Yankees beat Red Sox in one-game playoff
Bucky Dent blasted a three-run home run that helped defeat the Red Sox in the Yankees' 5-4 win in the one-game playoff.
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| October 3, 1978
Dent had just four home runs all year before popping one into the net.
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| October 3, 1978
Red Sox manager Don Zimmer lifted starter Mike Torrez after Dent's home run.
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| October 3, 1978
Yankees reliever Goose Gossage, center, was able to retire the Red Sox without allowing a run in the ninth to secure the win.
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| October 3, 1978
The win allowed the Yankees to move on to the American League Championship Series.
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| October 3, 1978
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner came to the Red Sox clubhouse and shook hands with Carlton Fisk after the game.
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| October 3, 1978
"I feel so sorry for Mrs. Yawkey," left fielder Carl Yastrzemski said of the team owner.
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| October 3, 1978
A disappointed Zimmer took questions in his office after the game.
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| October 3, 1978
