Born: (1951-11-25) November 25, 1951 (age 72) 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
Chicago White Sox (1973–1976)
New York Yankees (1977–1982)
Texas Rangers (1982–1983)
Kansas City Royals (1984)
As manager
New York Yankees (1989–1990)
As coach
St. Louis Cardinals (1991–1994)
Texas Rangers (1995–2001)
Cincinnati Reds (2006–2007)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1975, 1980, 1981)
2× World Series champion (1977, 1978)
World Series MVP (1978)
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. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
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