Bill Buckner

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

Born: December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, CA us

Died: May 27, 2019 in Boise, ID

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

High School: Napa HS (Napa, CA)

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

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

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

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: William Joseph Buckner

Nicknames: Billy Buck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.0

9397

2715

174

.289

1077

RBI

1208

183

OBP

.321

SLG

.408

OPS

.729

OPS+

100

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-15 / in Starts: 7-9
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	30 (14-8-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
W Parker	2
T Haller	2
B Sudakis	0
B Grabarkewitz	0

Most Driven In By
M Strahler	1
W Parker	1
M Wills	1
B Grabarkewitz	1
J Lefebvre	1
S Garvey	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2	1	Apr 7	LAD		CIN	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	2	.55	-0.013	.90	-0.01%	-0.35	LF
2	3	2	Apr 8	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	2	.98	-0.044	1.45	-0.04%	-0.07	LF
3	4	3	Apr 9	LAD		CIN	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	2	.87	-0.086	1.21	-0.07%	-0.63	LF
4	5	6 (2)	Apr 12	LAD		SDP	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.250	.200	.450	1	.30	0.026	.29	0.02%	-0.08	LF
5	6	8 (1)	Apr 14	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	1	.78	-0.077	.90	-0.05%	-0.77	LF
6	7	10 (1)	Apr 16	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-12	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	1	.63	-0.080	.83	-0.06%	-1.52	LF
7	8	12 (1)	Apr 19	LAD	@	ATL	W,10-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	3						LF
8	9	14 (1)	Apr 24	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	15-GF(15)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	7	3.17	0.010	3.63	0.01%	0.23	PH
9	10	15	Apr 25	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.172	.111	.284	6	.75	-0.059	.97	-0.05%	-0.60	LF
10	11	16	Apr 26	LAD		NYM	L,1-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.167	.107	.274	9	1.36	-0.034	1.92	-0.03%	-0.23	PH
11	12	17	Apr 27	LAD		PHI	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	9	1.39	0.054	1.87	0.04%	0.25	PH
12	13	18	Apr 28	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	5.40	-0.124	7.10	-0.10%	-0.35	PH
13	14	20 (1)	Apr 30	LAD		MON	W,2-1	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	4	.50	-0.024	.58	-0.02%	-0.25	LF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	15	21	May 1	LAD		MON	L,1-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.171	.121	.293	9	1.91	-0.048	2.44	-0.04%	-0.23	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	16	144 (122)	Sep 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	7	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.58	PH
16	17	146 (1)	Sep 14	LAD		SDP	W,12-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.114	.162	.114	.276	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.87	LF 1B
17	18	147	Sep 15	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	1.03	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
18	19	149 (1)	Sep 17	LAD		HOU	L,5-10	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.171	.154	.325	7	.72	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.07	LF
19	20	150	Sep 18	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.167	.348	6	1.44	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.39	LF
20	21	151	Sep 19	LAD		HOU	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.213	.244	.457	7	1.61	0.284	.00	0.00%	1.70	LF
21	22	152	Sep 20	LAD		HOU	W,7-6	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.220	.271	.491	6	.51	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.00	LF
22	23	153	Sep 21	LAD		SFG	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.208	.255	.462	7	.36	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.53	LF
23	24	155 (1)	Sep 23	LAD		SFG	L,10-14	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.218	.264	.482	7	.73	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.32	LF
24	25	156	Sep 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-3	GS-8	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.237	.298	.536	7	1.17	0.129	.00	0.00%	1.23	LF
25	26	157	Sep 26	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.293	.526	9	.36	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
26	27	158	Sep 27	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.234	.279	.513	7	1.39	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-0.79	LF
27	28	160 (1)	Sep 30	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.224	.266	.490	7	1.12	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.71	RF
28	29	161	Oct 1	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-4	2-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.225	.265	.490	2	.90	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-1.05	PH LF
							13-15		71	68	6	13	3	1	0	4	3	1	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.191	.225	.265	.490		.94	-0.377	.62	-0.40%	-4.73

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