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Bill Buckner

AKA William Joseph Buckner

Born: 14-Dec-1949
Birthplace: Vallejo, CA
Died: 27-May-2019
Location of death: Boise, ID
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Baseball

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Haunted by game 6 of the 1986 World Series

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968.

His disastrous error as first baseman on October 6th's game 6 of the 1986 World Series (ball rolled through his legs and into right field) may have cost the Boston Red Sox the series. This is one of Boston's "angels on the head of a pin" debates.

Father: Leonard Buckner
Mother: Marie (stenographer)
Wife: Jody Schenck (m. 1980, until his death, two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Brittany
Daughter: Christen
Son: Bobby

    SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
    Los Angeles Dodgers 1969-76
    Chicago Cubs 1977-84
    Boston Red Sox 1984-87
    California Angels 1987-88
    Kansas City Royals 1988-89
    Boston Red Sox 1990

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Comebacks (19-Oct-2007) · Himself


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