1979 Topps #485 Bucky Dent
About Bucky Dent
Dent played 141 games at shortstop in 1979 and batted .230 with 32 RBI. That year he posed for a pin-up poster and appeared in the TV movie Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as a wide receiver who was the love interest of one of the cheerleaders. Through his Yankee years he lived in Wyckoff, New Jersey, in a home he later rented to Don Zimmer. His 1979 Topps card, #485, lists the New York Yankees.
Bucky Dent was a shortstop who played 12 American League seasons for the White Sox, Yankees, Rangers and Royals between 1973 and 1984, hitting .247 with 40 home runs. The White Sox took him sixth overall in the 1970 draft. In 1975 he led American League shortstops with a .981 fielding percentage and made the first of three All-Star teams, adding selections in 1980 and 1981. Chicago traded him to the Yankees on April 5, 1977 for Oscar Gamble, LaMarr Hoyt, minor-league pitcher Bob Polinsky and $250,000, and he started at short for New York's 1977 and 1978 champions. On October 2, 1978, batting ninth in the one-game AL East tie-breaker at Fenway Park, he hit a seventh-inning three-run home run off Mike Torrez with a bat borrowed from Mickey Rivers, giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead. New York won 5-4. He went to Texas in August 1982 in a trade for Lee Mazzilli and finished with Kansas City. Dent later managed the Yankees for part of 1989 and 1990, going 18-22 and then 18-31, and coached for the Cardinals, Rangers and Reds. His grandmother gave him the name Bucky.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 229 | 17 | 97 | 73 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1979 Topps #485 card?
It is card #485 of the 726-card 1979 Topps Baseball set, picturing Bucky Dent of the New York Yankees.
How many cards are in the 1979 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, tracked as 727 collectible states: #369 Bump Wills comes with a Rangers or a Blue Jays team banner, and the master set counts both.
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