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Bucky Dent Home Run 1978 Yankees - Red Sox Playoff Game
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On this date in Yankees history: The Bucky Dent Game - Pinstripe Alley
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Bucky Dent is throwing out the first pitch for Game 4 of the ALDS
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Dent dashes Sox's hopes, 10/02/1978
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Card Corner Plus: The Pennant Race of 1978
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Bucky Dent, Mickey Rivers compare Yankees to 1978 team: 'They got a nucleus like we had' – New York Daily News
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Bucky Dent couldn't be more pumped for Yankees-Red Sox wild-card game
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1978 AL East Tiebreaker (Red Sox vs. Yankees)
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Why this Yankees-Red Sox duel feels more like 1998 than 1978
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Red Sox begin MLB playoffs by eliminating Yankees in AL wild-card game
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Bucky Dent couldn't be more pumped for Yankees-Red Sox wild-card game
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Legendary Yankees vs. Red Sox playoff game featured five future Hall of Famers
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Yankees vs. Red Sox wild card game: Baseball's problems and promise in one night.
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Bucky Dent, constantly reminded of famous home run, calls Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge 'outstanding' – New York Daily News