1978 American League East tie-breaker game

May 2021 1978 Major League Baseball tie-breaker game May 2026 1978 American League Easttie-breaker game 260px Fenway Park in 1967 New York Yankees Boston Red Sox October 2, 1978 Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 32,925 HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Al Clark 3B: Steve Palermo ABCWPIX (NYY)WSBK-TV (BOS) ABC: Keith Jackson and Don DrysdaleWPIX: Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer and Bill White WSBK-TV: Ken Harrelson and Dick Stockton CBSWINS (NYY)WITS (BOS) CBS: Ernie Harwell and Win ElliotWINS: White, Rizzuto, Messer and Fran HealyWITS: Jim Woods and Ned Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 11 0 The 1978 American League East tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1978 regular season. The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston on the afternoon of Monday, October 2 between the rival New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to determine the winner of the American League's (AL) East Division. The tie-breaker was necessitated after the Yankees and Red Sox finished the season tied for first place in the AL East with identical 99 63 y records. Entering the final day of the season on Sunday, October 1, the Yankees had a one-game lead; they lost 9–2 to Cleveland while Boston shut out Toronto 5–0 to force the playoff.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WUpOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6896%2C1032139 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington wire services Guidry vs. Torrez in Yankee-Bosox playoff October 2, 1978 19 The Red Sox were the home team by virtue of a coin toss. In baseball statistics, the tie-breaker counted as the 163rd regular season game for both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics. Ron Guidry started for the Yankees, while Mike Torrez started for the Red Sox. The Red Sox took a 1–0 lead in the second inning with a home run by left fielder Carl Yastrzemski and extended their lead to 2–0 in the sixth on a run batted in single by right fielder Jim Rice. The game is perhaps most remembered for the seventh inning, when light-hitting shortstop Bucky Dent lifted a three-run home run over the left field wall to give the Yankees a 3–2 lead, which has led to the game being commonly nicknamed the "Bucky Dent Game". After the home run, the Yankees added two more runs, giving them a 5–2 lead. The Red Sox scored two more runs, but the Yankees ultimately won the game when relief pitcher Goose Gossage got Yastrzemski to pop out to third baseman Graig Nettles to earn the save. Guidry was the winning pitcher, while Torrez received the loss. With the victory, the Yankees finished the regular season with a 100 63 y record and clinched the AL East championship, en route to winning the World Series. This was the first tie-breaker to be contested after the introduction of divisional play in 1969. The 1978 Yankees are the last team to win the World Series after playing a tie-breaker, due to the elimination of tie-breaker games beginning with the 2022 season, because of postseason expansion. Background 1978 New York Yankees season 1978 Boston Red Sox season The Yankees and Red Sox had combined to win the past three American League (AL) pennants. The Red Sox lost the World Series in 1975, the Yankees lost in 1976, and then won in 1977. Heading into 1978, the Yankees, Red Sox, and Baltimore Orioles, who had also challenged for the AL East championship in 1977, all expected to contend for the AL East title. The Orioles and Red Sox had tied for second place in 1977, 2 1 2 games behind the Yankees.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9zBVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5018,3619334&dq=yankees+red+sox&hl=en The Robesonian Yankees, Red Sox And Orioles Are Optimistic About New Year Schel Nissenson Associated Press March 30, 1978 June 18, 2012 The young Detroit Tigers, with Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell, also appeared ready to challenge for the AL East.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r5djAAAAIBAJ&pg=2306,5981274&dq=yankees+red+sox&hl=en Tigers just might surprise Yankees, Red Sox Ludington Daily News March 16, 1978 June 18, 2012 The Red Sox signed Mike Torrez, who won two games in the 1977 World Series for the Yankees, as a free agent during the offseason. Before the season, the Red Sox acquired Dennis Eckersley to join Torrez, Bill Lee, and Luis Tiant in their starting pitching rotation.1978-03-31 Red Sox Get Eckersley, Aim at Yanks https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/ekcareabzpijunkivpappcvnoihakqqd_ip-10-166-46-179_1740535749075 2025-02-26 Milwaukee Journal 9, part 2 GenealogyBank.com Associated Press The Yankees, meanwhile, acquired Goose Gossage and Rawly Eastwick to join Sparky Lyle, 1977's AL Cy Young Award winner, in their bullpen during the offseason. Both teams placed five players on the AL squad for the All-Star Game: Gossage, Ron Guidry, Graig Nettles, Thurman Munson, and Reggie Jackson represented the Yankees, while Carl Yastrzemski, Fred Lynn, Rick Burleson, Carlton Fisk, and Jim Rice represented the Red Sox.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h04sAAAAIBAJ&pg=2192,1466036&dq=yankees+red+sox&hl=en Yankees, Red Sox place 5 players in All-Stars Spartanburg Herald-Journal July 7, 1978 June 18, 2012 center Carlton Fisk 1976.jpg 140 Thurman Munson 1970.jpg 155 center The rivalry between Carlton Fisk (left) and Thurman Munson (right) was at the core of the Yankees–Red Sox tension of the 1970s. The Red Sox had once led the division by ten games; the Milwaukee Brewers were in second place, while the Yankees were in third.Shaughnessy 1990 136https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N8hYAAAAIBAJ&pg=6882%2C2408733 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon How they stand July 9, 1978 9C The Yankees experienced injuries to Willie Randolph, Catfish Hunter, Bucky Dent, and Mickey Rivers,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bSMhAAAAIBAJ&pg=5884,558602&dq=yankees+injuries&hl=en Yankees' Injuries Continue Sarasota Herald-Tribune Associated Press July 2, 1978 2–D June 18, 2012 and fell to fourth place in the division, as Baltimore moved into third.Yankees Fall to Fourth; In His Swinging Zone Almost a Yankee Another Chance Pitching Differently Not in the Groove Murray Chass https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/17/archives/yankees-fall-to-fourth-in-his-swinging-zone-almost-a-yankee-another.html The New York Times July 17, 1978 C4 Murray Chass June 18, 2012 June 2012https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QMhYAAAAIBAJ&pg=6567%2C4979634 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon How they stand July 18, 1978 4C After a shake-up engineered by owner George Steinbrenner, with Munson moving from catcher to right field,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1NBHAAAAIBAJ&pg=1419,1876810&dq=yankees+red+sox&hl=en George Steinbrenner shankes up Yankees' lineup The Morning Record and Journal July 14, 1978 United Press International June 18, 2012 the Yankees fired their combustible manager Billy Martin on July 24, replacing him with Bob Lemon.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RshYAAAAIBAJ&pg=2240%2C6984799 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Billy sheds a tear for himself July 25, 1978 1DChass Murray July 25, 1978 Billy Martin tearfully quits job with Yankees https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwsiAAAAIBAJ&pg=4169%2C3924561 The Day New London, Connecticut 1 New York Timeshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D_ZLAAAAIBAJ&pg=6050%2C4025634 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Odyssey ends: Billy quits July 25, 1978 17Bob Lemon is new manager The Globe and Mail July 25, 1978 P31 United Press International Tempestuous Billy Martin...resigned as manager of the New York Yankees yesterday...Martin's demise followed the latest in a series of battles with Yankees' principal owner George Steinbrenner and star outfielder Reggie Jackson.https://vault.si.com/vault/1978/07/31/a-bunt-that-went-boom-for-bunting-when-manager-billy-martin-ordered-him-to-swing-away-reggie-jackson-was-suspended-and-so-began-a-chain-of-tumultuous-events-that-culminated-in-martins-resignation https://web.archive.org/web/20200322180644/https://vault.si.com/vault/1978/07/31/a-bunt-that-went-boom-for-bunting-when-manager-billy-martin-ordered-him-to-swing-away-reggie-jackson-was-suspended-and-so-began-a-chain-of-tumultuous-events-that-culminated-in-martins-resignation dead March 22, 2020 Sports Illustrated Keith Larry A bunt that went boom! July 31, 1978 14 The Yankees had lost four of five after the All-Star break, including a three-game sweep by Kansas City in New York which ended with a club suspension of Reggie Jackson;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WQsiAAAAIBAJ&pg=997%2C2864936 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Reggie Jackson suspended July 18, 1978 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QMhYAAAAIBAJ&pg=3334%2C4963897 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Billy's goat July 18, 1978 1C at 47 42 y, they trailed Boston by 14 games on the morning of July 19.Frommer Frommer 2004 38https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CfZLAAAAIBAJ&pg=6941%2C1482207 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Baseball standings: American League July 19, 1978 18 However, New York finished the season 52 21 y in their last 73 games, while the Red Sox went 38 35 y over the same time frame.1978-10-03 Yankees Win in Classic Way https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/fqhfkuygeteioyyceipcllababaolska_ip-10-166-46-109_1740535934951 2025-02-26 Milwaukee Journal 7, part 2 GenealogyBank.com Associated Press This included a four-game sweep of Boston in Fenway Park in early September,Shaughnessy 1990 138 in which the Yankees outscored the Red Sox by a composite score of 42–9; the series was dubbed "The Boston Massacre" by the sports press.Frommer Frommer 2004 175–177https://vault.si.com/vault/1978/09/25/seeing-aint-believing-the-yankee-players-continued-to-amaze-even-themselves-as-their-record-surge-carried-them-past-the-red-sox-and-into-first-place https://web.archive.org/web/20200322180640/https://vault.si.com/vault/1978/09/25/seeing-aint-believing-the-yankee-players-continued-to-amaze-even-themselves-as-their-record-surge-carried-them-past-the-red-sox-and-into-first-place dead March 22, 2020 Sports Illustrated Keith Larry Seeing ain't believing September 25, 1978 24 By the end of the four games on Sunday, September 10, the two teams were tied for first place at 86 56 y, with twenty games remaining.Frommer Frommer 2004 47–48https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r-BGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3184%2C1783228 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Holy cow!! It's a new season September 11, 1978 25https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v_lVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6573%2C3083438 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Those Damn Yankees tie Red Sox for division lead September 11, 1978 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HxNSAAAAIBAJ&pg=6838%2C2161995 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire UPI May Peter The Big Collapse: Part 4 is staged September 11, 1978 31 The Yankees took the AL East lead three days laterhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IRNSAAAAIBAJ&pg=4602%2C2981199 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire UPI Madden Bill Sox keep stumbling and New York takes over September 14, 1978 24 Bill Madden (sportswriter)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=suBGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1870%2C2388536 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press After 144 games, Yankees in first September 14, 1978 31https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wvlVAAAAIBAJ&pg=1415%2C3773432 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Yankees reach top, but climb isn't over September 14, 1978 1B and did not lose it until the final day of the season. The margin was up to 3 1 2 games after another win over the Red Sox on Saturday, September 16,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xflVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6650%2C4941841 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Yankees slip a 'Mickey' past Yaz September 17, 1978 8Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ppFVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4896%2C4002021 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania UPI Yankees fly to 3½-game lead September 17, 1978 85 but results were different the next day,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JBNSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5194%2C3750542 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire UPI Madden Bill Red Sox finally break Yankee winning streak September 18, 1978 21https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xvlVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6472%2C5399821 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Boston 7–3 September 18, 1978 4Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s_ZLAAAAIBAJ&pg=3287%2C1558410 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Scott's double helps Bosox beat Yanks, hang in chase September 18, 1978 21 the first of Boston's dozen wins over the final two weeks. Clinging to a one-game lead with seven remaining, New York won six straight,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5JczAAAAIBAJ&pg=6769%2C144515 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports 'Miracle' Yanks go for it all today October 1, 1978 7B but dropped the finale at home to struggling Cleveland on Sunday, October 1.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3AZSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5513%2C192978 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire UPI McMane Fred Rick Waits gives Sox another chance October 2, 1978 32https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SesyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6530%2C379711 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina wire reports Bosox catch Yanks; playoff set today October 2, 1978 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TM1eAAAAIBAJ&pg=3226%2C592352 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Yankees lose a big one October 2, 1978 5B Boston won their final eight games to catch the Yanks; after the Indians' win, a 9–2 complete game victory by left-hander Rick Waits,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SesyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6530%2C379711 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina wire reports BoSox catch Yanks; playoff set today October 2, 1978 3BIndian ambush stalls yankee drive toward title The Globe and Mail October 2, 1978 S2 the Fenway Park video screen flashed the happy news: "THANK YOU RICK WAITS, GAME TOMORROW."Frommer Frommer 2004 48Waits' Big Day Gave Sox Chance Goldberg Jeff The Hartford Courant October 1, 2003 C3 The game The tie-breaker game was the first in the AL since 1948, when the Indians defeated the Red Sox for the pennant at Fenway Park, and the first in the majors since the advent of the division system in 1969. Guidry, who had won 24 games in the 162-game regular season,The Morning Record and Journal via Google News Archive Search started on three days of rest, less than usual,Lyle & Golenbock, p. 244 and Torrez started the game for the Red Sox. He started for the Red Sox on Opening DayGulbronsen Karl April 3, 1978 Mike Torrez — Traveling Man finding job security in Boston https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-mike-torrez-travel/157210875/ 2024-10-15 The Palm Beach Post 31 Newspapers.com and had a 16–12 record, but contributed to the Red Sox struggles late in the season with six consecutive losses. Game time was 2:30 p.m. EDT, televised nationally on ABC. thumb|upright=0.8|Bucky Dent Carl Yastrzemski hit a home run in the second inning, and Jim Rice drove in Rick Burleson with a single in the sixth inning, giving the Red Sox a 2–0 lead. Meanwhile, Torrez held the Yankees to two hits through six innings. With one out in the seventh inning, Chris Chambliss and Roy White of the Yankees both singled off of Torrez, and pinch hitter Jim Spencer flied out.Shaughnessy 1990 144 Dent then hit a fly ball that cleared the Green Monster wall in left field for a three-run home run to give the Yankees a 3–2 lead.Frommer Frommer 2004 178Yankee power KIs Bosox hopes Patton Paul The Globe and Mail October 3, 1978 P37 Torrez was removed from the game after walking Mickey Rivers. Reliever Bob Stanley came in, and after Rivers stole second Thurman Munson drove him in with a double. In the eighth inning, a home run by Reggie Jackson made the score 5–2. The Red Sox cut New York's lead to just one run in the bottom of the eighth against closer Goose Gossage on RBI singles by Fred Lynn and Yastrzemski.Lyle Golenbock 1979 245 But the Yankees would hold off the Red Sox, thanks in part to a heads-up defensive play by right fielder Lou Piniella with one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Burleson on first base, Jerry Remy hit a line drive to Piniella in right field, but Piniella was blinded by the late afternoon sun and could not see the ball. However, he pretended to field the play normally, pounding his glove as though he would easily catch the ball, then stabbed at the ball on a bounce as it almost passed him. This prevented Burleson from advancing to third base; when Rice followed with a deep fly to the outfield, Burleson could only move up to third base instead of scoring the tying run. Batting with two out and two men on, Yastrzemski popped out to third baseman Graig Nettles in foul territory for the game's final out, and New York won the game, 5–4. Guidry improved his record to 25 3 y, while Torrez took the loss; Gossage recorded his 27th save. Line score Monday, October 2, 1978 2:30pm (EDT) Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusettshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS197810020.shtml Baseball-Reference.com October 2, 1978 Oct 2, 1978, Yankees at Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play March 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090412052415/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS197810020.shtml April 12, 2009 live New York NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 8 0 Boston BOS 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 11 0 Ron Guidry (25–3) Mike Torrez (16–13) Goose Gossage (27) Bucky Dent (5), Reggie Jackson (27) Carl Yastrzemski (17) 32,925 67 F C Partly Cloudy Box score New YorkABRHRBIBBSOAVGMickey Rivers, CF211020.265  Paul Blair baseball, PH–CF101000.176Thurman Munson, C501103.297Lou Piniella, RF401000.314Reggie Jackson, DH411100.274Graig Nettles, 3B400001.276Chris Chambliss, 1B411000.274Roy White, LF311011.269  Gary Thomasson, LF000000.233Brian Doyle baseball, 2B200000.192  Jim Spencer, PH100000.227  Fred Stanley baseball, 2B100000.219Bucky Dent, SS411301.243Team totals3558536.229 New YorkIPHRERBBSOHRERARon Guidry, W (25–3)6 1 36221511.74Goose Gossage, S (27)2 2 35221202.01Team totals911442714.00 1em BostonABRHRBIBBSOAVGRick Burleson, SS411011.248Jerry Remy, 2B412000.278Jim Rice, RF501101.315Carl Yastrzemski, LF522201.277Carlton Fisk, C301010.284Fred Lynn, CF401100.298Butch Hobson, DH401001.250George Scott first baseman, 1B402002.233Jack Brohamer, 3B100000.234  Bob Bailey baseball, PH100001.191  Frank Duffy baseball, 3B000000.260  Dwight Evans Dwight Evans (baseball), PH100000.247Team totals36411427.306 BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERAMike Torrez, L (16–13)6 2 35443413.96Bob Stanley Bob Stanley (baseball player)0 1 32110012.60Andy Hassler1 2 31000203.87Dick Drago0 1 30000003.03Team totals98553625.00 Broadcast coverage This game was televised regionally by the respective teams' rights holders, WSBK-TV in Boston and WPIX in New York City.1978 AL East Playoff: Yankees @ Red Sox IowgfzVsXGA ABC Sports picked up the contest for national viewers, and thus provided alternate coverage of the game on its New York and Boston affiliates. Keith Jackson and Don Drysdale called the action in the ABC booth.C47bgmpLmPk 1978-10-02 Yankees at Red Sox (ABC; One Game Playoff!) On radio, the CBS Radio Network offered national coverage of the game, with Ernie Harwell doing play-by-play and Win Elliot working as a color commentator. Locally in the home markets, WINS in New York City and WITS in Boston fed the game to the teams' respective radio networks. In the Red Sox' broadcast booth, Dick Stockton and Ken "Hawk" Harrelson worked the television side while Ned Martin and Jim Woods were heard on radio. In the Yankees' booth, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, and Frank Messer alternated play-by-play on both radio and television, and were backed up on radio by Fran Healy.From Yaz's HR on, ABC ran second Craig Jack The Boston Globe October 3, 1978 35 Aftermath For the third straight year, the Yankees went on to face the Kansas City Royals in the 1978 American League Championship Series. The Yankees won the best-of-five series for their third consecutive pennant. New York defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series to win their second consecutive championship, and 22nd overall.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jg4gAAAAIBAJ&pg=3980,2737541&dq=1978+world+series&hl=en Yanks Take Four Straight To Win 22nd World Series Associated Press The Lewiston Daily Sun October 18, 1978 June 15, 2012 1 The loss by the Red Sox was seen as a manifestation of the Curse of the Bambino, long thought to be the reason behind a decades-long litany of failures for the Red Sox after owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees on January 5, 1920.Shaughnessy 2005 7–8 Described as a "shocking blast" by the Sporting News, Dent's home run silenced the Fenway Park crowd. For the light-hitting Dent, it was just his fifth home run of the 1978 season.Shaughnessy 1990 146 It sealed Dent's reputation among Yankee fans, while inspiring the permanent nickname "Bucky Fucking Dent" in New England.For Boston, ousting rivals would be sweet Graves Gary USA Today October 17, 2003 4C Twenty-five years later, in Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series, Aaron Boone received similar treatment by Red Sox fans after he hit the home run in the bottom of the 11th inning that clinched the pennant for the Yankees, but the Yankees later lost to the Miami Marlins in the World Series, which went six games. Guidry and Rice were considered candidates for the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award for their strong seasons. Rice was named MVP, with Guidry finishing second in the voting. Guidry won the AL Cy Young Award.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1978.shtml Baseball Awards Voting for 1978 Baseball-Reference.com December 28, 2009 Lemon was named AL Manager of the Year.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IGJQAAAAIBAJ&pg=4605,2735639&dq=yankees+red+sox&hl=en Another Sweet Twist – Bob Lemon named AL Manager of the Year The Evening Independent October 25, 1978 Associated Press 1C On June 6, 1990, Dent, manager of the Yankees, was fired during a series in Boston.Cafardo Nick Nick Cafardo June 7, 1990 Dent dumped by Yankees https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61005969/dent-dumped-by-yankees/ The Boston Globe 37 Newspapers.com From Natick to Nantucket, Red Sox fans felt some semblance of retribution. Dent's greatest moment as a player—and his worst moment as a manager—came in Boston. Leave it to Yankee boss George Steinbrenner to compound the drama of his 18th managerial change in 18 years by doing the deed in Boston. 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Frommer Sports Publishing, LLC 2004 1-58261-767-8 Lyle Sparky Sparky Lyle Peter Golenbock Peter Golenbock The Bronx Zoo: The Astonishing Inside Story of the 1978 World Champion New York Yankees 1979 first Crown Publishers New York 0-517-53726-5 4664652 Shaughnessy Dan The Curse of the Bambino 1990 Dutton New York 0-525-24887-0 Dan Shaughnessy https://archive.org/details/curseofbambino00shau Shaughnessy Dan Reversing the Curse 2005 Houghton Mifflin Company Boston 0-618-51748-0 https://archive.org/details/reversingcursein00shau The rivals: the Boston Red Sox vs. the New York Yankees: an inside history The New York Times The Boston Globe New York St. Martin's Press 2004 0-312-33616-0 1st The New York Times Inline citations 30em Further reading Fleming Frank https://www.barstoolsports.com/newyork/on-this-date-in-sports-october-2-1978-bucky-dent On This Date in Sports October 2, 1978: Bucky "*@#*+&" Dent Barstool Sports October 2, 2018 October 2, 2018 Kelly Matt https://www.mlb.com/news/9-things-things-about-the-bucky-dent-game/c-296737332 9 things you might not know about Bucky Dent game MLB.com October 2, 2018 October 2, 2018 Schwartz Jonathan 2000 A Day of Light and Shadows Pleasantville, New York Akadine Press 1-58579-011-7 1978 American League East Tie-Breaker Game Category:History of the New York Yankees Category:History of the Boston Red Sox American League East tie-breaker game American League East tie-breaker game American League East tie-breaker game Category:Baseball competitions in Boston American League East tie-breaker game