Bucky Dent

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: November 25, 1951 in Savannah, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 9th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hialeah HS (Hialeah, FL), the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (6th) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) and the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (6th) of the 1970 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL).

High School: Hialeah HS (Hialeah, FL)

Schools: Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), Miami Dade College, North Campus (Miami, FL)

Debut: June 1, 1973 (Age 21-188d, 13,357th in major league history)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1984 (Age 32-291d)
vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Ed Kleven

Full Name: Russell Earl Dent

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.5

4512

1114

.247

451

RBI

423

OBP

.297

SLG

.321

OPS

.618

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-10 / in Starts: 14-10
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1977	ALCS g1	Oct 5	NYY		KCR	L,2-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.068	26.77	-1.38%	-0.92	SS
2	1977	ALCS g2	Oct 6	NYY		KCR	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.78	0.101	22.23	1.57%	0.48	SS
3	1977	ALCS g3	Oct 7	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.85	-0.044	35.21	-1.00%	-0.35	SS
4	1977	ALCS g4	Oct 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	9	.99	0.037	37.98	0.94%	0.39	SS
5	1977	ALCS g5	Oct 9	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9	.91	0.008	76.11	0.35%	0.06	SS
6	1977	WS g1	Oct 11	NYY		LAD	W,4-3	CG(12)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.316	.616	8	1.53	-0.056	79.76	-1.54%	-0.77	SS
7	1977	WS g2	Oct 12	NYY		LAD	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.318	.333	.652	8	1.02	0.011	53.82	0.38%	0.03	SS
8	1977	WS g3	Oct 14	NYY	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.346	.333	.679	8	1.02	0.060	63.85	2.41%	0.49	SS
9	1977	WS g4	Oct 15	NYY	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.345	.333	.678	8	.78	0.013	47.58	0.53%	0.25	SS
10	1977	WS g5	Oct 16	NYY	@	LAD	L,4-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.290	.593	8	.40	-0.042	14.12	-0.83%	-0.86	SS
11	1977	WS g6	Oct 18	NYY		LAD	W,8-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.306	.273	.578	8	.27	-0.005	21.03	-0.21%	-0.08	SS
1978 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1978	ALCS g1	Oct 3	NYY	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.59	0.059	18.44	1.14%	-0.82	SS
13	1978	ALCS g2	Oct 4	NYY	@	KCR	L,4-10	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.87	-0.074	24.95	-1.17%	0.81	SS
14	1978	ALCS g3	Oct 6	NYY		KCR	W,6-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.56	-0.042	23.19	-1.02%	-0.33	SS
15	1978	ALCS g4	Oct 7	NYY		KCR	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.78	-0.059	29.93	-1.25%	-0.60	SS
16	1978	WS g1	Oct 10	NYY	@	LAD	L,5-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	.45	-0.005	23.66	-0.14%	1.08	SS
17	1978	WS g2	Oct 11	NYY	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.217	.435	9	1.43	0.038	75.73	0.84%	-0.35	SS
18	1978	WS g3	Oct 13	NYY		LAD	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.88	0.031	36.56	0.70%	0.17	SS
19	1978	WS g4	Oct 14	NYY		LAD	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.226	.452	9	.83	-0.037	50.28	-1.43%	-0.04	SS
20	1978	WS g5	Oct 15	NYY		LAD	W,12-2	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.306	.314	.620	9	.40	0.098	32.96	4.84%	1.78	SS
21	1978	WS g6	Oct 17	NYY	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.350	.359	.709	9	.86	0.234	77.34	13.62%	2.31	SS
1980 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	1980	ALCS g1	Oct 8	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-7	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	.72	0.011	22.37	0.15%	-0.26	SS
23	1980	ALCS g2	Oct 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	1.11	-0.085	37.17	-1.55%	-0.70	SS
24	1980	ALCS g3	Oct 10	NYY		KCR	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	2	1.03	-0.149	25.06	-2.12%	-1.26	SS
									89	83	4	23	2	0	0	15	4	0	4	0	2	0		2	0	0	.277	.310	.301	.612

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