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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 13	LAD		SDP	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	4	Apr 14	LAD		SDP	L,1-3	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 17	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
7	7	Apr 18	LAD	@	ATL	L,6-7	GS	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
8	8	Apr 19	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
9	9	Apr 20	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 21	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	63	15.2	3	1	0	4	0	LF
11	11	Apr 22	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	12	Apr 23	LAD		CHC	L,3-4	GS	52	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
13	13	Apr 24	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 25	LAD		CHC	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	15	Apr 26	LAD		PIT	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 27	LAD		PIT	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
17	17	Apr 28	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	22 (4)	May 4	LAD	@	CHC	W,9-6	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	23	May 5	LAD	@	CHC	W,14-12	GS	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	24	May 7	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-8	GS	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
21	25	May 8	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	26	May 9	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-10	GS	38	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	27	May 10	LAD	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	28	May 11	LAD	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
25	29	May 12	LAD	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	30	May 14	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	31	May 15	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	32	May 16	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	33	May 17	LAD		CIN	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	34	May 18	LAD		CIN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	35	May 19	LAD		ATL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	36	May 20	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
33	37	May 21	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	38	May 22	LAD		HOU	W,6-5	CG	52	13.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	39	May 23	LAD		HOU	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
36	40	May 24	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	41	May 25	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	42	May 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
39	43	May 28	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	44	May 29	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	LF
41	45	May 30 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
42	46	May 30 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-7	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
43	47	May 31	LAD		SFG	L,1-7	CG	56	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	48	Jun 1	LAD		SFG	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	49	Jun 2	LAD		SFG	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	50	Jun 3	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	51	Jun 4	LAD		NYM	L,0-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
48	52	Jun 5	LAD		NYM	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	53	Jun 6	LAD		NYM	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	54	Jun 7	LAD		PHI	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	55	Jun 8	LAD		PHI	L,2-14	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	56	Jun 9	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
53	57	Jun 10	LAD		PHI	L,6-10	CG	56	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	58	Jun 11	LAD		MON	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	59	Jun 12	LAD		MON	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	60	Jun 13	LAD		MON	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	61	Jun 15	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	62	Jun 16	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-1	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
59	63	Jun 17	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	48	13.1	5	1	0	6	0	LF
60	64	Jun 18	LAD	@	MON	W,6-5	GS	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
61	65	Jun 19	LAD	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	0	0	1	1	0	LF
62	66	Jun 20	LAD	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	67	Jun 21	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	68	Jun 22	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	69	Jun 23	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
66	70	Jun 24	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	71	Jun 25	LAD		SFG	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	72	Jun 26	LAD		SFG	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	73	Jun 27	LAD		SFG	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	74	Jun 28	LAD		ATL	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
71	75	Jun 29	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	76	Jun 30	LAD		ATL	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	77	Jul 1	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	78	Jul 2	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	79	Jul 3	LAD		SDP	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	80	Jul 4	LAD		SDP	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	81	Jul 5	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	82	Jul 6	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	83	Jul 7	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	84	Jul 9	LAD	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	LF
81	85	Jul 10	LAD	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	86	Jul 11	LAD	@	STL	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	87	Jul 15	LAD		CHC	W,5-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	88	Jul 16	LAD		CHC	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	89	Jul 17	LAD		CHC	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	90	Jul 18	LAD		PHI	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	91	Jul 19	LAD		PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	92	Jul 20	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	93	Jul 21	LAD		STL	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
90	94	Jul 22	LAD		SDP	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	95	Jul 23	LAD		SDP	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	96	Jul 24	LAD	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
93	99 (2)	Jul 28	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	100	Jul 30	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	101	Jul 31	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	102	Aug 1 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	103	Aug 1 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	104	Aug 2	LAD		HOU	W,5-4	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	105	Aug 3	LAD		HOU	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	106	Aug 4	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	107	Aug 5	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
102	108	Aug 6	LAD		CIN	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
103	109	Aug 7	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	110	Aug 8	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
105	111	Aug 9	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-2	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	113 (1)	Aug 11	LAD	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	114	Aug 13 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	56	14.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
108	115	Aug 13 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	116	Aug 14	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
110	117	Aug 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	118	Aug 17	LAD		NYM	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
112	119	Aug 18	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	120	Aug 19	LAD		NYM	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
114	121	Aug 20	LAD		PIT	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
115	122	Aug 21	LAD		PIT	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	123	Aug 22	LAD		PIT	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	124	Aug 23	LAD		MON	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	125	Aug 24	LAD		MON	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
119	126	Aug 25	LAD		MON	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
120	127	Aug 27	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	128	Aug 28	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	38	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	129	Aug 29	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	130	Aug 31	LAD	@	MON	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	131	Sep 2 (1)	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
125	132	Sep 2 (2)	LAD	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
126	133	Sep 3	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
127	134	Sep 4	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	135	Sep 5	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
129	136	Sep 6	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
130	137	Sep 7	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
131	138	Sep 8	LAD		SFG	L,0-1	CG	37	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	139	Sep 9	LAD		SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	140	Sep 12 (1)	LAD		ATL	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	141	Sep 12 (2)	LAD		ATL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
135	142	Sep 13 (1)	LAD		ATL	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	144 (1)	Sep 14	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-0	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
137	145	Sep 15	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
138	146	Sep 16	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
139	147	Sep 17 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	43	11.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
140	148	Sep 17 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
141	149	Sep 18	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	150	Sep 19	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
143	151	Sep 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
144	152	Sep 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
145	153	Sep 23	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
146	154	Sep 24	LAD		CIN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
147	155	Sep 25	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
148	156	Sep 26	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
149	157	Sep 27	LAD		HOU	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
150	158	Sep 28	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
151	159	Sep 29	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
152	160	Oct 1	LAD		SDP	W,8-1	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
153	161	Oct 2	LAD		SDP	L,1-4	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							159gm		1370.2	312	7	5	324	0