Name: Russell Earl “Bucky” Dent
Position: Shortstop
Born: November 25, 1951
Yankee Years: 1977-82
Primary number: 20
Yankee statistics: 695 G, .239/.295/.324, 81 2B, 27 HR, 4 SB, 74 wRC+, 12.5 rWAR, 11.8 fWAR
Biography
Sports fans live for the big moment. Even more than that, they live for the narratives attached to those moments, and what they say about us and the people playing the game itself. Narrative is, in great part, what makes sports great: No matter who someone is, or what they do with the rest of their careers and lives, all it takes is a flash of brilliance at the proper moment, and an entire legacy can be made in the memory of millions.