1976 SSPC Bill Buckner

 

The card, in brief: A rare action shot! That's number 51, Roy McMillan, in the dugout. Buckner played in two days games at Shea in 1975 - one on May 26, when Yogi Berra was the Mets manager and McMillan a coach, and one on August 10, four days after Berra was fired and McMillan was named interim manager. Buckner went 1-for-7 with two intentional walks in those games.

Playing career, in brief: Bill Buckner put up some excellent numbers over a 22-year MLB career. The NL batting champion in 1980, he hit .289 with 2,715 hits, 498 doubles, 174 HR, 1,208 RBI and 183 SB. Of course, despite all that success he's known for one bad play . . . 

Post-playing career, in brief: After his playing career Buckner worked in real estate and was a minor league coach. He died in 2019.

My collection: I have 71 of his cards, from 1970 to 1990. I would be interested in trading for 1971 Topps #529.