BOISE, Idaho — This Day In Sports…May 27, 2019:

Baseball great Bill Buckner dies in Boise at the age of 69. Sadly, the video accompanying national stories on Buckner ’s passing went right to the lowest common denominator. ESPN and NBC Nightly News, for example. They shared one Boston Red Sox play from the 1986 World Series that needs no further elaboration. How many times did Buckner’s career legacy have to be driven home? The 22 seasons, the .289 career average and 1980 National League batting title during a difficult era for hitters, and the 2,715 career hits.

Buckner’s treatment in New England following his retirement became uncomfortable enough that he moved his family to Boise, a place he always enjoyed when he visited his brother Bob. It was here that he found peace and purpose.

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