BOSTON (CBSNewYork/AP) — Bill Buckner, a star hitter who became known for making one of the most infamous plays in major league history, has died. He was 69.
Buckner’s family said in a statement that he died Monday after a long battle with dementia.
Buckner won an NL batting title, was an All-Star and got 2,715 hits in a 22-year career.
But it was a little groundball in the 1986 World Series that forever changed his legacy.