .267 .240 1990 Boston AL 40 22 43 4 8 11 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 .186 .256 .234 TOTALS 2517 9397 1077 2715 3833 498 49 174 1208 47 97 183 73 339 111 42 453 247 .289 .408 .321
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1970 Los Angeles NL LF 138.0 15 4 7 19 31 0 0 0 1.000 2.02 1970 Los Angeles NL 1B 2.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 1970 Los Angeles NL RF 8.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.12 1971 Los Angeles NL RF 664.0 76 6 14 82 164 5 1 0 .994 2.29 1971 Los Angeles NL 1B 66.2 7 4 6 11 70 6 0 4 1.000 10.26 1971 Los Angeles NL LF 11.0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.82 1972 Los Angeles NL RF 433.1 48 4 3 52 102 1 1 0 .990 2.14 1972 Los Angeles NL 1B 275.0 31 4 6 35 311 21 3 28 .991 10.87 1972 Los Angeles NL LF 76.0 9 0 2 9 22 0 0 0 1.000 2.61 1973 Los Angeles NL 1B 822.1 87 6 3 93 888 50 2 93 .998 10.27 1973 Los Angeles NL LF 301.1 34 2 5 36 67 0 1 0 .985 2.00 1973 Los Angeles NL RF 93.1 10 5 3 15 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.22 1974 Los Angeles NL LF 1131.0 127 7 18 134 230 4 6 0 .975 1.86 1974 Los Angeles NL 1B 47.0 5 1 0 6 49 1 1 2 .980 9.57 1974 Los Angeles NL RF 19.0 1 2 0 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.84 1975 Los Angeles NL LF 563.0 67 5 18 72 138 4 2 0 .986 2.27 1976 Los Angeles NL LF 1343.2 150 2 13 152 309 7 5 0 .984 2.12 1976 Los Angeles NL RF 25.0 3 3 2 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.08 1976 Los Angeles NL 1B 2.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1977 Chicago NL 1B 848.2 98 1 17 99 966 58 10 75 .990 10.86 1978 Chicago NL 1B 899.0 104 1 14 105 1075 83 6 85 .995 11.59 1979 Chicago NL 1B 1217.0 139 1 10 140 1258 124 7 118 .995 10.22 1980 Chicago NL 1B 775.0 89 4 14 93 826 73 6 67 .993 10.44 1980 Chicago NL LF 362.1 38 4 5 42 74 4 0 1 1.000 1.94 1980 Chicago NL RF 90.1 11 1 6 12 20 1 2 1 .913 2.09 1981 Chicago NL 1B 932.2 105 0 6 105 996 81 17 92 .984 10.39 1982 Chicago NL 1B 1430.1 161 0 7 161 1547 159 12 89 .993 10.73 1983 Chicago NL 1B 1211.0 136 8 5 144 1366 161 13 132 .992 11.35 1983 Chicago NL LF 94.0 13 2 10 15 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.20 1984 Chicago NL 1B 49.0 5 2 0 7 66 5 0 5 1.000 13.04 1984 Chicago NL LF 18.0 2 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 1984 Boston AL 1B 986.2 113 0 16 113 974 96 15 75 .986 9.76 1985 Boston AL 1B 1440.1 162 0 8 162 1384 184 12 140 .992 9.80 1986 Boston AL 1B 1191.2 138 0 21 138 1067 157 14 104 .989 9.24 1987 Boston AL 1B 620.2 73 1 17 74 605 58 6 53 .991 9.61 1987 California AL 1B 38.0 5 0 4 5 35 2 0 1 1.000 8.76 1988 California AL 1B 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 18.00 1988 Kansas City AL 1B 164.0 18 3 4 21 160 12 1 11 .994 9.44 1989 Kansas City AL 1B 174.2 20 5 7 25 181 13 3 19 .985 10.00 1990 Boston AL 1B 81.1 8 7 4 15 75 6 0 6 1.000 8.96
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Placed on disabled list by Los Angeles Dodgers (April 21, 1975)
- Activated by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 12, 1975)
- 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).
- Placed on disabled list by Chicago Cubs (April 6, 1977)
- Activated by Chicago Cubs (April 20, 1977)
- Placed on disabled list by Chicago Cubs (June 22, 1978)
- Activated by Chicago Cubs (July 7, 1978)
- 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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