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On this day in 1986, Bill Buckner's error in Game 6 of the World Series gave the Mets a second chance. The rest is history 🍿
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Bill Buckner, a hitting machine known for a fielding error, dies at 69 - Los Angeles Times
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Even in death, Bill Buckner can't escape error from 1986 World Series
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Bill Buckner, A Baseball Player Unfairly Defined By One Bad Play, Dead At 69 – Outside the Beltway
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Bill Buckner's critics are too harsh about Red Sox 1986 World Series loss: Viewpoint
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Bill Buckner - Wikipedia
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Former Red Sox Bill Buckner always lives with his World Series error – Boston Herald
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Bill Buckner: A Little Luck Is 'Not A Bad Thing' In Baseball : NPR
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Bill Buckner, remembered for 1986 World Series error, dies, Aviators/Baseball
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Mets Legend Keith Hernandez Recounts the Memorable '86 World Series Game 6
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They were just one pitch away - The Boston Globe
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Bill Buckner, a hitting machine known for a fielding error, dies at 69 - Los Angeles Times
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Bambino's Curse lives! Bill Buckner error allows Mets to rally in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series against the Red Sox – New York Daily News
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Bill Buckner at peace with error after 25 years - The Boston Globe