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Bucky Dent
Russell Earl Dent
born Russell Earl O'Dey

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 181 lb.

Debut June 1, 1973
  vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 11, 1984
Born November 25, 1951 in Savannah, GA

Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 21 CHW AL  40  117   17   29   2  0   0   10   2  3  10  18  .248  .308  .265   60   31   2   2   0   1   1
 1974 22 CHW AL 154  496   55  136  15  3   5   45   3  4  28  48  .274  .316  .347   89  172  23   2   0   3   9 RoY-2
 1975 23 CHW AL 157  602   52  159  29  4   3   58   2  4  36  48  .264  .301  .341   80  205  15   9   3   0  16 AS
 1976 24 CHW AL 158  562   44  138  18  4   2   52   3  5  43  45  .246  .300  .302   77  170  17   2   3   2  10
 1977 25 NYY AL 158  477   54  118  18  4   8   49   1  1  39  28  .247  .300  .352   79  168  14   9   0   1   9
 1978 26 NYY AL 123  379   40   92  11  1   5   40   3  1  23  24  .243  .286  .317   72  120   6   5   1   2  10
 1979 27 NYY AL 141  431   47   99  14  2   2   32   0  0  37  30  .230  .287  .285   57  123  13   8   1   1   5
 1980 28 NYY AL 141  489   57  128  26  2   5   52   0  3  48  37  .262  .327  .354   89  173   9   5   1   2   6 AS
 1981 29 NYY AL  73  227   20   54  11  0   7   27   0  1  19  17  .238  .300  .379   97   86   8   2   0   2   1 AS
 1982 30 TOT AL 105  306   27   59  10  1   1   23   0  0  21  21  .193  .242  .242   36   74   7   3   0   0   9
         NYY AL  59  160   11   27   1  1   0    9   0  0   8  11  .169  .207  .188   11   30   4   1   0   0   7
         TEX AL  46  146   16   32   9  0   1   14   0  0  13  10  .219  .280  .301   64   44   3   2   0   0   2
 1983 31 TEX AL 131  417   36   99  15  2   2   34   3  7  23  31  .237  .278  .297   61  124   7   2   0   1   3
 1984 32 KCR AL  11    9    2    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .333  .400  .333  106    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1392 4512  451 1114 169 23  40  423  17 29 328 349  .247  .297  .321   74 1449 121  49   9  15  79
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        525   52  130  20  3   5   49   2  3  38  41  .247  .297  .321   74  169  14   6   1   2   9
 Career High    158  602   57  159  29  4   8   58   3  7  48  48  .274  .327  .379   97  205  23   9   3   3  16
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 21 CHW AL  132   96   10   2.8    97| .248  .265| .308  .335| .265  .390| .573  .725|  60  .310  -6.1  -0.6  40%
 1974 22 CHW AL  552  398   54   3.6    92| .274  .262| .316  .327| .347  .376| .663  .703|  89  .444  -8.6  -0.9  42%
 1975 23 CHW AL  662  487   60   3.3    94| .264  .260| .301  .331| .341  .382| .642  .713|  80  .382 -16.4  -1.7  33%
 1976 24 CHW AL  626  458   52   3.1    87| .246  .257| .300  .322| .302  .362| .602  .684|  77  .383 -17.1  -1.8  37%
 1977 25 NYY AL  540  392   52   3.6    99| .247  .265| .300  .329| .352  .403| .652  .732|  79  .381 -13.8  -1.4  50%
 1978 26 NYY AL  415  309   34   2.9    91| .243  .258| .286  .322| .317  .379| .603  .702|  72  .331 -14.1  -1.4  75%
 1979 27 NYY AL  490  358   39   2.9   100| .230  .267| .287  .332| .285  .405| .572  .736|  57  .292 -25.1  -2.5   0%
 1980 28 NYY AL  553  384   59   4.1    97| .262  .267| .327  .329| .354  .396| .681  .724|  89  .452  -6.0  -0.6   0%
 1981 29 NYY AL  258  185   27   3.9    87| .238  .254| .300  .318| .379  .369| .679  .687|  97  .481  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1982 30 TOT AL  337  266   19   1.9    96| .193  .260| .242  .323| .242  .396| .484  .719|  36  .169 -26.5  -2.7   0%
         NYY AL  173  145    6   1.1    97| .169  .262| .207  .325| .188  .399| .395  .724|  11  .069 -19.9  -2.0   0%
         TEX AL  164  121   13   2.9    94| .219  .258| .280  .321| .301  .393| .581  .715|  64  .300  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1983 31 TEX AL  450  337   34   2.7    95| .237  .262| .278  .323| .297  .395| .575  .719|  61  .278 -22.4  -2.2  30%
 1984 32 KCR AL   10    6    1   4.5    97| .333  .264| .400  .326| .333  .398| .733  .724| 106  .495   0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     5025 3676  441   3.2    94| .247  .262| .297  .326| .321  .386| .618  .713|  74  .362 -157.0 -15.9  36%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1973 21 CHW AL  SS   36     51  132    7   22  .963  .963  5.08  4.43  5.58  5.10   35  295.3
                 2B    3      4    2    0    1 1.000  .984  2.00  4.67  6.21  5.48    0    8.7
                 3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.70  0.00  3.15    0    2.0
 1974 22 CHW AL  SS  154    251  499   22  108  .972  .965  4.87  4.24  5.09  4.98  153 1325.0
 1975 23 CHW AL  SS  157    279  543   16  105  .981  .959  5.24  4.09  5.25  4.85  157 1408.3 AS
 1976 24 CHW AL  SS  158    279  468   18   96  .976  .967  4.73  4.40  4.90  4.99  154 1373.0
 1977 25 NYY AL  SS  158    250  434   18   90  .974  .963  4.33  4.07  4.67  4.82  153 1317.7
 1978 26 NYY AL  SS  123    178  341   10   57  .981  .964  4.22  4.19  4.62  4.92  120 1010.7
 1979 27 NYY AL  SS  141    219  512   17  107  .977  .965  5.18  4.10  5.54  5.01  136 1187.7
 1980 28 NYY AL  SS  141    224  489   13   77  .982  .963  5.06  4.26  5.14  4.99  141 1248.3 AS
 1981 29 NYY AL  SS   73    104  217   10   49  .970  .967  4.40  4.19  4.57  4.99   73  632.0 AS
 1982 30 TOT AL  SS  103    129  323   14   57  .970  .965  4.39  4.17  4.90  4.87   94  831.0
         NYY AL  SS   58     74  177   10   27  .962  .965  4.33  4.17  5.09  4.87   50  444.0
         TEX AL  SS   45     55  146    4   30  .980  .965  4.47  4.17  4.67  4.87   44  387.0
 1983 31 TEX AL  SS  129    150  369   11   71  .979  .963  4.02  4.15  4.24  4.75  125 1100.7
                 DH    1
 1984 32 KCR AL  SS    9      2    5    0    0 1.000  .959  0.78  3.93  2.33  4.77    2   27.0
                 3B    2      2    1    0    0 1.000  .938  1.50  2.20  2.70  2.79    1   10.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1973 21 CHW AL  2B    3      4    2    0    1 1.000  .984  2.00  4.67  6.21  5.48    0    8.7

 1973 21 CHW AL  3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.70  0.00  3.15    0    2.0
 1984 32 KCR AL  3B    2      2    1    0    0 1.000  .938  1.50  2.20  2.70  2.79    1   10.0

 1983 31 TEX AL  DH    1

 1973 21 CHW AL  SS   36     51  132    7   22  .963  .963  5.08  4.43  5.58  5.10   35  295.3
 1974 22 CHW AL  SS  154    251  499   22  108  .972  .965  4.87  4.24  5.09  4.98  153 1325.0
 1975 23 CHW AL  SS  157    279  543   16  105  .981  .959  5.24  4.09  5.25  4.85  157 1408.3
 1976 24 CHW AL  SS  158    279  468   18   96  .976  .967  4.73  4.40  4.90  4.99  154 1373.0
 1977 25 NYY AL  SS  158    250  434   18   90  .974  .963  4.33  4.07  4.67  4.82  153 1317.7
 1978 26 NYY AL  SS  123    178  341   10   57  .981  .964  4.22  4.19  4.62  4.92  120 1010.7
 1979 27 NYY AL  SS  141    219  512   17  107  .977  .965  5.18  4.10  5.54  5.01  136 1187.7
 1980 28 NYY AL  SS  141    224  489   13   77  .982  .963  5.06  4.26  5.14  4.99  141 1248.3
 1981 29 NYY AL  SS   73    104  217   10   49  .970  .967  4.40  4.19  4.57  4.99   73  632.0
 1982 30 TOT AL  SS  103    129  323   14   57  .970  .965  4.39  4.17  4.90  4.87   94  831.0
         NYY AL  SS   58     74  177   10   27  .962  .965  4.33  4.17  5.09  4.87   50  444.0
         TEX AL  SS   45     55  146    4   30  .980  .965  4.47  4.17  4.67  4.87   44  387.0
 1983 31 TEX AL  SS  129    150  369   11   71  .979  .963  4.02  4.15  4.24  4.75  125 1100.7
 1984 32 KCR AL  SS    9      2    5    0    0 1.000  .959  0.78  3.93  2.33  4.77    2   27.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  SS*1382   2116 4332  156  839  .976  .964  4.67  4.19  4.94  4.92 1343 11756.7
                 2B*   3      4    2    0    1 1.000  .984  2.00  4.67  6.21  5.48    0    8.7
                 3B*   3      2    1    0    0 1.000  .938  1.00  2.37  2.25  2.85    1   12.0
                 DH    1   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      1388   2122 4335  156  840  .976  .964  4.65  4.19  4.93  4.92 1344  11777
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1977   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   5  14   1   3  1  0  0   2   1   0  .214  .267  .286   0  0   1   0   0 
        WS    NYY LAD     W   6  19   0   5  0  0  0   2   2   1  .263  .333  .263   0  0   0   0   0 
 1978   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   4  15   0   3  0  0  0   4   0   0  .200  .200  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY LAD     W   6  24   3  10  1  0  0   7   1   2  .417  .440  .458   0  0   0   0   0 
 1980   ALCS  NYY KCR     L   3  11   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   1  .182  .182  .182   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     2-1  12  40   1   8  1  0  0   6   1   1  .200  .220  .225   0  0   2   0   0 
  2 World Series        2-0  12  43   3  15  1  0  0   9   3   3  .349  .391  .372   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   4-1  24  83   4  23  2  0  0  15   4   4  .277  .310  .301   0  0   2   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1975   CHW AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1980   NYY AL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1981   NYY AL   *   2   0   2  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/3      2   5   0   3  1  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0  .600  .600  .800 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1975 *
1980 (SS)
1981 (SS)

Awards
1978-AL-Babe Ruth Award
1978-ML-WS MVP

Games
1975 AL-157-8
1976 AL-158-7

At Bats
1975 AL-602-5

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1975 AL-662-10

Doubles
1975 AL-29-10

Singles
1975 AL-123-9

Sac. Hits
1974 AL-23-1
1975 AL-15-7
1976 AL-17-4
1977 AL-14-7
1979 AL-13-8

Sac. Flies
1975 AL-9-5
1977 AL-9-6
1979 AL-8-9

At Bats per Strikeout
1975 AL-12.5-7
1976 AL-12.5-7
1977 AL-17.0-3
1980 AL-13.2-9

Outs
1975 AL-487-1

  

Gray Ink: Batting - 5 (1717) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.9 (1704) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 23.0 (703) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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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 (minors), and $200,000.

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.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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