Bucky Dent Notable

b. November 25, 1951 · Chicago White Sox 1973–1976, New York Yankees 1977–1982, Texas Rangers 1982–1983, Kansas City Royals 1984

Bucky Dent played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1973 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1984. His longest stay was with the New York Yankees, from 1977 to 1982.

Across 1,392 games he batted .247, with 1,114 hits and 451 runs. He finished with 40 home runs, 169 doubles and 17 stolen bases.

He played 1,382 games at shortstop, with 4,332 assists and 156 errors. He turned 839 double plays.

He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 1978. He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1975 and 1981.

He was born in Savannah, GA, USA on November 25, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1975, 1980, 1981
Babe Ruth Award	1	1978
Player of the Week	1	1975
World Series MVP	1	1978

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1973	CHW	40	117	17	29	2	0	0	10	10	18	2	.248
1974	CHW	154	496	55	136	15	3	5	45	28	48	3	.274
1975	CHW	157	602	52	159	29	4	3	58	36	48	2	.264
1976	CHW	158	562	44	138	18	4	2	52	43	45	3	.246
1977	NYY	158	477	54	118	18	4	8	49	39	28	1	.247
1978	NYY	123	379	40	92	11	1	5	40	23	24	3	.243
1979	NYY	141	431	47	99	14	2	2	32	37	30	0	.230
1980	NYY	141	489	57	128	26	2	5	52	48	37	0	.262
1981	NYY	73	227	20	54	11	0	7	27	19	17	0	.238
1982	NYY/TEX	105	306	27	59	10	1	1	23	21	21	0	.193
1983	TEX	131	417	36	99	15	2	2	34	23	31	3	.237
1984	KCR	11	9	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.333
Career	—	1392	4512	451	1114	169	23	40	423	328	349	17	.247

On this day & linked events

1951

Born November 25, 1951

Savannah, GA, USA

1973

Major-league debut: Bucky Dent

Bucky Dent made a major-league debut on June 1, 1973.

1984

Final major-league game: Bucky Dent

Bucky Dent played a final major-league game on September 11, 1984.

Image: Peter Roan, CC BY-SA 2.0