Beltway Confidential

Bill Buckner, the easy but unfair Red Sox scapegoat

By Tom Joyce
Published May 28, 2019 5:16pm ET
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Bill Buckner, the easy but unfair Red Sox scapegoat
California Angels second baseman Mark Mclemore slides back into first base ahead of the tag by Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner in the second inning of Friday night’s game in Anaheim, Calif., on May 1, 1987. | (AP Photo/Mark Avery)

Longtime MLB player Bill Buckner passed away from dementia on Monday at 69 years old.

The first baseman enjoyed a highly productive 22-year MLB career. In it, he batted .289, amassed 2,715 career hits, made an All-Star game appearance, and made it to the World Series twice: with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1974 and as a member of the Boston Red Sox in 1986.

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