Bucky Dent

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Red Sox Nation Villainy 3 Awards 4 Trivia 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

The 1972 A.L. rookie of the year and three-time all-star, Bucky "Bleepin'" Dent played 12 seasons in the majors for the White Sox, Yankees, Rangers and Royals. He hit an uninspired .247 on his career, with a .297 OBP and .321 SLG. Unfortunately for Red Sox fans, one of his 40 career home runs came off Mike Torrez....

Red Sox Nation Villainy

• October 2, 1978: The Yankees and Red Sox, tied for first at the end of the regular season, play a dramatic one-game playoff at Fenway Park for the American League East title. New York prevails 5–4 behind Bucky Dent's 3-run home run off Mike Torrez and Ron Guidry's 25th win against just three losses.

Awards

• 1974 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
• 3-time American League All-Star (1975, 1980, 1981)
• 1978 American League Babe Ruth Award
• 1978 World Series MVP

Trivia

• Won World Series rings with the 1977 & 1978 New York Yankees

Transactions

• June 5, 1969: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 9th round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign.
• January 17, 1970: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.
• June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
• April 5, 1977: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for Oscar Gamble, La Marr Hoyt, Bob Polinsky, and $200,000 cash.
• August 8, 1982: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Lee Mazzilli.
• April 2, 1984: Released by the Texas Rangers.
• June 7, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
• July 9, 1984: Released by the New York Yankees.
• August 16, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
• October 10, 1984: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis