Bill Buckner Passed Away at Age 69

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Rest In Peace...Bill Buckner

22 years in the Majors (1969-1990)
773 games with the Dodgers
974 games with the Cubs
526 games with the Red Sox (And one notoriously and unfortunate play for an extremely good player)
168 games with the Royals
76 games with the Angels

Some Career Stats
.289 Carrer Batting Average over 10,037 Plate Appearances
2,715 Career Hits
498 Doubles
1208 RBI
1 All-Star Appearance (Unbelievable he only made 1 as he was in the MVP voting 5 time


Thanks for the Memories, especially in my youth as a Cub, Billy Buck. Cheers!

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I forgot about the Batting Title in 1980.

Keith Oberman just did a nice piece on him on SportsCenter.

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"Wrote One Big Thing on Bill Buckner for tonight. .003% of major leaguers in history have more hits than Buckner. Only two active players among them."
~Courtesy of Scott Van Pelt

Thank you SVP for recognizing this Great Man and Extremely Good Player!
 

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