But during his career, Buckner never earned more than $785,000 in a single season. He was also part of two pennant-winning teams—the 1974 Dodgers and 1986 Red Sox. One writer, who praised Buckner for his great accomplishments in the game, wrote, “What a shame that Bill Buckner is only remembered for his worst moment as a baseball player.”That is just not true. The bad moment is constantly replayed in World Series highlights and always mentioned in the chronicles of the Boston Red Sox. The discussion centered around Buckner having only one All-Star game at-bat during his long career, and he remembered it well.

Source: Forbes May 29, 2019 03:00 UTC