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class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Buckner_of_the_Boston_Red_Sox.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bill_Buckner_of_the_Boston_Red_Sox.jpg/220px-Bill_Buckner_of_the_Boston_Red_Sox.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bill_Buckner_of_the_Boston_Red_Sox.jpg/330px-Bill_Buckner_of_the_Boston_Red_Sox.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bill_Buckner_of_the_Boston_Red_Sox.jpg/440px-Bill_Buckner_of_the_Boston_Red_Sox.jpg 2x" data-file-width="719" data-file-height="893" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Buckner with the Boston Red Sox, c. 1986</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">First baseman</a> / <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">Outfielder</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1949-12-14</span>)</span>December 14, 1949<br /><a href="/wiki/Vallejo,_California" title="Vallejo, California">Vallejo, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Died:</b> May 27, 2019<span style="display:none">(2019-05-27)</span> (aged 69)<br /><a href="/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" title="Boise, Idaho">Boise, Idaho</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Left</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Left</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 21, 1969, for the Los Angeles Dodgers</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">May 30, 1990, for the Boston Red Sox</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.289</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">Hits</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">2,715</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">174</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">1,208</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bucknbi01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2903144#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977</a>–<a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1984 Major League Baseball season">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1984 Major League Baseball season">1984</a>–<a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> (<a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a>–<a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1988 Major League Baseball season">1988</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> (<a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1988 Major League Baseball season">1988</a>–<a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1989 Major League Baseball season">1989</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1990 Major League Baseball season">1990</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1981</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">NL batting champion</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs#Cubs_Hall_of_Fame" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Joseph Buckner</b> (December 14, 1949 – May 27, 2019) was an American <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Left_fielder" title="Left fielder">left fielder</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) who played for five teams from <a href="/wiki/1969_in_baseball" title="1969 in baseball">1969</a> through <a href="/wiki/1990_in_baseball" title="1990 in baseball">1990</a>, most notably the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>. Beginning his career as an outfielder with the Dodgers, Buckner helped the team to the <a href="/wiki/1974_in_baseball" title="1974 in baseball">1974</a> pennant with a .314 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a>, but a serious ankle injury the next year led to his trade to the Cubs before the <a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">1977</a> season. The Cubs moved him to first base, and he won the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL) <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">batting title</a> with a .324 mark in 1980. He was named to the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> team the following year as he led the major leagues in <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">doubles</a>. After setting a major league record for first basemen with 159 <a href="/wiki/Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">assists</a> in <a href="/wiki/1982_in_baseball" title="1982 in baseball">1982</a>, Buckner surpassed that total with 161 in <a href="/wiki/1983_in_baseball" title="1983 in baseball">1983</a> while again leading the NL in doubles. Feuds with team management over a loss of playing time resulted in him being traded to the Red Sox in the middle of the <a href="/wiki/1984_in_baseball" title="1984 in baseball">1984</a> season. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/1985_in_baseball" title="1985 in baseball">1985</a> season, Buckner started all 162 games and shattered his own record with 184 assists. Toward the end of the <a href="/wiki/1986_in_baseball" title="1986 in baseball">1986</a> season, he was hobbled by leg injuries and struggled throughout the playoffs. His <a href="/wiki/Bill_Buckner%27s_1986_World_Series_error" title="Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error">tenth-inning error</a> in Game 6 of the <a href="/wiki/1986_World_Series" title="1986 World Series">1986 World Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> remains one of the most memorable plays in baseball history; it was long considered part of a <a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino" title="Curse of the Bambino">curse on the Red Sox</a> that kept them from winning the World Series,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and led to years of fan anger and public mockery that Buckner handled graciously before being embraced by Red Sox fans again after their <a href="/wiki/2004_World_Series" title="2004 World Series">2004 World Series</a> victory. </p><p>After spending his last few seasons with the <a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, and Red Sox, Buckner became the 21st player in major league history to <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_who_played_in_four_decades" title="List of Major League Baseball players who played in four decades">play in four decades</a>. He ended his career with 2,715 <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a> and 498 doubles, having batted over .300 seven times with three seasons of 100 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">runs batted in</a> (RBI). Buckner led his league in assists four times, with his 1985 mark remaining the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) record. He retired with the fourth-most assists by a first baseman (1,351) in major league history despite not playing the position regularly until he was 27 years old. After retiring as a player, Buckner became a <a href="/wiki/Real_estate_developer" class="mw-redirect" title="Real estate developer">real estate developer</a> in <a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a>. He coached a number of <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> (MiLB) teams before leaving baseball in 2014. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Buckner was born in <a href="/wiki/Vallejo,_California" title="Vallejo, California">Vallejo, California</a>, and grew up in nearby <a href="/wiki/American_Canyon,_California" title="American Canyon, California">American Canyon</a>. He and his brothers Bob and Jim, and Jim's twin sister Jan, were raised by their parents, Leonard and Marie Katherine Buckner; his father died in 1966, when Bill was a teenager. His mother was a stenographer for the <a href="/wiki/California_Highway_Patrol" title="California Highway Patrol">California Highway Patrol</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sabr.org_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr.org-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Napa_High_School" title="Napa High School">Napa High School</a> in 1968 after playing on the school's baseball and football teams. While playing football, he was a two-time All-State receiver and also achieved All-America honors twice.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a baseball player at Napa High School, Buckner hit .667 in 1967 and .529 in 1968 under coach Dale Fisher. As a football player, Buckner is still in the Napa record lists for <a href="/wiki/Reception_(gridiron_football)" title="Reception (gridiron football)">reception</a> yards in a season (579), career reception yards (963), and career receptions (61). At first, Buckner contemplated attending <a href="/wiki/Stanford" class="mw-redirect" title="Stanford">Stanford</a> or <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">USC</a>, but he eventually chose professional baseball instead.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sabr.org_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr.org-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Buckner was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1968 Major League Baseball draft">1968 Major League Baseball draft</a>; his friend <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Valentine" title="Bobby Valentine">Bobby Valentine</a> was the Dodgers' first-round pick. Upon signing with the Dodgers, Buckner was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Ogden_Dodgers" title="Ogden Dodgers">Ogden Dodgers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_League_(baseball)" title="Pioneer League (baseball)">Pioneer League</a>. He also briefly attended <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Valley_College" title="Los Angeles Valley College">Los Angeles Valley College</a>, USC and <a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_University" title="Arizona State University">Arizona State University</a>. He became a member of the <a href="/wiki/Sigma_Chi" title="Sigma Chi">Sigma Chi</a> fraternity while a farmhand with the Dodgers, and roomed with Valentine while attending USC after his first professional season.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minor_leagues_(1968–1970)"><span id="Minor_leagues_.281968.E2.80.931970.29"></span>Minor leagues (1968–1970)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Minor leagues (1968–1970)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At age 18, Buckner made his professional debut playing with the <a href="/wiki/Ogden_Dodgers" title="Ogden Dodgers">Ogden Dodgers</a> of the Rookie <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_League_(baseball)" title="Pioneer League (baseball)">Pioneer league</a> in 1968, hitting .344 with 4 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> and 44 RBI in 64 games. He was teammates with Valentine and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey" title="Steve Garvey">Steve Garvey</a>, who also were playing in their first professional seasons. The manager at Ogden was <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lasorda" title="Tommy Lasorda">Tommy Lasorda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference.com_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1969, Buckner played with four Dodger teams, as he advanced quickly in the Dodgers' farm system. He hit .350 with 6 home runs and 36 RBI in 46 games with the Dodgers team in the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Instructional_League" title="Arizona Instructional League">Arizona Instructional League</a>. He then batted .307 with 7 home runs and 50 RBI with the Class AA <a href="/wiki/Albuquerque_Dodgers" class="mw-redirect" title="Albuquerque Dodgers">Albuquerque Dodgers</a>, and .315 with 2 home runs and 27 RBI in 36 games with the Class AAA <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Indians" title="Spokane Indians">Spokane Indians</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>. While at Spokane, Buckner's manager was once again Lasorda.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference.com_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buckner was called up to the Dodgers late in the season at age 19, popping up to second base as a <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitter</a> for <a href="/wiki/Jim_Brewer_(baseball)" title="Jim Brewer (baseball)">Jim Brewer</a> in the 9th inning of a 4–3 road loss to the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> on September 21 in his only appearance.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Buckner spent April <a href="/wiki/1970_in_baseball" title="1970 in baseball">1970</a> with the Dodgers, picking up his first hit in a 5–2 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> on April 8, but after batting .121 with no home runs or RBI, he was returned to Triple-A Spokane, where he played 111 games under Lasorda after he was given leave to complete finals at USC. He hit .335 with 3 home runs and 74 RBI, playing alongside Garvey, Valentine, <a href="/wiki/Davey_Lopes" title="Davey Lopes">Davey Lopes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Paciorek" title="Tom Paciorek">Tom Paciorek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_(shortstop)" title="Bill Russell (shortstop)">Bill Russell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hough" title="Charlie Hough">Charlie Hough</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a>, among others. Buckner played most of the 1970 season with a broken jaw and with his jaw wired shut. Spokane finished 94–52, and Buckner was again called up to the Dodgers in September.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He batted .257 in the final month, with 4 RBI and 5 <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs scored</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Dodgers_(1971–1976)"><span id="Los_Angeles_Dodgers_.281971.E2.80.931976.29"></span>Los Angeles Dodgers (1971–1976)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Dodgers (1971–1976)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Buckner earned a starting job with the Dodgers in <a href="/wiki/1971_in_baseball" title="1971 in baseball">1971</a> as their opening-day <a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" title="Right fielder">right fielder</a>, and hit his first career home run off <a href="/wiki/Don_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Don Wilson (baseball)">Don Wilson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> on April 6, providing the only scoring in a 2–0 road win. Buckner also played some first base with the Dodgers, making 87 starts at first in <a href="/wiki/1973_in_baseball" title="1973 in baseball">1973</a>. However, when <a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey" title="Steve Garvey">Steve Garvey</a> emerged as a <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Glove">Gold Glove</a> first baseman and the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> the following season, Buckner was shifted to left field permanently. Buckner played a supporting role in a baseball milestone on April 8, <a href="/wiki/1974_in_baseball" title="1974 in baseball">1974</a>. Playing left field, he climbed the fence in an attempt to catch <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>'s record 715th home run. He also played in his first World Series that year, which the Dodgers lost to the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> in five games; Buckner hit .250 in the Series, including a home run off <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Catfish Hunter</a> in Game 3, a 3–2 road loss.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his Dodgers career, Buckner batted .289 with 38 home runs and 277 runs batted in in 773 games.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_Cubs_(1977–1984)"><span id="Chicago_Cubs_.281977.E2.80.931984.29"></span>Chicago Cubs (1977–1984)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chicago Cubs (1977–1984)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Buckner_810611.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Bill_Buckner_810611.JPG/220px-Bill_Buckner_810611.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Bill_Buckner_810611.JPG/330px-Bill_Buckner_810611.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Bill_Buckner_810611.JPG 2x" data-file-width="354" data-file-height="241" /></a><figcaption>Buckner batting at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a> on June 11, 1981</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Buckner_-_Chicago_Cubs.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Baseball card of Bill Buckner when playing for the Chicago Cubs"><img alt="Baseball card of Bill Buckner when playing for the Chicago Cubs" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Bill_Buckner_-_Chicago_Cubs.jpg" decoding="async" width="164" height="211" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="164" data-file-height="211" /></a><figcaption>Baseball card of Bill Buckner when playing for the Chicago Cubs</figcaption></figure> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball">1976</a> season, Buckner was traded with <a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_DeJes%C3%BAs" title="Iván DeJesús">Iván DeJesús</a> and Jeff Albert to the Chicago Cubs for <a href="/wiki/Rick_Monday" title="Rick Monday">Rick Monday</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Garman" title="Mike Garman">Mike Garman</a>. He had suffered a <a href="/wiki/Staph_infection" class="mw-redirect" title="Staph infection">staph infection</a> in his ankle in 1976, so the Cubs shifted him to first base, the playing position where he remained for the final 14 years of his career.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Whereas early indications seemed to lean toward the Dodgers getting the better end of this deal – with Monday becoming one of the key centerpieces of the Dodgers clubs that went to the <a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a> and <a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978 World Series</a> – Buckner soon emerged as something of a star for the beleaguered Cubs. On May 17, 1979, in a famous slugfest at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a> in which the Cubs lost 23–22 to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, with three homers by <a href="/wiki/Dave_Kingman" title="Dave Kingman">Dave Kingman</a> and two by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a>, Buckner went 4–for–7 with a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> off <a href="/wiki/Tug_McGraw" title="Tug McGraw">Tug McGraw</a> and a career-high seven RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But when manager <a href="/wiki/Herman_Franks" title="Herman Franks">Herman Franks</a> resigned late in the season, he made negative comments about several players, including calling Buckner "nuts".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1980 Buckner won the NL <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">batting title</a> with a .324 average. He also struck out only 18 times – once every 32 <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bats</a> – batting in front of Kingman. <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Keith Hernandez</a> (.321) and <a href="/wiki/Garry_Templeton" title="Garry Templeton">Garry Templeton</a> (.319) finished just behind Buckner in the race for the NL batting title.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_strike" title="1981 Major League Baseball strike">strike</a>-interrupted 1981 season, he batted .311 while tying <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Cooper" title="Cecil Cooper">Cecil Cooper</a> for the major league lead with 35 doubles; he was the Cubs' sole representative at the <a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he grounded out to first base pinch hitting for <a href="/wiki/Manny_Trillo" title="Manny Trillo">Manny Trillo</a> in the 9th inning of a 5–4 NL victory, their 10th consecutive All-Star win. In 1982 Buckner batted over .300 for the fourth time in Chicago, picked up a career-high 201 hits, drove in 105 runs – the first time he had topped 75 – and recorded 159 assists at first base, breaking <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Vernon" title="Mickey Vernon">Mickey Vernon</a>'s 1949 major league record of 155. In 1983 he again led the NL with 38 doubles, but saw his batting average drop to .280, his lowest mark in eight years. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/1984_in_baseball" title="1984 in baseball">1984</a> season, Buckner saw a loss of playing time at first base to <a href="/wiki/Leon_Durham" title="Leon Durham">Leon Durham</a>. Because of his lack of playing time, Buckner was at odds with the Cubs management; in protest, he vowed not to shave until he played two games in a row at first base. Buckner finally shaved between games of a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a> on May 24, because he found out he was going to be traded the next day to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Cubs went on to win their division, reaching the postseason for the first time in 39 years. In eight seasons with the Cubs, Buckner hit .300 with 81 home runs, 235 doubles, and 516 RBI in 974 games.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Red_Sox_(1984–1987)"><span id="Boston_Red_Sox_.281984.E2.80.931987.29"></span>Boston Red Sox (1984–1987)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Boston Red Sox (1984–1987)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Early in the <a href="/wiki/1984_in_baseball" title="1984 in baseball">1984</a> season, the Red Sox were in the market for an upgrade at first base. On May 25, they acquired Buckner from the Cubs for <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Dennis Eckersley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brumley_(infielder)" title="Mike Brumley (infielder)">Mike Brumley</a>. The Red Sox were 19–25 and in sixth place in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a> at the time of the trade, but improved to 67–51 the rest of the way to finish the season in fourth place.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> On September 21, Buckner enjoyed the first five-hit game of his career in an 8–0 road win over the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>. </p><p>Buckner appeared in all 162 games for the Red Sox in <a href="/wiki/1985_in_baseball" title="1985 in baseball">1985</a>, and batted .299 with 16 home runs while posting career highs with 110 RBI, 201 hits, and 46 doubles. He was a prototypical <a href="/wiki/Contact_hitter" title="Contact hitter">contact hitter</a>, and struck out just 36 times in 719 plate appearances to lead the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> in that category in 1985. (He also led the NL in most at bats per strikeout in <a href="/wiki/1980_in_baseball" title="1980 in baseball">1980</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_in_baseball" title="1982 in baseball">1982</a> and <a href="/wiki/1986_in_baseball" title="1986 in baseball">1986</a>, and placed second in <a href="/wiki/1979_in_baseball" title="1979 in baseball">1979</a>, <a href="/wiki/1981_in_baseball" title="1981 in baseball">1981</a>, <a href="/wiki/1983_in_baseball" title="1983 in baseball">1983</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1987_in_baseball" title="1987 in baseball">1987</a>.) In 1985, he also extended his own major league record for assists in a season with 184. The record stood for almost 25 years until the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>' <a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Albert Pujols</a> broke Buckner's record with 185 assists in <a href="/wiki/2009_in_baseball" title="2009 in baseball">2009</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On June 5, 1986, Buckner picked up his 1,000th career RBI on a ground out in a 7–5 road loss to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>. On August 21, he again had five hits in a blowout 24–5 road win over the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>. In September, he hit .340 with eight home runs and 22 RBI, while missing just three games in spite of chronic ankle soreness. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stapleton_(infielder)" title="Dave Stapleton (infielder)">Dave Stapleton</a>, the Red Sox first baseman before the acquisition of Buckner, began seeing more playing time as a late-inning defensive replacement in September and October. Meanwhile, Buckner became the first major league player to wear <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> <a href="/wiki/High-top" title="High-top">high-top</a> baseball cleats professionally to relieve pressure on his ankles.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> That season, Buckner hit a career-high 18 home runs, drove in more than 100 runs for the second season in a row, and was a key member of the team that won the American League East by 5<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> games. He entered Game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/1986_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 American League Championship Series">1986 American League Championship Series</a> batting just .111 in the Series, and was zero for three in the game when he <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">singled</a> to start a ninth-inning rally which was capped off by <a href="/wiki/Dave_Henderson" title="Dave Henderson">Dave Henderson</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dave_Henderson#1986_ALCS_home_run" title="Dave Henderson">famous home run</a>. He went three for six in the final two games as the Red Sox came back from the brink of elimination to defeat the <a href="/wiki/1986_California_Angels_season" title="1986 California Angels season">California Angels</a> and win the American League pennant.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1986_World_Series">1986 World Series</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1986 World Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Billbuckner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d1/Billbuckner.jpg/220px-Billbuckner.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d1/Billbuckner.jpg/330px-Billbuckner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/Billbuckner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="280" /></a><figcaption>Buckner watches his misplayed ground ball as <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Wilson" title="Mookie Wilson">Mookie Wilson</a> goes to first.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/1986_World_Series" title="1986 World Series">1986 World Series</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Buckner%27s_1986_World_Series_error" title="Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error">Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1986_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1986 Boston Red Sox season">1986 Red Sox</a> were leading the heavily favored <a href="/wiki/1986_New_York_Mets_season" title="1986 New York Mets season">New York Mets</a> three games to two in the <a href="/wiki/1986_World_Series" title="1986 World Series">1986 World Series</a> when Game 6 went into <a href="/wiki/Extra_innings" title="Extra innings">extra innings</a>. For his part, Buckner was batting just .143 against Mets pitching, and he was 0–for–5 in Game 6. When the Red Sox scored two runs in the top of the tenth, Boston manager <a href="/wiki/John_McNamara_(baseball)" title="John McNamara (baseball)">John McNamara</a> chose to have Buckner take the field in the bottom of the inning instead of bringing Stapleton in as a defensive replacement for the ailing Buckner, as he had in Games 1, 2, and 5.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With two outs and no one on base, New York struck back with three straight singles off <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Schiraldi" title="Calvin Schiraldi">Calvin Schiraldi</a>, and tied the game on a wild pitch by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Stanley_(baseball)" title="Bob Stanley (baseball)">Bob Stanley</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Wilson" title="Mookie Wilson">Mookie Wilson</a> fouled off several pitches before hitting a slow roller to Buckner at first base. Aware of Wilson's speed, Buckner tried to rush the play. As a result, the ball rolled to the left side of his glove,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> through his legs, and into shallow right field, allowing <a href="/wiki/Ray_Knight" title="Ray Knight">Ray Knight</a> to score the winning run from second base.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Had Buckner fielded the ball with Wilson safe at first, the score would have remained tied for the next Mets batter. Had Buckner put out Wilson at first base, Game 6 would have gone to an 11th inning. </p><p>Boston led Game 7 by a 3–0 score heading into the bottom of the sixth inning when New York rallied again, scoring 3 runs off <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hurst" title="Bruce Hurst">Bruce Hurst</a> to tie the game, and 3 more off Schiraldi in the seventh to take a 6–3 lead. Buckner was two for four in the game, and scored one of Boston's two runs in the eighth. However, the Mets also scored twice in the eighth, and won 8–5 for their second and most recent World Series championship. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fallout">Fallout</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Fallout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regardless of any of the other perceived shortcomings that led to Boston's loss in the 1986 World Series, Buckner's error epitomized the "<a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino" title="Curse of the Bambino">Curse of the Bambino</a>" in the minds of Red Sox fans, and he soon became the scapegoat for a frustrated fan base.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buckner began receiving death threats and was heckled and booed by some of his own home fans, often with the false belief or implication that his play alone could have instantly won the series for the Red Sox.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, he was the focal point of derision from the fans of opposing teams on the road—especially when he faced the Mets in <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> of 1987—and during his first regular-season at bat at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his 2,500th career hit on May 19, an RBI single in a 4–1 road loss to the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, but the Red Sox released Buckner on July 23 after he recorded a .273 batting average, two home runs, and 42 RBI in 75 games.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="California_Angels_(1987–1988)"><span id="California_Angels_.281987.E2.80.931988.29"></span>California Angels (1987–1988)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: California Angels (1987–1988)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon his release from the Red Sox, Buckner signed with the California Angels. For the remainder of the 1987 season, Buckner batted .306 and drove in 32 runs in 57 games. In 76 total games with the Angels, Buckner hit .288 with three home runs and 41 RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kansas_City_Royals_(1988–1989)"><span id="Kansas_City_Royals_.281988.E2.80.931989.29"></span>Kansas City Royals (1988–1989)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Kansas City Royals (1988–1989)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At 38 years old, Buckner was released by the Angels on May 9, <a href="/wiki/1988_in_baseball" title="1988 in baseball">1988</a>, just before a road trip that would have brought him to the east coast to face the <a href="/wiki/1988_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1988 New York Yankees season">Yankees</a> and Red Sox. He signed with the <a href="/wiki/1988_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1988 Kansas City Royals season">Royals</a> shortly after his release and walked into <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> as a player for the opposing team for the first time on July 15. He went one for two off <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a> with a walk.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 168 games with the Royals, Buckner hit .239 with four home runs and 50 RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_Red_Sox_stint_(1990)"><span id="Second_Red_Sox_stint_.281990.29"></span>Second Red Sox stint (1990)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Second Red Sox stint (1990)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Buckner returned to the Red Sox in <a href="/wiki/1990_in_baseball" title="1990 in baseball">1990</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> and received a <a href="/wiki/Standing_ovation" title="Standing ovation">standing ovation</a> from the crowd during player introductions at the home opener on April 9.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Buckner's last home run was against <a href="/wiki/Kirk_McCaskill" title="Kirk McCaskill">Kirk McCaskill</a> on April 25, 1990, at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, the only <a href="/wiki/Inside-the-park_home_run" title="Inside-the-park home run">inside-the-park home run</a> of his career. Despite being one of the slowest runners in baseball, the 40-year-old Buckner circled the bases in the fourth inning when Angels outfielder <a href="/wiki/Claudell_Washington" title="Claudell Washington">Claudell Washington</a> crashed into Fenway's three-foot high right-field wall and somersaulted into the front row of seats.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His return was short-lived; he retired on June 5 with a .186 batting average, one home run, and three RBI that season. In 526 career games with Boston, Buckner hit .279 with 48 home runs, 112 doubles, and 324 RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_stats">Career stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Career stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Buckner was a speedy <a href="/wiki/Baserunning" class="mw-redirect" title="Baserunning">baserunner</a> until his ankle surgeries in 1975 and 1976 for a severe ankle sprain and bone chips, respectively. He twice finished in the top 10 in the league in <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen bases</a> (<a href="/wiki/1974_in_baseball" title="1974 in baseball">1974</a> and 1976) and twice led the league in <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">doubles</a> (1981 and 1983). After moving to first base, he played 1,555 regular-season games and made only 128 errors in 13,901 chances.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Buckner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Bill_Buckner.jpg/210px-Bill_Buckner.jpg" decoding="async" width="210" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Bill_Buckner.jpg/315px-Bill_Buckner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Bill_Buckner.jpg/420px-Bill_Buckner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1323" data-file-height="1432" /></a><figcaption>Buckner signing autographs in 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2,517 games over 22 seasons, Buckner batted .289 (2,715–for–9,397) with 1,077 runs scored, 498 doubles, 49 triples, 174 home runs, 1,208 RBI, 183 stolen bases, 450 walks, an <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a> of .321, and a <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a> of .408. Defensively, he recorded a .991 <a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">fielding percentage</a> at first base and at left and right field.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_14-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-playing_career">Post-playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Post-playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After Buckner retired from baseball, he moved his family to <a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a> where he invested in real estate in the <a href="/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" title="Boise, Idaho">Boise</a> area. One of the housing subdivisions that he developed is named "Fenway Park". He lent his name to and was a minority owner of a local car dealership, Bill Buckner Motors in <a href="/wiki/Emmett,_Idaho" title="Emmett, Idaho">Emmett</a>, which was in business from 2006 to 2008.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On April 8, <a href="/wiki/2008_in_baseball" title="2008 in baseball">2008</a>, Buckner threw out the first pitch to former teammate <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(Baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwight Evans (Baseball)">Dwight Evans</a> at the Red Sox home opener as they unfurled their <a href="/wiki/2007_World_Series" title="2007 World Series">2007 World Series</a> championship banner. He received a two-minute standing ovation from the sell-out crowd. After the game, when asked if he had any second thoughts about appearing at the game, he said, "I really had to forgive, not the fans of Boston, per se, but I would have to say in my heart I had to forgive the media for what they put me and my family through. So, you know, I've done that and I'm over that."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 4, 2011, Buckner was named the manager of the <a href="/wiki/Brockton_Rox" title="Brockton Rox">Brockton Rox</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" title="Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball">Can-Am League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rox posted a 51–42 record in 2011, but after the season, the Rox dropped the professional format to join the <a href="/wiki/Futures_Collegiate_Baseball_League" title="Futures Collegiate Baseball League">Futures Collegiate Baseball League</a>. In December, Buckner became the hitting instructor for the <a href="/wiki/Boise_Hawks" title="Boise Hawks">Boise Hawks</a> for the 2012 season. The Hawks were the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> affiliate in the <a href="/wiki/Class_A-Short_Season" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A-Short Season">Class A-Short Season</a> <a href="/wiki/Northwest_League" title="Northwest League">Northwest League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buckner announced his retirement from baseball on March 3, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buckner was inducted into the Napa High School Hall Of Fame in 1997<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Hall of Fame in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Buckner was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reliquary" title="Baseball Reliquary">Baseball Reliquary</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reliquary#Shrine_of_the_Eternals" title="Baseball Reliquary">Shrine of the Eternals</a> in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-BRSOTE_Inductees_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRSOTE_Inductees-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Buckner and his wife Jody had two daughters, Brittany and Christen, and a son, Bobby. Bobby was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M%E2%80%93Corpus_Christi_Islanders" title="Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders">Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders</a> baseball team.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death">Death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Buckner died on May 27, 2019, of <a href="/wiki/Lewy_body_dementia" title="Lewy body dementia">Lewy body dementia</a> at the age of 69.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was surrounded by his wife Jody and three children at the time of his death.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a statement, Buckner's family said, "Bill fought with courage and grit as he did all things in life. Our hearts are broken but we are at peace knowing he is in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buckner's funeral service was held at Calvary Chapel in Boise, Idaho.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References_in_popular_culture">References in popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References in popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1974 episode of the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Emergency!" title="Emergency!">Emergency!</a></i> entitled “Nagging Suspicion,” Buckner is mentioned as “batting .300” by one of the fire fighters reading the newspaper. The series is set in Los Angeles and at the time Buckner was playing for the Dodgers. <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sheen" title="Charlie Sheen">Charlie Sheen</a> purchased the "Buckner Ball" at auction in <a href="/wiki/1992_in_baseball" title="1992 in baseball">1992</a> for $93,000, and for a long time, it resided in the collection of songwriter and Mets fan <a href="/wiki/Seth_Swirsky" title="Seth Swirsky">Seth Swirsky</a>, who refers to it as the "Mookie Ball".<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ball was on loan for a time from Swirsky to the Mets to display in their Hall of Fame and Museum, and it was among the most popular artifacts for fans to see. On May 3, 2012, Swirsky sold the ball through <a href="/wiki/Heritage_Auctions" title="Heritage Auctions">Heritage Auctions</a> for $418,250.<sup id="cite_ref-CollectionSale1_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CollectionSale1-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CollectionSale2_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CollectionSale2-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CollectionSale3_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CollectionSale3-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Buckner made a cameo appearance at the beginning of the sports parody film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Comebacks" title="The Comebacks">The Comebacks</a></i> and was featured in an episode of the <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm" title="Curb Your Enthusiasm">Curb Your Enthusiasm</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also made a cameo appearance in the pilot episode of the short-lived sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Inside_Schwartz" title="Inside Schwartz">Inside Schwartz</a></i>, advising the title character to "just let it go". In 1995, Buckner appeared along with <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a> in a commercial for the shoemaker <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> in which <a href="/wiki/Spike_Lee" title="Spike Lee">Spike Lee</a>, in character as <a href="/wiki/Mars_Blackmon" title="Mars Blackmon">Mars Blackmon</a>, compares Jordan's baseball skills to Musial, Mays, Griffey and Buckner. The punch line is a visual reference to Buckner's 1986 World Series error.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His famous 1986 World Series miscue is also referenced in the films <i><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Pride" title="Celtic Pride">Celtic Pride</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rounders_(film)" title="Rounders (film)">Rounders</a>,</i><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Fever_Pitch_(2005_film)" title="Fever Pitch (2005 film)">Fever Pitch</a></i>. The play is also referenced in an episode of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> titled "<a href="/wiki/Brother%27s_Little_Helper" title="Brother's Little Helper">Brother's Little Helper</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Baseball" title="Johnny Baseball">Johnny Baseball</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 23, 2008, during former Federal Reserve chairman <a href="/wiki/Alan_Greenspan" title="Alan Greenspan">Alan Greenspan</a>'s testimony in House hearings on the <a href="/wiki/Economic_crisis_of_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic crisis of 2008">economic crisis of 2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Yarmuth" title="John Yarmuth">John Yarmuth</a> referred to Greenspan as one of "three Bill Buckners".<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buckner and Mookie Wilson appeared in an <a href="/wiki/MLB_Network" title="MLB Network">MLB Network</a> commercial for the 2016 postseason, "Catching Up", marking the 30th anniversary of the 1986 World Series and their roles in it.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Buckner is mentioned in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Areas_of_My_Expertise" title="The Areas of My Expertise">The Areas of My Expertise</a></i> in a series of New England sports references. In the book, <a href="/wiki/John_Hodgman" title="John Hodgman">John Hodgman</a> describes a (fictional) radio personality and recounts the premonition she had regarding Buckner's infamous error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Leonard_P._Zakim_Bunker_Hill_Memorial_Bridge" title="Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge">Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge</a>, in Boston, is colloquially referred to by locals as the Bill Buckner Bridge because traffic goes between the "legs" of the bridge, like Buckner's 1986 World Series fielding error.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nickname is now spoken fondly, since Buckner and Sox fans thought fondly of each other after the 2004 World Series win. </p><p>In the season 2, episode 16 episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Legal" title="Boston Legal">Boston Legal</a></i>, Tom Selleck's fiancé needs to be reminded of a tragedy to break out of uncontrolled laughter. The first time this has to be done he reminds her that Bambi's mother was shot. 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August 9, 1981.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=1981+Major+League+Baseball+All-Star+Game&rft.date=1981-08-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FALS%2FALS198108090.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Buckner" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/05/25/First-baseman-Bill-Buckner-could-be-the-solution-to/9808454305600/">"First baseman Bill Buckner could be the solution to..."</a> <i>United Press International</i>. May 25, 1984.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=United+Press+International&rft.atitle=First+baseman+Bill+Buckner+could+be+the+solution+to...&rft.date=1984-05-25&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FArchives%2F1984%2F05%2F25%2FFirst-baseman-Bill-Buckner-could-be-the-solution-to%2F9808454305600%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Buckner" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSimmons2002" class="citation web cs1">Simmons, Bill (October 14, 2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://proxy.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/021016">"Buckner Deserves Some Peace"</a>. <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Buckner+Deserves+Some+Peace&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2002-10-14&rft.aulast=Simmons&rft.aufirst=Bill&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fproxy.espn.com%2Fespn%2Fpage2%2Fstory%3Fpage%3Dsimmons%2F021016&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Buckner" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gibney, Alex (director, narrator). Simmons, Bill (producer/creator). Buckner, Bill (himself, commentator). "Catching Hell", <i>30 for 30</i> series of documentaries. ESPN, 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN198610250.shtml">"1986 World Series, Game 6"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2003/10/23/error_doesnt_weigh?mode=PF">the original</a> on December 14, 2003.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Boston+Globe&rft.atitle=Error+doesn%27t+weigh%3A+He%27s+been+a+Sox+scapegoat+for+17+years%2C+but+Bill+Buckner+is+at+peace+in+Idaho&rft.date=2003-10-23&rft.aulast=Grossfeld&rft.aufirst=Stan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2Fredsox%2Farticles%2F2003%2F10%2F23%2Ferror_doesnt_weigh%3Fmode%3DPF&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Buckner" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2019/05/the-lessons-of-bill-buckners-life-editorial.html">"The lessons of Bill Buckner's life (Editorial)"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 24,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Richmond+Times-Dispatch&rft.atitle=Twenty-five+years+later%2C+Buckner%27s+pain+still+lingers&rft.date=2012-02-02&rft.aulast=Dorr+Jr.&rft.aufirst=Vic&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Frichmond.com%2Fsports%2Ftwenty-five-years-later-buckners-pain-still-lingers%2Farticle_9766730b-a7ab-5231-9a24-73c6ed28c16f.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Buckner" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Buckner%27s_1986_World_Series_error" title="Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error">Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEnglish2016" class="citation web cs1">English, Jeff (2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/444a4659">"Bill Buckner, SABR Biography Project"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research" title="Society for American Baseball Research">SABR</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=SABR&rft.atitle=Bill+Buckner%2C+SABR+Biography+Project&rft.date=2016&rft.aulast=English&rft.aufirst=Jeff&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsabr.org%2Fbioproj%2Fperson%2F444a4659&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Buckner" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120701132823/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CR9kKGeE5Q&gl=US&hl=en">"Bill Buckner: Behind the Bag E:60"</a>. <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>. 2011. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CR9kKGeE5Q">the original</a> on July 1, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 29,</span> 2019</span> – via <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bill+Buckner%3A+Behind+the+Bag+E%3A60&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2011&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D4CR9kKGeE5Q&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Buckner" class="Z3988"></span> <ul><li>"David Ortiz: Cooking with the Pros" Bill Buckner, December 2017, Pages 102–103, 196-197 Author Mulcahy, Susan. ISBN 9780692816400</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Buckner&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>Career statistics from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/111663">MLB</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/371">ESPN</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bucknbi01.shtml">Baseball Reference</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1001625">Fangraphs</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=buckne002wil">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pbuckb001.htm">Retrosheet</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/444a4659">Bill Buckner</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research#Projects_and_collections" title="Society for American Baseball Research">SABR Baseball Biography Project</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bucknbi01">Bill Buckner</a> at Baseball Almanac</li> <li>Bill Buckner <span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.billbuckner.net">Official website</a></span></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20060507175226/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/bucknbi01.php">Bill Buckner</a> at The Baseball Page (via <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dd></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFF179;">Awards and achievements </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/MLB_Player_of_the_Month" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Player of the Month">National League Player of the Month</a> </b><br />August 1982 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Claudell_Washington" title="Claudell Washington">Claudell Washington</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div 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Brouthers">Brouthers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1884: <a href="/wiki/King_Kelly" title="King Kelly">Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1885: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Connor" title="Roger Connor">Connor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1886: <a href="/wiki/King_Kelly" title="King Kelly">Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1887: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1888: <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1889: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1890: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Glasscock" title="Jack Glasscock">Glasscock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1891: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hamilton_(baseball,_born_1866)" title="Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)">Hamilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1892: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1893: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hamilton_(baseball,_born_1866)" title="Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)">Hamilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1894: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Duffy" title="Hugh Duffy">Duffy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1895: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Burkett" title="Jesse Burkett">Burkett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1896: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Burkett" title="Jesse Burkett">Burkett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1897: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Keeler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1898: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Keeler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1899: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Delahanty" title="Ed Delahanty">Delahanty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1900: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1901: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Burkett" title="Jesse Burkett">Burkett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902: <a href="/wiki/Ginger_Beaumont" title="Ginger Beaumont">Beaumont</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Seymour" title="Cy Seymour">Seymour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/Sherry_Magee" title="Sherry Magee">Magee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Zimmerman" title="Heinie Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Daubert" title="Jake Daubert">Daubert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Daubert" title="Jake Daubert">Daubert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doyle_(baseball)" title="Larry Doyle (baseball)">Doyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Chase" title="Hal Chase">Chase</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Edd_Roush" title="Edd Roush">Roush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Zack_Wheat" title="Zack Wheat">Wheat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Edd_Roush" title="Edd Roush">Roush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Bubbles_Hargrave" title="Bubbles Hargrave">Hargrave</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Waner" title="Paul Waner">Waner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_O%27Doul" title="Lefty O'Doul">O'Doul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Terry" title="Bill Terry">Terry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Chick_Hafey" title="Chick Hafey">Hafey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_O%27Doul" title="Lefty O'Doul">O'Doul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Klein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Waner" title="Paul Waner">Waner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Arky_Vaughan" title="Arky Vaughan">Vaughan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Waner" title="Paul Waner">Waner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Medwick" title="Joe Medwick">Medwick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Lombardi" title="Ernie Lombardi">Lombardi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Debs_Garms" title="Debs Garms">Garms</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Reiser" title="Pete Reiser">Reiser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Lombardi" title="Ernie Lombardi">Lombardi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Walker" title="Dixie Walker">D. Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Cavarretta" title="Phil Cavarretta">Cavarretta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Walker" title="Harry Walker">H. Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Furillo" title="Carl Furillo">Furillo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Richie_Ashburn" title="Richie Ashburn">Ashburn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Richie_Ashburn" title="Richie Ashburn">Ashburn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Groat" title="Dick Groat">Groat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Tommy Davis (outfielder)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Tommy Davis (outfielder)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Matty_Alou" title="Matty Alou">Alou</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Rico_Carty" title="Rico Carty">Carty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams" title="Billy Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Garr" title="Ralph Garr">Garr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Madlock" title="Bill Madlock">Madlock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Madlock" title="Bill Madlock">Madlock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Hernandez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Buckner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Madlock" title="Bill Madlock">Madlock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Al_Oliver" title="Al Oliver">Oliver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Madlock" title="Bill Madlock">Madlock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McGee" title="Willie McGee">McGee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Raines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McGee" title="Willie McGee">McGee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Pendleton" title="Terry Pendleton">Pendleton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Galarraga</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">L. Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">L. Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Helton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">L. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duke_Snider" title="Duke Snider">Snider</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizutto" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Rizutto">Rizutto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pee_Wee_Reese" title="Pee Wee Reese">Reese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Dark" title="Alvin Dark">Dark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Cleon_Jones" title="Cleon Jones">Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Agee" title="Tommie Agee">Agee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Swoboda" title="Ron Swoboda">Swoboda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn" title="Warren Spahn">Spahn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sain" title="Johnny Sain">Sain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Seaver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Koosman" title="Jerry Koosman">Koosman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Don_Larsen" title="Don Larsen">Larsen</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Cone" title="David Cone">Cone</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Wells" title="David Wells">Wells</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thomson" title="Bobby Thomson">Thomson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Branca" title="Ralph Branca">Branca</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Zimmer" title="Don Zimmer">Zimmer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mel_Stottlemyre" title="Mel Stottlemyre">Stottlemyre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Dent" title="Bucky Dent">Dent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Torrez" title="Mike Torrez">Torrez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Hernandez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Mattingly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/1955_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1955 Brooklyn Dodgers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Buckner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Wilson" title="Mookie Wilson">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hough" title="Charlie Hough">Hough</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">McLain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Kranepool" title="Ed Kranepool">Kranepool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: "<a href="/wiki/Core_Four" title="Core Four">Core Four</a>" (<a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Pettitte" title="Andy Pettitte">Pettitte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Rivera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Posada" title="Jorge Posada">Posada</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Piniella</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Mets_season" title="1962 New York Mets season">1962 New York Mets</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/1973_New_York_Mets_season" title="1973 New York Mets season">1973 New York Mets</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Downing_(baseball)" title="Al Downing (baseball)">Downing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a 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title="1969 New York Mets season">1969 New York Mets</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Al_Leiter" title="Al Leiter">Leiter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luis_Sojo" title="Luis Sojo">Sojo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Piazza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Karsay" title="Steve Karsay">Karsay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: Cast of <i><a href="/wiki/A_League_of_Their_Own" title="A League of Their Own">A League of Their Own</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Cohen" title="Gary Cohen">Cohen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Hernandez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Darling" title="Ron Darling">Darling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/John_Olerud" title="John Olerud">Olerud</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edgardo_Alfonzo" title="Edgardo Alfonzo">Alfonzo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rey_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Rey Ordóñez">Ordóñez</a>, 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