Thanks For The Memory
Bill Buckner played an incredible 22 seasons in the major leagues. He piled up 2715 hits, with 174 home runs and 1208 runs batted in. In 1980 he posted a career-high .324 batting average, which led the National League. In 1982 he hit .306 with 15 homers and 105 RBI. When he hung up his cleats for the final time, Buckner had played in an amazing two thousand, five hundred and seventeen games. 2517 games, tying him for 47 th all-time in the HISTORY of baseball. But even with those impressive numbers, William Joseph Buckner is known for just one thing. Well two things if you count having the best mustache this side of Tom Selleck. But by far, Billy Buck is known for letting the ball go through his legs in the 10 th inning of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. If you don’t believe me, type BILL BUCKNER ERROR into your Google search window. In .20 seconds you will get “about” 28,200 results. In case you were hibernating in the fall of 1986, Buckner was playing first base for the Boston R...