Rizzuto interviews Dent (10/2/78) after Yankee winning HR vs Red Sox: https://youtu.be/7MZbvbiU0J8
Russell Earl “Bucky” Dent (born Russell Earl O’Dey; in Savannah, GA on November 25, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. He earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978, both over the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games, and he 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. A three-time All-Star, Dent remained the Yankees’ shortstop until 1982, when he was traded to the Texas Rangers in August for outfielder Lee Mazzilli. During his six years with the Yankees, Dent lived in a home in Wyckoff, New Jersey, that he later rented to Don Zimmer. On the Rangers, his uniform number was 7. Dent returned to the Yankees briefly in 1984 (but never played a game) before finishing his career that season with the Kansas City Royals, wearing uniform number 21. He spent his entire 12-year playing career in the American League, with a .247 batting average and 423 RBI.
Tommy John observed that Dent’s throwing arm was not the strongest and that his range was limited. In spite of that, he was extremely reliable on balls he was able to get to. “He knew how to position himself, and he got to balls that were missed by other shortstops with better range,” John said, adding that the player “was kind of taken for granted, until the Yankees unloaded him and discovered what he meant to the infield”.
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