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	11-12 / in Starts: 11-12
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1974	NLCS g1	Oct 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	2	1.03	-0.088	32.25	-1.74%	-1.07	LF
2	1974	NLCS g2	Oct 6	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	2	.75	0.057	21.50	1.06%	0.13	LF
3	1974	NLCS g3	Oct 8	LAD		PIT	L,0-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	2	.35	-0.025	6.21	-0.29%	-0.88	LF
4	1974	NLCS g4	Oct 9	LAD		PIT	W,12-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	2	.43	-0.063	16.61	-1.34%	-1.12	LF
5	1974	WS g1	Oct 12	LAD		OAK	L,2-3	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	2	1.42	0.008	74.22	0.27%	0.24	LF
6	1974	WS g2	Oct 13	LAD		OAK	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.222	.407	2	.53	-0.052	26.98	-1.47%	-0.78	LF
7	1974	WS g3	Oct 15	LAD	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.323	.516	2	1.13	-0.048	70.91	-1.87%	0.14	LF
8	1974	WS g4	Oct 16	LAD	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.343	.543	2	.77	-0.021	49.32	-0.69%	-0.16	LF
9	1974	WS g5	Oct 17	LAD	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.342	.553	2	1.57	-0.089	75.92	-2.37%	-0.49	LF
1986 Postseason			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
10	1986	ALCS g1	Oct 7	BOS		CAL	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.51	-0.053	13.21	-0.87%	-1.17	1B
11	1986	ALCS g2	Oct 8	BOS		CAL	W,9-2	GS-9	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.125	.111	.125	.236	3	.83	-0.081	21.27	-1.15%	-1.48	1B
12	1986	ALCS g3	Oct 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.071	.077	.148	3	1.34	-0.171	42.12	-3.24%	-1.59	1B
13	1986	ALCS g4	Oct 11	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.105	.167	.272	3	1.46	0.102	47.11	2.35%	1.25	1B
14	1986	ALCS g5	Oct 12	BOS	@	CAL	W,7-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.130	.182	.312	3	.84	-0.027	20.39	-0.48%	-0.26	1B
15	1986	ALCS g6	Oct 14	BOS		CAL	W,10-4	GS-6	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.185	.231	.416	3	.91	0.044	41.10	1.05%	0.89	1B
16	1986	ALCS g7	Oct 15	BOS		CAL	W,8-1	GS-3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.207	.250	.457	3	.43	0.007	35.83	0.31%	0.28	1B
17	1986	WS g1	Oct 18	BOS	@	NYM	W,1-0	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.219	.212	.250	.462	3	.75	-0.048	39.01	-1.47%	-0.46	1B
18	1986	WS g2	Oct 19	BOS	@	NYM	W,9-3	GS-8	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.237	.270	.507	3	.70	-0.023	35.85	-0.74%	0.14	1B
19	1986	WS g3	Oct 21	BOS		NYM	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.214	.244	.458	3	1.09	-0.107	45.52	-2.89%	-1.20	1B
20	1986	WS g4	Oct 22	BOS		NYM	L,2-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.191	.217	.409	3	.95	-0.126	61.14	-4.97%	-1.61	1B
21	1986	WS g5	Oct 23	BOS		NYM	W,4-2	GS-9	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.196	.192	.216	.408	3	.53	-0.011	43.54	-0.52%	-0.90	1B
22	1986	WS g6	Oct 25	BOS	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG(10)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.190	.196	.386	3	1.50	-0.167	134.97	-9.53%	-1.84	1B
23	1986	WS g7	Oct 27	BOS	@	NYM	L,5-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.210	.217	.426	3	.65	0.017	107.50	1.01%	-0.14	1B
									101	98	6	20	3	0	1	5	0	0	8	1	1	1		2	0	0	.204	.210	.265	.475

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