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...hear about Messersmith, Sutton, Cey, Garvey, even Marshall. Nobody cares that last year Davey Lopes hit three homes runs in one game against the Cubs, or that latter that week he stole five bases in one game--a game you saw, in person. Or that Dodger left fielder Bill Buckner went Supermanning through the air in another game last year, another game your saw at Dodger Stadium, to rob a Montreal better of a sure triple. Montreal manager Gene Mauch called Buckner's catch the best he's ever seen, but nobody wants to hear how Buckner snagged the ball...
...Angeles Dodgers Leftfielder Bill Buckner had little doubt about how the World Series would end. "I definitely think we have a better ball club," he said. "The A's have only a couple of players who could make our club...
...bats like Cincinnati's Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench, the Dodgers have their share of potent hitters. First Baseman Steve Garvey, who was the Dodgers' bat boy 15 years ago, sports a healthy batting average of .324, followed not far behind by young Leftfielder Bill Buckner. Jim Wynn, the "Toy Cannon," adds the power of 30 home runs and 99 RBis. And there is always iron-arm Mike Marshall in the bullpen...
...McKinley and Hobart, 1489 Palmer and Buckner, 327 Bryan and Sewall, 108 Lovering and Johnson, 2 Total number of votes cast...
...disappointments for Indiana was the play of highly-touted freshman Quinn Buckner. Buckner, a high school All-American from Illinois, could only manage four field goals on 16 attempts. Coach Bobby Knight said after the game that Buckner, who has only practiced five days because of football, has "shot three times as well" in practice...