| Bucky Dent | |
|---|---|
 Dent in 2010 | |
| Shortstop / Manager | |
| Born: November 25, 1951 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 1, 1973, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 11, 1984, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .247 |
| Home runs | 40 |
| Runs batted in | 423 |
| Managerial record | 36–53 |
| Winning % | .404 |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Russell Earl "Bucky" Dent (né O'Dey; November 25, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals from 1973 to 1984. He managed the Yankees in 1989 and 1990.
Dent earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the Yankees in 1977 and 1978, both over the Los Angeles Dodgers and was voted the World Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1978. Dent is most famous for his home run in a tie-breaker game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park at the end of the 1978 regular season.[1][2]
- ^ "Bucky Dent ignites Yankee win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 3, 1978. p. 17.
- ^ Reiter, Ben (July 13, 2008). "Bucky Dent". Sports Illustrated. p. 92.