1978 AL East Playoff: Yankees vs Red Sox at Fenway park (The Bucky Dent HR game)

Bucky Dent typically batted ninth in a powerful New York Yankee lineup, and in 1978 he hit .243 with only 5 home runs during the regular season. The Yankees and Red Sox had tied for first place at the end of the 1978 season and played a one-game playoff in Fenway Park on October 2nd to determine the AL East Champion. In the top of the 7th inning, with the Red Sox leading 2-0, Dent hit a 3 run home run off of Red Sox’ pitcher Mike Torrez, to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead, and the Yankees went on to win the game 5-4.