Bill Buckner
MLB debut September 21, 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers Last MLB appearance May 30, 1990 for the Boston Red Sox Career statistics Batting average .289 Hits 2,715 Home runs 174 Runs batted in 1,208 Teams Los Angeles Dodgers (1969–1976) Chicago Cubs (1977–1984) Boston Red Sox (1984–1987) California Angels (1987–1988) Kansas City Royals (1988–1989) Boston Red Sox (1990) Career highlights and awards All-Star (1981) NL batting champion (1980) William Joseph "Bill" Buckner (born December 14, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman. He appeared in MLB from 1969 through 1990. During his career, he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals. Buckner accumulated over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, won a batting title in 1980, and represented the Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season. Despite his successes, Buckner is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series against the New York Mets, a play that has since become prominently entrenched in New England sports lore.