Fansided · May 27, 2019
Former Angels First Baseman Bill Buckner Passes Away
Former National League batting champion and All Star Bill Buckner, a star for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, returned to Southern California late in his career to play for the California Angels.
The sad news broke this morning from Jody Buckner that her husband, long-time star player and LA Angels first baseman Bill Buckner, had passed away at the age of 69, after a battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
Buckner, who swatted 2,715 hits along with 174 home runs in a career which spanned four decades, debuted in 1969 at the age of 19 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and would play until 1990, ending his career with a second stint in Boston at the age of 40.