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Proper Name
William Joseph Buckner
High Level
MLB (1969-1990)
Positions
1B (1555) ... OF (646) ... LF (283) ... DH (126) ... RF (18)
Ht / Wt
6-0 / 185
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
place
Vallejo,California
Died
5/27/2019
Cause of Death
Lewy body dementia
High School
Napa (Napa,CA)
draft posit
1B
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
LAN [8] CHN [8] BOS [5] KCA [2] CAL [1] - [1]
TBC#
9378
mlbam id
111663
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1969-1990].289.7209397107727151741208183
Speed
64
Power
51
Contact
97
XBH
49
RBIs
67
Runs
49
Hitting
74
Durability
73
Team
.517
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Brother of Jim Buckner ... [1971] Topps All-Star Rookie Team
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
1990 1990-06-05 current -- -- Released by Red Sox Hist -- No 40.173
1990 1990-02-15 1990-06-05 BOS MLB Signed to Minor League contract Hist -- No 40.063
1989 1989-11-13 1990-02-15 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 39.334
1988 1988-12-06 1989-11-13 KCA MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1988-1988 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 38.357
1988 1988-11-04 1988-12-06 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 38.325
1988 1988-05-13 1988-11-04 KCA MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 1988-1988 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 38.150
1988 1988-05-09 1988-05-13 -- -- Released by Angels Hist -- No 38.146
1987 1987-07-28 1988-05-09 CAL MLB Signed to Minor League contract Hist -- No 37.226
1987 1987-07-23 1987-07-28 -- -- Released by Red Sox Hist -- No 37.221
1987 1987-06-10 1987-06-26 BOS MLB DL - Right hip contusion Injury -- No 37.178
1984 1984-05-25 1987-06-10 BOS MLB Traded from Chicago Cubs to Boston Red Sox for Dennis Eckersley and Mike Brumley Hist -- No 34.162
1982 1982-02-18 1984-05-25 CHN MLB Signed to 5-year contract for 1982-1986 ($2.6m) [Extension] Hist -- No 32.066
1978 1978-06-22 1978-07-07 CHN MLB DL - Right hip pain *Collision with Jim Dwyer at 1B* Injury -- No 28.190
1977 1977-03-28 1977-04-19 CHN MLB DL - Sprained ankle *Recovery from off-season ankle surgery* Injury -- No 27.104
1977 1977-01-11 1977-03-28 CHN MLB Traded from Los Angeles Dodgers with Ivan DeJesus and Jeff Albert to Chicago Cubs for Rick Monday and Mike Garman Hist -- No 27.028
1975 1975-04-21 1975-05-12 LAN MLB DL - Sprained ankle *Unknown* Injury -- No 25.128
1968 1968-06-07 1975-04-21 LAN MLB Signed out of draft (California HS) Hist -- No 18.175
17 record(s)