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Old Tue Aug 30, 2011, 02:23pm
Skahtboi Skahtboi is offline
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Originally Posted by BretMan View Post
Buckner played 22 seasons and amassed a .289 batting average, led the league in B.A. one year and hit nearly 500 doubles. It think that he could hit the normal pitches fairly well.

It was his fielding for which Billy Bucks will be forever remembered!
Buckner played 22 seasons and amassed a .991 fielding percentage. One error in every 101 (approximate) opportunites is a pretty respectable fielding stat.

It was THE ONE ERROR for which he will be forever remembered.
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