The Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball mourned the death of Bill Buckner on Monday as he passed away at the age of 69 after a long battle with dementia.
Buckner is most famously known for the key error he made in the 1986 World Series while a member of the Boston Red Sox. In reality, he actually was an outstanding player, hitting .289 over the course of his 22-year Major League career.
The Dodgers were the first team to give Buckner a chance, drafting him in the second round in 1968 and promoting him to the big leagues for the first time the following year.