Bill Buckner, forever known for October error, dies at 69 : Bill Buckner, forever known for October error, dies at 69
May 27, 2019 - The Canadian Press
Bill Buckner was an All-Star and batting champion, a gritty gamer who was welcome on any team.
A reliable fielder, too.
But a little grounder forever changed his legacy.
Buckner, who made one of the biggest blunders in baseball history when he let Mookie Wilson's trickler roll through his legs in the 1986 World Series, died Monday. He was 69.
"He deserved better," former Dodgers teammate Bobby Valentine tweeted .
Buckner died after a long battle with Lewy body demen...
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