Unlikely Postseason Heroes

After erasing a seemingly insurmountable 14 1/2 game lead in the AL East earlier in the season, the Yankees trailed the Red Sox 2-0 during their one-game playoff and looked destined to fall just short of clinching the division in 1978. That was before the light-hitting Bucky Dent, who had just 40 home runs during his entire 12-year career, smacked a Green Monster clearing shot to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead. The Yankees went on to win the game 5-4, securing the division title in the process. Stunned Red Sox fans would refer to the New York shortstop as "Bucky Bleeping Dent" for the rest of his playing days.