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Bill Buckner, an Uncommon card
William Joseph Buckner was an American first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from 1969 through 1990, most notably the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boston Red Sox.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 151
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 151 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Bill Buckner quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bill Buckner card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was named to the All-Star team the following year as he led the major ______ in doubles.
Answer
leagues. He was named to the All-Star team the following year as he led the major leagues in doubles. From the Bill Buckner article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Cubs moved him to first base, and he won the National League batting title with a.324 mark in ____.
Answer
1980s. The Cubs moved him to first base, and he won the National League batting title with a.324 mark in 1980. From the Bill Buckner article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Death squad. Death squad 91 · Zab Judah 83 · Paragliding 80 · Bill Buckner 75 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Beginning his career as an outfielder with the Dodgers, Buckner helped the team to the 1974 pennant with a.314 batting average, but a serious ankle injury the next year led to his trade to the Cubs before the 1977 season.
- The Cubs moved him to first base, and he won the National League batting title with a.324 mark in 1980.
- He was named to the All-Star team the following year as he led the major leagues in doubles.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bill Buckner article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Bill Buckner
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bill Buckner (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Craig Johnson from San Diego, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
