Bill Buckner

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

Born: December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, CA us

Died: May 27, 2019 in Boise, ID

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

High School: Napa HS (Napa, CA)

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

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

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

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: William Joseph Buckner

Nicknames: Billy Buck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.0

9397

2715

174

.289

1077

RBI

1208

183

OBP

.321

SLG

.408

OPS

.729

OPS+

100

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

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
2	2	Apr 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	3	Apr 10	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	5	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 14	LAD		CIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	8	Apr 15	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
9	9	Apr 16	LAD		CIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 17	LAD		CIN	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 18	LAD		SFG	L,1-3	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	44 (32)	May 24	LAD		STL	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	46 (1)	May 26	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-6	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	47	May 27	LAD	@	NYM	W,10-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	49 (1)	May 30 susp	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	50	May 31	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	51	Jun 1	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	53 (1)	Jun 3	LAD	@	MON	W,6-5	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	54	Jun 4	LAD	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
20	57 (2)	Jun 8	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	62 (4)	Jun 13	LAD		PHI	L,1-5	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	63	Jun 14	LAD		PHI	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	65 (1)	Jun 16	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	67 (1)	Jun 18	LAD		HOU	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	68	Jun 19	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
26	71 (2)	Jun 22	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	73 (1)	Jun 24	LAD	@	HOU	W,8-3	GS	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	74	Jun 25	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
29	77 (2)	Jun 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	78	Jun 29	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	80 (1)	Jul 1	LAD		SDP	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	81	Jul 2	LAD		SDP	W,6-5	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	83 (1)	Jul 4	LAD		SFG	L,0-1	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	84	Jul 5	LAD		SFG	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	85	Jul 6	LAD		SFG	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
36	86	Jul 8	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	87	Jul 9	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	89 (1)	Jul 11	LAD	@	STL	W,6-5	GS	29	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
39	90	Jul 12	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	91	Jul 13	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	92	Jul 17	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	93	Jul 18	LAD		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	94	Jul 19	LAD		PIT	L,3-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
44	95	Jul 20	LAD		CHC	W,5-3	CG	47	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
45	96	Jul 21	LAD		CHC	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	97	Jul 22	LAD		STL	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	98	Jul 23	LAD		STL	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
48	99	Jul 24	LAD		STL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	100	Jul 25 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	101	Jul 25 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	102	Jul 26	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
52	103	Jul 27	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
53	105 (1)	Jul 29	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	106	Jul 30	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	107	Jul 31	LAD	@	ATL	L,10-11	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	108	Aug 1	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	GS	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	109	Aug 2	LAD		CIN	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	110	Aug 3	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	111	Aug 4	LAD		ATL	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	112	Aug 5	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	113	Aug 6	LAD		ATL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	114	Aug 8	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
63	116 (1)	Aug 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
64	117	Aug 11	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	120 (2)	Aug 15	LAD	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
66	121	Aug 16	LAD	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	122	Aug 17	LAD	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	125 (2)	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-7	GF	6	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	127 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	LAD		MON	W,3-1	GF	5	1.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	128	Aug 23 (2)	LAD		MON	L,2-5	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	135 (6)	Aug 30	LAD		NYM	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
72	136	Aug 31	LAD		NYM	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							72gm		563.0	138	4	2	144	0