Topzle Topzle

Bucky Dent

Updated: Wikipedia source

Bucky Dent

Russell Earl "Bucky" Dent (né O'Dey; born November 25, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) 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.

Infobox

Batting average
247
Home runs
40
Runs batted in
423
Managerial record
36–53
Winning %
404

Tables

· Managerial record
Games
Games
Team
Games
Year
Won
Regular season
Lost
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
NYY
NYY
Team
NYY
Year
1989
Regular season
40
Regular season
18
Regular season
22
Regular season
450
Regular season
5th in AL East
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
NYY
NYY
Team
NYY
Year
1990
Regular season
49
Regular season
18
Regular season
31
Regular season
367
Regular season
fired
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
89
Regular season
36
Regular season
53
Regular season
404
Regular season
0
Postseason
0
Postseason
–
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
NYY
1989
40
18
22
450
5th in AL East
–
–
–
–
NYY
1990
49
18
31
367
fired
–
–
–
–
Total
89
36
53
404
0
0
–
· External links
Preceded byBarry Foote
Preceded byBarry Foote
Sporting positions
Preceded byBarry Foote
Sporting positions
Fort Lauderdale Yankees manager 1985–1986
Sporting positions
Succeeded byBuck Showalter
Preceded byBarry Foote
Preceded byBarry Foote
Sporting positions
Preceded byBarry Foote
Sporting positions
Columbus Clippers manager 1987–1989
Sporting positions
Succeeded byRick Down
Preceded byRich Hacker
Preceded byRich Hacker
Sporting positions
Preceded byRich Hacker
Sporting positions
St. Louis Cardinals third base coach 1991–1994
Sporting positions
Succeeded byGaylen Pitts
Preceded byJackie Moore
Preceded byJackie Moore
Sporting positions
Preceded byJackie Moore
Sporting positions
Texas Rangers bench coach 1995–2001
Sporting positions
Succeeded byTerry Francona
Preceded byJohn Mizerock
Preceded byJohn Mizerock
Sporting positions
Preceded byJohn Mizerock
Sporting positions
Omaha Royals manager 2002
Sporting positions
Succeeded byMike Jirschele
Preceded byStump Merrill
Preceded byStump Merrill
Sporting positions
Preceded byStump Merrill
Sporting positions
Columbus Clippers manager 2003–2005
Sporting positions
Succeeded byDave Miley
Preceded byJohn Moses
Preceded byJohn Moses
Sporting positions
Preceded byJohn Moses
Sporting positions
Cincinnati Reds bench coach 2006–2007
Sporting positions
Succeeded byPat Kelly
Sporting positions
Preceded byBarry Foote
Fort Lauderdale Yankees manager 1985–1986
Succeeded byBuck Showalter
Preceded byBarry Foote
Columbus Clippers manager 1987–1989
Succeeded byRick Down
Preceded byRich Hacker
St. Louis Cardinals third base coach 1991–1994
Succeeded byGaylen Pitts
Preceded byJackie Moore
Texas Rangers bench coach 1995–2001
Succeeded byTerry Francona
Preceded byJohn Mizerock
Omaha Royals manager 2002
Succeeded byMike Jirschele
Preceded byStump Merrill
Columbus Clippers manager 2003–2005
Succeeded byDave Miley
Preceded byJohn Moses
Cincinnati Reds bench coach 2006–2007
Succeeded byPat Kelly

References

  1. Spokesman-Review
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WkpOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6848%2C1273137
  2. Sports Illustrated
    https://www.si.com/vault/1969/12/31/105711812/bucky-dent
  3. The Register-Guard
  4. Sun-Sentinel
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160901044204/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-09-02/features/9002120248_1_bucky-dent-baseball-school-baseball-fields
  5. Sports Illustrated
    https://www.si.com/mlb/photos/2009/08/11baseball-uniforms-through-the-years#1
  6. Wilmington Morning Star
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NcMsAAAAIBAJ&pg=5013%2C951532
  7. Beaver County Times
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ncYuAAAAIBAJ&pg=3864%2C1014166
  8. Toledo Blade
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CnUUAAAAIBAJ&pg=3549%2C146618
  9. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/06/archives/yankees-finally-acquire-dent-trading-gamble-and-2-pitchers-yanks.html
  10. USA Today
  11. Eugene Register-Guard
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8JczAAAAIBAJ&pg=4193%2C5225630
  12. Sports Illustrated
    https://www.si.com/vault/1978/10/30/823093/the-yankee-d-boys-did-double-duty-bucky-dent-and-brian-doyle-were-in-the-lineup-for-their-gloves-but-new-york-won-the-series-because-of-their-bats
  13. Spokesman-Review
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c09OAAAAIBAJ&pg=3862%2C4176865
  14. The Hudson Reporter
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071549/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2363968/article-Former-Yankee-hero-greets-Clemente-youngsters--Dent-conducts-clinic-in-downtown-Jersey-City
  15. Emperors and Idiots: The Hundred Year Rivalry Between the Yankees and Red Sox, From the Very Beginning to the End of the Curse
    https://books.google.com/books?id=ITL4Kl_NEQgC&pg=PA4
  16. John and Valenti, pp. 205, 233
  17. Baseball Reference
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/dentbu01.shtml
  18. Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius
  19. Boca Raton News
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tP5TAAAAIBAJ&pg=5352%2C2544452
  20. Boston Globe
  21. The Boston Globe
  22. Chumps to Champs: How the Worst Teams in Yankees History Led to the '90s Dynasty
  23. Bock, Hal (June 7, 1990). "Kubek Speaks Out Against Dent Firing". Associated Press.
  24. New York Daily News
  25. New York Daily News
  26. "Steinbrenner Under Fire In New York". Associated Press. June 8, 1990. Firing the manager is nothing new for George Steinbrenner, who made Bucky Dent the 18th victim in the 17 years he's owned the New York Yankees. But it has touched a nerve in New York, where just about everyone wants to have Steinbrenner fired. Even the team's media outlets have joined the bandwagon...The latest critic is hardly a likely one—Fred Weinhaus, general manager of WABC radio, the Yankees' flagship station. 'We're tired of what we have and we deserve better,' said Weinhaus, who has run editorials demanding that Steinbrenner either sell the team or bring in a knowledgeable baseball man and give him full power to run it.
  27. New York Daily News
  28. USA Today
  29. Reversing the Curse
    https://archive.org/details/reversingcursein00shau/page/206
  30. Spotify
    https://open.spotify.com/show/3HFU4KX1LONkoIIbuJpdHv
  31. "Caitlin Dent Bio – NC State University Official Athletic Site"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044453/http://www.gopack.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/caitlin_dent_654268.html
  32. Hofstra University
    http://www.gohofstra.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22200&ATCLID=209601765
  33. "Cody Dent"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140811000959/http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/bios.php?year=2013&player_id=73
Image
Source: —
Tip: Wheel or +/− to zoom, drag to pan, Esc to close.