Bill Buckner, a hitting machine known for a fielding error, dies at 69
by Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times
May 27, 2019
3 minutes
Bill Buckner, a veteran of 22 Major League Baseball seasons who debuted with the Dodgers in 1969 and persevered after a calamitous fielding error in the 1986 World Series for the Boston Red Sox, died Monday. He was 69.
Buckner had been battling Lewy body dementia, according to a statement his wife, Jody Buckner, issued to ESPN.
The career of Buckner touched four decades. He played his final game for the
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