- Bucky Dent is a name that will live on in infamy for Boston Red Sox fans as he hit the home run that propelled the Yankees to the AL East title in the 1-game playoff at the end of the 1978 season.
- Dent was a solid shortstop for several years. He was a three-time AL All Star and was second to Mike Hargrove in AL Rookie of the Year voting in 1974. Dent usually had a fielding percentage above league average but his range factors were slightly below league average.
- 1978 Stats:
- Regular Season: .243, 5 HR, 40 RBI in 123 games
- AL Championship Series: 3 for 15 (.200), 4 RBI in 4 games
- World Series: 10 for 24 (.417), 3 runs scored, 7 RBI in 6 games
- 1978 Highlights:
- Oct 2 - Hit a 3-run home run over the Green Monster off of Mike Torrez to put the Yankees ahead 3-2. The Yankees eventually won the game 5-4.
- Oct 15 - Had three hits, two runs scored, and knocked in a run as the Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-2 in game 5 of the World Series.
- Oct 17 - Had three hits and three RBI as the Yankees beat the Dodgers 7-2 in game 6 of the World Series. Dent was named the World Series MVP.
Bucky Dent's home run in game 163 of the 1978 season. He hit that one even choking up on the bat.
Bucky Dent and Mike Torrez reminisce about the home run:
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