The annual Bill Buckner Memorial Fourth of July baseball tournament is set to return to Napa County next week. Named after the former Major League Baseball player and Napa High graduate, the four-day ...

Bill Buckner, a star hitter who became known for making one of the most infamous plays in major league history, died at age 69 after battling Lewy body dementia, his family said in a statement.

Buckner retired baseball after the 1990 season, moved his family to Idaho, where he worked in commercial real estate while investing in car dealerships. He was the Chicago White Sox’s hitting ...

Bill Buckner's career. Played for: Dodgers (1969-76), Cubs (1977-84), Red Sox (1984-87, 1990), Angels (1987-88) and Kansas City Royals (1988-89).

Bill Buckner will forever be associated with one infamous play, but his career was so much more than that. He amassed more than 2,700 hits across 22 seasons, establishing himself as a productive ...

Bill Buckner will be remembered by Cubs fans for his clutch hitting, 1980 National League batting title, and his ability to play the game with heart, integrity, and bravery.

BOSTON — Bill Buckner, a star hitter who became known for making one of the most infamous plays in major league history, died Monday. He was 69.

Bill Buckner passed away Monday at age 69. Buckner had a fine career with 2,715 major league hits, a feat surpassed by only 65 other human beings in major league history. Not too bad. He also won a… ...

Bill Buckner throws the ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park on April 8, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) By Scott Allen. Former major league first baseman and outfielder Bill Buckner, who won a ...

Bill Buckner died in Boise on Monday morning, of Lewy body dementia, at the age of sixty-nine. The news of his death has occasioned an airing of regret.

Bill Buckner had more big league hits than either Joe DiMaggio or Ted Williams. He was an All-Star and won a batting title. Playing on ankles that had to be iced almost round the clock, he knocked ...

The eight-team Bill Buckner Memorial 4th of July Tournament returns July 3-6 with three Napa teams, two longtime entrants, ...