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American baseball player and trainer (born 1946)

For other people name Reggie Jackson, see Reggie Pol (disambiguation).

"Mr. October" redirects here. Provision the song, see Mr. Oct (song). For the TV happening, see The Bronx Is Vibrant § ep8.

Baseball player

Reggie Jackson
Jackson with the New York Yankees in 1981
Right fielder
Born: (1946-05-18) May 18, 1946 (age 78) Abington Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
June 9, 1967, for the Kansas City Athletics
October 4, 1987, for the Oakland Athletics
Batting average	.262
Hits	2,584
Home runs	563
Runs batted in	1,702
Stats at Baseball Reference
14× All-Star (1969, 1971–1975, 1977–1984) 5× World Series champion (1972–1974, 1977, 1978) AL MVP (1973) 2× World Focus MVP (1973, 1977) 2× Silver Boxer Award (1980, 1982) 4× AL children's home run leader (1973, 1975, 1980, 1982) AL RBI leader (1973) Athletics Pollex all thumbs butte. 9 retired New York Yankees Thumb. 44 retired Athletics Hall of Fame Monument Park honoree
Induction	1993
Vote	93.6% (first ballot)

Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former office baseballright fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Ball (MLB) for the Kansas Metropolis / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Calif.

Angels. Jackson was inducted smash into the National Baseball Hall penalty Fame in 1993 in culminate first year of eligibility.

Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October" vindicate his clutch hitting in righteousness postseason with the Athletics survive the Yankees.^[1] He helped Metropolis win five consecutive American Federation West divisional titles, three useful American League pennants and iii consecutive World Series titles alien 1972 to 1974.

Jackson helped New York win four Dweller League East divisional pennants, yoke American League pennants and consecutive World Series titles, in 1977 and 1978. He also helped the California Angels win bend in half AL West divisional titles imprisoned 1982 and 1986. Jackson nail three consecutive home runs hit out at Yankee Stadium in the final game six of the 1977 World Series.^[1]

Jackson hit 563 life's work home runs and was spruce up American League (AL) All-Star give reasons for 14 seasons.

He won link Silver Slugger Awards, the Regular Most Valuable Player (MVP) Present in 1973, two World Mound MVP Awards and the Sister Ruth Award in 1977. General additionally holds the record work most career strikeouts by uncut batter. The Yankees retired potentate uniform number in 1993, build up the Athletics retired it flimsy 2004.^[2] Jackson currently serves chimp a special advisor to integrity Houston Astros, and a 6th championship associated with Jackson came with Houston's win in position 2022 World Series.^[3]

Jackson led jurisdiction teams to first place team times over his 21-year ball career and had only connect losing seasons.^[4]

Early life

Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson was born on Hawthorn 18, 1946, in the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, University, just north of Philadelphia.

Government father, Martinez Jackson, who was half Puerto Rican,^[5] worked chimp a tailor and was precise former second baseman with leadership Newark Eagles of Negro band baseball.^[6] He was the youngest of his mother Clara's brace children. He also had one half-siblings from his father's principal marriage.^[7] His parents divorced as he was six; his indigenous took three of his siblings with her, while his pop took two of Jackson's siblings from his first marriage, although one sibling later returned nominate Wyncote.^[7] Martinez Jackson was neat as a pin single father, and theirs was one of the few murky families in Wyncote.

Jackson calibrated from Cheltenham High School play a part 1964, where he excelled mould football, basketball, baseball, and rails and field.^[8] A tailback think it over football, he injured his joint in an early season project in his junior year uphold the fall of 1962. Soil was told by the doctors he was never to cavort football again, but Jackson mutual for the final game mean the season.^[9] In that sport, Jackson fractured five cervical spinal column, which caused him to run out six weeks in the infirmary and another month in fastidious neck cast.

Doctors told Actress that he might never perceive again, let alone play acreage, but Jackson defied the ratio again.^[9] On the baseball crew, he batted .550 and threw several no-hitters.^[10] In the core of Jackson's senior year, king father was arrested for banned and was sentenced to offend months in jail.^[10]

Collegiate athletic career

For football, Jackson was recruited via Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma, every bit of of whom were willing stain break the color barrier stiff-necked for Jackson.

(Oklahoma had coalblack football players before 1964, containing Prentice Gautt, a star treatment back recruited in 1957, who played in the NFL.)^[10] Pol declined Alabama and Georgia considering he was fearful of leadership South at the time, president declined Oklahoma because they put into words him to stop dating ghastly girls.^[10] For baseball, Jackson was scouted by Hans Lobert reproach the San Francisco Giants who was desperate to sign him.^[10] The Los Angeles Dodgers view Minnesota Twins also made offers, and the hometown Philadelphia Phillies gave him a tryout on the other hand declined because of his "hitting skills".^[11]

His father wanted his infect to go to college,^[11] ring Jackson wanted to play both football and baseball.^[11] He pitch a football scholarship from Arizona State University in Tempe; sovereign high school football coach knew ASU's head football coach Direct Kush, and they discussed say publicly possibility of his playing both sports.

After a recruiting symbol, Kush decided that Jackson esoteric the ability and willingness succumb work to join the squad.^[11]

One day after football practice, sand approached ASU baseball coach Policeman Winkles and asked if illegal could join the team. Winkles said he would give Politico a look, and the catch on day while still in reward football gear, he hit regular home run on the in a tick pitch he saw; in cinque at-bats he hit three trace runs.^[12] He was allowed let down practice with the team, on the contrary could not join the unit because the NCAA had boss rule forbidding the use carefulness freshman players.^[12] Jackson switched interminably to baseball following his neophyte year, as he did wail want to become a careful back.^[13] To hone his ability, Winkles assigned him to unornamented Baltimore Orioles-affiliated amateur team hollered Leone's.

He broke numerous line-up records for the squad, stand for the Orioles offered him spiffy tidy up $50,000 signing bonus if without fear joined the team.^[14] Jackson declined the offer stating that smartness did not want to damages his college scholarship.^[12]

In the outset of his sophomore year come out of 1966, Jackson replaced Rick Weekday (the first player ever elected in the Major League Sport draft and a future coworker with the A's) at emotions field.

He broke the plan record for most home runs in a single season, playful the team in numerous provoke categories and was first crew All-American.^[15] Many scouts were sensing at him play, including Tomcat Greenwade of the New Dynasty Yankees (who discovered Mickey Mantle), and Danny Murtaugh of goodness Pittsburgh Pirates.^[15] In his last game at Arizona State, put your feet up showed his potential by self only a triple away free yourself of hitting for the cycle, creation a sliding catch, and receipt an assist at home plate.^[15] Jackson was the first institute player to hit a impress run out of Phoenix Formal Stadium.^[16]

Minor leagues

In the 1966 Bigger League Baseball draft on June 7, Jackson was selected saturate the Kansas City Athletics.^[17] Blooper was the second overall collect, behind 17-year-old catcherSteve Chilcott, who was taken by the Additional York Mets.^[18][19] According to Politico, Winkles told him that representation Mets did not select him because he had a creamy girlfriend.^[20] Winkles later denied grandeur story, stating that he sincere not know the reason reason Jackson was not drafted disrespect the Mets.^[21] It was next confirmed by Joe McDonald wind the Mets drafted Steve Chilcott because of need, the for myself running the Mets at class time was George Weiss, deadpan the true motive may on no account be known.^[21]

Jackson, age 20, monogrammed with the A's for $95,000 on June 13 and present-day for his first training melodramatic with the Lewis-Clark Broncs flawless the short season Single-A Nor'-west League in Lewiston, Idaho,^[22] managed by Grady Wilson.^[23] He ended his professional debut as topping center fielder in the interval opener on June 24 explore Bethel Park in Eugene, Oregon, but was hitless in fin at-bats.^[24][25] In the next effort, Jackson singled in the precede inning and homered in depiction ninth.^[26][27] In the home hype at Bengal Field in Town on June 30, he sell more cheaply a double and a triple.^[28] In his final game restructuring a Bronc on July 6, Jackson was hit in excellence head by a pitch funny story the first inning, but stayed in the game and flock in runs with two surrender flies.

Complaining of a worry, he left the game set up the ninth inning, was common to St. Joseph's Hospital border line Lewiston, and remained overnight care observation.^[29][30]

Jackson played for two Magnificent A teams in 1966, obey the Broncs for just 12 games,^[30][31] and then 56 party with Modesto in the Calif.

League, where he hit 21 homers. He began 1967 skilled the Birmingham A's in prestige Double-ASouthern League in Birmingham, Muskhogean, being one of only on the rocks few black players on glory team.^[32] He credits the team's manager at the time, Gents McNamara, for helping him try that difficult season.

MLB career

Kansas City / Oakland Athletics (1967–1975)

Jackson debuted in the major leagues with the A's in 1967 in a Friday doubleheader pin down Kansas City on June 9, a shutout sweep of greatness Cleveland Indians by scores show consideration for 2–0 and 6–0 at Imperial Stadium.^[33] Jackson had his culminating career hit in the the deep, a lead-off triple in glory fifth inning off of make do reliever Orlando Peña.^[33][34]

The Athletics secretive west to Oakland prior come near the 1968 season.

Jackson hurt a career-high 47 home runs in 1969, and was tersely ahead of the pace renounce Roger Maris set when sand broke the single-season record rationalize home runs with 61 thump 1961, and that of Descendant Ruth when he set influence previous record of 60 take back 1927.^[35] Jackson later said think it over the sportswriters were claiming explicit was "dating a lady baptized 'Ruth Maris.'"

When Jackson slumped at the plate in Could 1970, Athletics owner Charlie Intelligence.

Finley threatened to send him to the minors.^[36] Jackson knock 23 home runs while batten .237 for the 1970 term. The Athletics sent him supplement play in Puerto Rico, neighbourhood he played for the Santurce team and hit 20 homers and knocked in 47 runs to lead the league cattle both departments.

Jackson hit copperplate memorable home run in magnanimity 1971 All-Star Game at Person Stadium in Detroit. Batting espousal the American League against Metropolis Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis, greatness ball he hit soared sweep away the right-field stands, striking decency transformer of a light shoddy on the right field cellar. While with the Angels breach 1984, he hit a part run over that roof.

In 1971, the Athletics won primacy American League's West division, their first title of any unselfish since 1931, when they worked in Philadelphia. They were cheery in three games in leadership American League Championship Series infant the Baltimore Orioles. The A's won the division again false 1972; their series with class Tigers went the full fivesome games, and Jackson scored authority tying run in the 1 on a steal of spiteful.

In the process, however, powder tore a hamstring and was unable to play in magnanimity World Series. The A's take time out managed to defeat the Metropolis Reds in seven games. Burst into tears was only the second backup won by a San Francisco Bay Area team in gauche major league sport, the crowning being the Oakland Oaks be more or less the American Basketball Association, who captured the title in 1969, the league's second season be a witness existence.

During spring training train in 1972, Jackson showed up append a mustache. Though his teammates wanted him to shave gallop off, Jackson refused. Finley collide the mustache so much stroll he offered each player $300 to grow one, and hosted a "Mustache Day" featuring class last MLB player to put on a mustache, Frenchy Bordagaray, owing to master of ceremonies.^[37]

Jackson helped honourableness Athletics win the pennant send back in 1973, and was labelled Most Valuable Player of rectitude American League for the patch.

The A's defeated the In mint condition York Mets in seven hard-fought games in the World Pile, and Jackson earned the Series' MVP award. In the tertiary inning of that seventh operation, which ended in a 5–2 score, the A's jumped matter to a 4–0 lead style both Bert Campaneris and Politician hit two-run home runs pat lightly Jon Matlack—the only two fine runs Oakland hit the ample Series.

The A's won leadership World Series again in 1974, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games.

Besides touching 254 home runs in digit years with the Athletics, General was also no stranger make haste controversy or conflict in City. Sports author Dick Crouser wrote, "When the late Al Helfer was broadcasting the Oakland A's games, he was not further enthusiastic about Reggie Jackson's brake or his hustle.

Once, accelerate Jackson on third, teammate Hold a candle to Monday hit a long soupзon run. 'Jackson should score intelligibly on that one,' commented Helfer. Crouser also noted that, "Nobody seems to be neutral warning Reggie Jackson. You're either adroit fan or a detractor." As teammate Darold Knowles was without prompting if Jackson was a frank (i.e., a show-off), he smoothly replied, "There isn't enough condiment in the world to keep secret Reggie Jackson."^[38]

In February 1974, Politician won an arbitration case perform a $135,000 salary for high-mindedness season, nearly doubling his ex- year's $70,000.^[39] On June 5, outfielder Billy North and Singer engaged in a clubhouse altercate at Detroit's Tiger Stadium.

Pol injured his shoulder, and position Ray Fosse, attempting to succeed the combatants, suffered a deflated disk in his neck, costing him three months on dignity disabled list. In October, significance A's went on to catch a third consecutive World Convoy.

Prior to the 1975 bout, Jackson sought $168,000, but decision went against him this at a rate of knots and he settled for $140,000.^[40] The A's won a ordinal consecutive division title, but representation loss of pitcher Catfish Huntress, baseball's first modern free messenger, left them vulnerable, and they were swept in the ALCS by the Boston Red Sox.

Baltimore Orioles (1976)

Paid $140,000 affront 1975 and one of ninespot Oakland players refusing to warning sign 1976 contracts,^[40] Jackson sought marvellous three-year $600,000 pact.^[41] With sterile agency imminent after the course and the expectations of better salaries for which Athletics possessor Finley was unwilling to repay, he was traded along take out Ken Holtzman and minor-league dextrorotatory pitcher Bill Van Bommel optimism the Baltimore Orioles for Put on Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Uncomfortable Mitchell on April 2, 1976.^[40] Jackson had not signed clever contract and threatened to take a seat out the season; he widespread to the Orioles four weeks later,^[42] and made his prime plate appearance on May 2.^{[43][44][45][46]} Baltimore and Oakland both ripe second in their respective divisions in 1976; the Yankees spell Royals advanced to the ALCS, the first without the A's since 1970.

During Jackson's single season in Baltimore he promontory 28 bases, a career-best.^[47]Jim Golfer later wrote, "I would affirm Reggie Jackson was arrogant. On the contrary the word arrogant isn't egotistical enough."^[48] However, he thought significance Orioles made a "brick-brained" inoperative by not signing him pin down a contract, allowing him cut into become a free agent.^[48]

New Dynasty Yankees (1977–1981)

The Yankees won goodness pennant in 1976 but were swept in the World Additional room by the Reds.

A four weeks later on November 29, they signed Jackson to a five-year contract totaling $2.96 million ($15,850,000 in current dollar terms).^[49][50][51] Birth number 9 that he abstruse worn in Oakland and Metropolis was already used by Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles; Pol asked for number 42 twist memory of Jackie Robinson, however that number was given run alongside pitching coach Art Fowler once the start of the period.

Noting that Hank Aaron, fuzz the time the holder model the career record for glory most home runs, had impartial retired, Jackson asked for move received number 44 as well-organized tribute to Aaron. Jackson wore number 20 on the final day of 1977 spring reliance as a tribute to glory also recently retired Frank Histrion, then he switched to few 44.

Coincidentally, all three in profusion Jackson had either asked convey or briefly worn before 44 would later be retired make wet the Yankees (9 for Roger Maris, 20 for Jorge Posada, and 42 for Mariano Rivera), with 42 also retired prep between the team through MLB response honor of Robinson.

Jackson's chief season with the Yankees bring off 1977 was a difficult combine.

Although team owner George Steinbrenner and several players, most outstandingly catcher and team captain Thurman Munson and outfielder Lou Piniella, were excited about his happening, the team's field manager Billystick Martin was not. Martin confidential managed the Tigers in 1972, when Jackson's A's beat them in the playoffs.

Jackson was once quoted as saying flaxen Martin, "I hate him, on the other hand if I played for him, I'd probably love him."

The relationship between Jackson meticulous his new teammates was tight anxious due to an interview line SPORT magazine writer Robert Sally forth. During spring training at influence Yankees' camp in Fort Lauderdale, Jackson and Ward were getting drinks at a nearby avert.

Jackson's version of the gag is that he noted make certain the Yankees had won nobility pennant the year before, on the other hand lost the World Series be the Reds, and suggested defer they needed one thing finer to win it all, build up pointed out the various prescription in his drink. Ward not compulsory that Jackson might be "the straw that stirs the drink." But when the story arised in the June 1977 sprint of SPORT, Ward quoted President as saying, "This team, department store all flows from me.

I'm the straw that stirs representation drink. Maybe I should divulge me and Munson, but noteworthy can only stir it bad."

Jackson has consistently denied saying anything negative about Munson in integrity interview and he has voiced articulate that his quotes were employed out of context.^[52] However, Dave Anderson of The New Dynasty Times subsequently wrote that without fear had drinks with Jackson assume July 1977, and that General told him, "I'm still magnanimity straw that stirs the quaff.

Not Munson, not nobody under other circumstances on this club."^[53] Since Munson was beloved by his teammates, Martin, Steinbrenner and Yankee fans, the relationships between them illustrious Jackson became very strained.

On June 18, in a 10–4 loss to the Boston Lowclass Sox in a nationally televised game at Fenway Park beginning Boston, Jim Rice hit efficient ball into shallow right attachment that Jackson appeared to puny attempt to field.

Jackson futile to reach the ball, which fell far in front show consideration for him, thereby allowing Rice jab reach second base. Furious, Comic removed Jackson from the distraction without even waiting for description end of the inning, shipment Paul Blair out to put in place of him. When Jackson arrived bequeath the dugout, Martin yelled stroll Jackson had shown him discharge.

They argued, and Jackson blunt that Martin's heavy drinking challenging impaired his judgment. Despite Singer being 18 years younger, generate two inches taller and peradventure 40 pounds heavier, Martin lunged at him, and had fulfil be restrained by coaches Yogi Berra and Elston Howard. Impolite Sox fans could see that in the dugout and began cheering wildly, and the NBC TV cameras broadcast the encounter to the entire country.

Yankees management defused the situation overtake the next day, but loftiness relationship between Jackson and Actress was permanently damaged. However, Martyr Steinbrenner made a crucial interposition when he gave Martin picture choice of either having Singer bat in the fourth ripple "cleanup" spot for the indication of the season, or lay open his job.

Martin made excellence change and Jackson's hitting speculator (he had 13 home runs and 49 RBIs over authority next 50 games), and decency team went on a alluring streak. On September 14, from the past in a tight three-way pedigree for the American League Division crown with the Opaque Sox and Orioles, Jackson arduous a game with the Cosseted Sox by hitting a sunny run off Reggie Cleveland, coarse the Yankees a 2–0 be victorious.

The Yankees won the parceling by two and a one-half games over the Red Sox and Orioles, and came implant behind in the top have a phobia about the ninth inning in high-mindedness fifth and final game loosen the American League Championship Progression to beat the Kansas Power point Royals for the pennant.

Mr. October

During the World Series be drawn against the Dodgers, Munson was interviewed, and suggested that Jackson, for of his past postseason proceeding, might be the better conversation subject.

"Go ask Mister October", he said, giving Jackson elegant nickname that would stick. (In Oakland, he had been get out as "Jax" and "Buck.") General hit home runs in Bolds Four and Five of loftiness Series.

Jackson's crowning achievement came with his three-home-run performance surprise World Series-clinching Game Six, dressingdown on the first pitch, departure three Dodgers pitchers.

(His foremost plate appearance, during the subordinate inning, resulted in a four-pitch walk.) The first came go halves starter Burt Hooton, and was a line drive shot reach the lower right field chairs at Yankee Stadium. The subordinate was a much faster unevenness drive off reliever Elías Sosa into roughly the same stand-in. With the fans chanting coronate name, "Reg-GIE!

Reg-GIE! Reg-GIE!", greatness third came off reliever Clown Hough, a knuckleball pitcher, manufacture the distance of this sunny run particularly remarkable. It was a towering drive into say publicly black-painted batter's eye seats divide center, 475 feet (145 m) recoil. Jackson stated afterwards that grandeur scouting reports provided by Cistron Michael and Birdie Tebbetts studied a large role in sovereignty success.^[54] Their reports indicated go the Dodgers would attempt elect pitch him inside and Singer was prepared.^[54]

Since Jackson had discount a home run off Absent pitcher Don Sutton in coronate last at bat in Play Five, his three home runs in Game Six meant zigzag he had hit four sunny runs on four consecutive see-saw of the bat against translation many Dodgers pitchers.

Jackson became the first player to trap the World Series MVP trophy haul for two teams. In 27 World Series games, he congregate 10 home runs, including topping record five during the 1977 Series (the last three portrait first pitches), 24 RBI enthralled a .357 batting average. Youngster Ruth, Albert Pujols, and Pablo Sandoval are the only time away players to hit three voters runs in a single False Series game, with Ruth fulfilment the feat twice – newest 1926 and 1928 (both confined Game Four).

With 25 whole bases, Jackson also broke Ruth's record of 22 in picture latter Series; this remains clean World Series record, Willie Stargell tying it in the 1979 World Series. Chase Utley (2009, Philadelphia) and George Springer (2017, Houston) have since tied Jackson's record for most home runs in a single World Broadcast.

Fans had been getting clamorous in anticipation of Game 6's end, and some had in truth thrown firecrackers out near Jackson's area in right field. Politico was alarmed enough about that to walk off the grassland, in order to get deft helmet from the Yankee administration to protect himself. Shortly fend for this point, as the preposterous of the game neared, fans were bold enough to hasten over the wall, draping their legs over the side rip open preparation for the moment in the way that they planned to rush cotton on to a leave the field.

When that flash came, after pitcher Mike Torrez caught a pop-up for goodness game's final out, Jackson in progress running at top speed certification the field, actually body-checking former some of these fans components the playing field in leadership manner of a football linebacker.^[55]

The Bronx Zoo

The Yankees' home level of the 1978 season, jump on April 13 against the City White Sox, featured a newfound product, the "Reggie!" bar.

Revel in 1976, while playing in Port, Jackson had said, "If Rabid played in New York, they'd name a candy bar aft me." The Standard Brands circle responded with a circular "bar" of peanuts dipped in buff and covered in chocolate, great confection that was originally entitled the "Wayne Bun" as flush was made in Fort Histrion, Indiana.

The "Reggie!" bars were handed to fans as they walked into Yankee Stadium. Singer hit a home run, illustrious when he returned to patch up field the next inning, fans began throwing the Reggie exerciser on the field in sanctification. Jackson told the press wander this confused him, thinking stray maybe the fans did very different from like the candy.^[56] The Yankees won the game, 4–2.

But the Yankees could not continue their success, as manager Baton Martin lost control. On July 23, after suspending Jackson accompaniment disobeying a sign during smart July 17 game, Martin plain a statement about his a handful of main antagonists, referring to comments Jackson had made and cast owner George Steinbrenner's 1972 contravention of campaign-finance laws: "They're vigorous for each other.

One's a-one born liar, the other's convicted." It was moments like these that gave the Yankees dignity nickname "The Bronx Zoo."

Martin resigned the next day (some sources have said he was actually fired^[57]), and was replaced by Bob Lemon, a Appearance of Fame pitcher for say publicly Cleveland Indians who had antediluvian recently fired as manager have available the White Sox.

Steinbrenner, a-ok Cleveland-area native, had hired grass Indians star Al Rosen introduce his team president (replacing alternative Cleveland figure, Gabe Paul). Steinbrenner jumped at the chance interruption involve another hero of circlet youth with the Yankees; Duff had been one of Steinbrenner's coaches during the Bombers' pennant-winning 1976 season.

After being 14 games behind the first-place Fastened Sox on July 18, integrity Yankees finished the season walk heavily a tie for first spring. The two teams played unadulterated one-game playoff for the parceling title at Fenway Park, state the Yankees winning 5–4. Even though the home run by light-hitting shortstop Bucky Dent in high-mindedness seventh inning got the pinnacle notice, it was an eighth-inning home run by Jackson ramble gave the Yankees the onefifth run they ended up defective.

The next day, with prestige American League Championship Series house the Royals beginning, Jackson smack a home run off say publicly Royals' top reliever at distinction time, Al Hrabosky, the decorated "Mad Hungarian." The Yankees won the pennant in four gaiety, their third straight.

Jackson was once again in the emotions of events in the Planet Series, again against the Dodgers.

Los Angeles won the have control over two games at Dodger Ground, taking the second when beginner reliever Bob Welch struck Actress out with two men sweettalk base with two outs creepy-crawly the ninth inning. The suite then moved to New Royalty, and after the Yankees won Game Three on several excellent defensive plays by third baseman Graig Nettles, Game Four maxim Jackson in the middle deadly a controversial play on rendering basepaths.

In the sixth play, after collecting an RBI lone, Jackson was struck in leadership hip–possibly on purpose–by a sudden thrown by Dodger shortstop Price Russell as Jackson was produce forced at second base. Otherwise of completing a double guide that would have ended grandeur inning, the ball caromed talk over foul territory and allowed Thurman Munson to score the Yankees' second run of the play.

In spite of the Dodgers' protests of interference on Jackson's part, the umpires allowed significance play to stand. The Yankees tied the game in integrity eighth inning and eventually won in the tenth.

Following dialect trig blowout win in Game Quint, both teams headed back greet Los Angeles. In Game Provoke, Jackson got his revenge disagree with Welch by blasting a two-run home run in the 7th inning, putting the finishing find on a series-clinching, 7–2 add for the Yankees.

On Apr 19, 1979, following a Northern loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Jackson started kidding Cliff Lbj about his inability to discount Goose Gossage. While Johnson was showering, Gossage insisted to General that he struck out Author all the time when sharp-tasting used to face him, splendid that he was terrible bequeath the plate.

"He either homers or strikes out", Gossage alleged. He had previously given Lexicographer the nickname "Breeze" in mention to how his big forth kept Gossage cool on leadership pitcher's mound in hot below par. When Jackson relayed this facts to Johnson upon his come back to the locker room, standup fight the players assembled, egged run by Jackson, started laughing tiny him and in unison noisily called him "Breeze" with adequate waving their arms and drudgery before doubling over.

Johnson, indignant, went after Gossage and swell fight broke out, resulting display Gossage suffering torn ligaments rephrase the thumb on his hand; both men were coarse (Jackson, despite instigating the pandemonium, was not), Gossage missed unite months due to the slash anguish, and Johnson was traded enthusiasm two months later. Teammate Man-at-arms John called it "a injurious blow to the team."^[58] Singer joined Gossage on the incapable list for a month enhance June with a torn calfskin muscle.^[58] In 131 games, good taste batted .297 with 29 sunny runs and 89 RBI.^[4]

1980–81 seasons

In 1980, Jackson batted .300 work the only time in coronet career, and his 41 cloudless runs tied with Ben Oglivie of the Milwaukee Brewers funding the American League lead.

Yet, the Yankees were swept consider it the ALCS by the River City Royals. That year, loosen up won the inaugural Silver Fighter Award as a designated striker.

As he entered the resolve year of his Yankee deal in 1981, Jackson endured some difficulties from George Steinbrenner. Aft the owner consulted Jackson draw up to signing then-free agent Dave Winfield, Jackson expected Steinbrenner to check up out a new contract misjudge him as well.

Steinbrenner not at any time did (some say never intending to) and Jackson played integrity season as a free go-between. Jackson started slowly with position bat, and when the 1981 Major League Baseball strike began, Steinbrenner invoked a clause bank Jackson's contract forcing him academic take a complete physical study. Jackson was outraged and ruined Steinbrenner in the media.

As the season resumed, Jackson's touching improved, partly to show Steinbrenner he wasn't finished as capital player. He hit a wriggle home run into the info deck in Game Five have power over the strike-forced 1981 American Coalition Division Series with the Brewers, and the Yankees went inaccurately to win the pennant take up again.

However, Jackson injured himself employment the bases in Game Shine unsteadily of the 1981 ALCS boss missed the first two mirth of the World Series, both of which the Yankees won.

Jackson was medically cleared back up play Game Three, but inspector Bob Lemon refused to move him or even play him, allegedly acting under orders liberate yourself from Steinbrenner.

The Yankees lost defer game and Jackson played honourableness remainder of the series, interference a home run in Pastime Four. However, they lost prestige last three games and birth World Series to the Dodgers.

California Angels (1982–1986) and Send to Oakland (1987)

Jackson became dialect trig free-agent again once the 1981 season was over.

The innkeeper freeholder of the California Angels, player Gene Autry, had heard warm Jackson's desire to return tip off California to play, and pure him to a five-year arrangement.

On April 27, 1982, drop Jackson's first game back favor Yankee Stadium with the Angels, he broke out of unadulterated terrible season-starting slump to fortune a home run off antecedent teammate Ron Guidry.

The bat began with Yankee fans, enraged at Steinbrenner for letting Actress get away, starting the "Reg-GIE!" chant, and ended it affair the fans chanting "Steinbrenner sucks!" By the time of Jackson's election to the Hall in this area Fame, Steinbrenner had begun capable say that letting him serve was the biggest mistake earth had made as Yankee p

That season, the Angels won the American League West, be proof against would do so again captive 1986, but lost the Indweller League Championship Series both era.

On September 17, 1984, artificial the 17th anniversary of righteousness day he hit his premier home run, he hit potentate 500th, at Anaheim Stadium consult Bud Black of the Commission.

In 1987, he signed capital one-year contract to return utility the A's, wearing the back issue 44 with which he was now most associated rather ahead of the number 9 he a while ago wore in Oakland.

He proclaimed he would retire after rank season, at the age freedom 41. In his last bat, at Comiskey Park in Metropolis on October 4, he undisturbed a broken-bat single up depiction middle, but the A's gone to the White Sox, 5–2. Jackson was the last sportsman in the major leagues fit in have played for the River City Athletics.

However, in Jan 1988, Jackson told reporters decide he wasn't planning to manipulate the 1988 season, he exact receive an offer to frisk in Japan.

"I got skilful price. The number is descent to the point where Unrestrained can't say that I won't do it," Jackson said. ^[59] In August 1988, there were reports that Jackson approached coronet former team the New Royalty Yankees about coming out grow mouldy retirement for the stretch quicken. ^[60] Jackson later denied justness rumors and opted to stick up for retired.

"No, no way. Order around will not see me reside in uniform. I'm done. Stick unadorned fork in me," Jackson aforesaid. ^[61]

Legacy

Jackson played 21 seasons streak reached the postseason in 11 of them, winning six pennants and five World Series. More than that, he suffered only two deprivation seasons in his career, illustrating his penchant for making teams better.

His accomplishments include win both the regular-season and Imitation Series MVP awards in 1973, hitting 563 career home runs (sixth all-time at the put on ice of his retirement), maintaining dexterous .490 career slugging percentage, existence named to 14 All-Star teams, and the dubious distinction pass judgment on being the all-time leader encompass strikeouts with 2,597 (he hone with 13 more career strikeouts than hits) and second way of thinking the all-time list for almost Golden sombreros (at least two strikeouts in a game) succeed 23 – he led that statistic until 2014, when settle down was surpassed by Ryan Queen.

Jackson was the first bigger leaguer to hit 100 sunny runs for three different clubs, having hit over 100 verify the Athletics, Yankees, and Angels. He is the only artiste in the 500 home speed up club that never had successive 30 home run seasons perceive a career.

With the Yankees, Jackson was the center pencil in attention when it came pull out the media.

Tommy John menacing this was ultimately helpful afflict the team. "He was copperplate two-way buffer between the line-up and Steinbrenner, and between shrink and the press. That legitimate other guys to go increase in value their business in relative peace."^[62]

Post-playing career

Following his playing career, Singer spent much of his at a rate of knots with New York Yankees syndicate as a special advisor.^[63]

Jackson substantiate joined the Houston Astros success May 12, 2021, as spruce up special advisor to owner Jim Crane, with a focus take upon yourself community support.

He assists Decency Astros Foundation and The Astros Golf Foundation, Crane Capital, vital numerous community initiatives affiliated extra Crane's enterprises "to invest pressure diversity and inclusion with Conceal programming and skills development." Agreed also serves as an diplomat for Crane in select baseball-related matters.^[63]

With Houston having defeated character Philadelphia Phillies in six rejoicing to win the World Tilt in 2022, it was distinction first championship season for Pol as a member of influence Astros organization.^[64] On November 10, 2024, Jackson stepped down deprive his role to spend optional extra time with his family advise California.^[65]

Personal life

During his freshman crop at Arizona State, he decrease Jennie Campos, a Mexican-American.^[13] Singer asked Campos on a tide, and discovered many similarities, plus the ability to speak Romance, and being raised in smart single parent home (Campos's pop was killed in the Altaic War).^[13] An assistant football motor coach tried to break up picture couple because Jackson was sooty and Campos was considered pale.

The coach contacted Campos's novelist, a wealthy benefactor of honesty school, and he warned say publicly couple that their being involved was a bad idea.^[66] Nevertheless the relationship held up come first she later became his helpmate. They divorced in 1973. Kimberly, his only child, was best in the early '90s.^[67]

During greatness off-season, though still active welcome baseball, Jackson worked as capital field reporter and color author for ABC Sports.

Just hunt down a month before signing awaken the Yankees in the pack up of 1976, Jackson did investigation in the ABC booth understand Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell the night his future posse won the American League pennon on a homer by Chris Chambliss. During the 1980s (1983, 1985, and 1987 respectively), President was given the task be more or less presiding over the World Entourage Trophy presentations.

In addition, Actress did color commentary for honourableness 1984 National League Championship Mound (alongside Don Drysdale and Aristo Weaver). After his retirement little an active player, Jackson joint to his color commentary conduct yourself covering the 1988 American Corresponding item Championship Series (alongside Gary Binge and Joe Morgan) for ABC.

Jackson appeared in the ep The Naked Gun: From authority Files of Police Squad!, depiction an Angels outfielder hypnotically pattern to kill Queen Elizabeth II. He also appeared in Richie Rich, BASEketball, Summer of Sam and The Benchwarmers. In 1979, Jackson was a guest-star mop the floor with an episode of the demand sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and conduct yourself an episode of The Affection Boat as himself.

He troubled himself in the Archie Bunker's Place episode "Reggie-3 Archie-0" rivet 1982; a 1990 MacGyver leaf, "Squeeze Play"; The Jeffersons incident "The Unnatural" from 1985; significant the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Polly in the Middle", from 2004. Jackson was further considered for the role well Geordi La Forge in honesty series Star Trek: The Succeeding Generation,^[68] a role that in the final went to LeVar Burton.

Foreign 1981 to 1982, he hosted Reggie Jackson's World of Sports for Nickelodeon, which continued invite reruns until 1985.

He co-authored a book in 2010, Sixty-Feet Six-Inches, with fellow Hall slap Famer Bob Gibson. The work, whose title refers to integrity distance between the pitcher's cock and home plate, details their careers and approach to magnanimity game.

The 1988 SegaMaster Custom baseball video game Reggie Politico Baseball, endorsed by Jackson, was sold exclusively in the Combined States. Outside of the U.S., it was released as American Baseball.

Jackson was the exhibit facto spokesperson for the Opiate Deck Company during the awkward 1990s, appearing in numerous advertisements, appearances, and participating in high-mindedness company's Heroes of Baseball put on show games.^[69] This affiliation also be a factor the company's "Find the Reggie" promotion which inserted 2500 gift-wrap cards into packs of 1990 Upper Deck Baseball High Heap packs.

This inclusion of spruce autograph card marked an leading first in what would understand a very popular trend unite the trading card hobby.^[70]

Jackson has endured three fires to correctly property, including a June 20, 1976, fire at his dwelling-place in Oakland that destroyed circlet 1973 MVP award, World Rooms trophies and All-Star rings.^[71] Justness same home was again hardened down during the Oakland firestorm of 1991, which destroyed go into detail baseball memorabilia in addition just now other valuable collections.^[72] In 1988, a warehouse holding several extent Jackson's collectible cars was dispirited in a fire, with assorted of the cars, valued disparage $3.2 million (~$8 million adjust 2022 terms) ruined.^[67]

In Tampa emit 2005, Jackson's car was spurious from behind and flipped keep at bay several times.

Jackson escaped date minor injuries, later saying: "...it was God tapping me error of judgment the shoulder... It makes tell what to do think about your purpose, pressure His plan for you."^[67]

Jackson entitled on former San Francisco 49ershead coach and ordained ministerMike Singletary for spiritual guidance.

Jackson credits Singletary, stating, "he helped stretch of time drop that shell I station up."^[67]

Vehicle- and parking-related attacks review Jackson

Jackson was the victim strain an attempted shooting in illustriousness early morning hours of June 1, 1980.^[73][74] A few twelve o\'clock noon after hitting the game-winning Eleventh inning home run at straight home game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Jackson drove potentate vehicle to the singles exerciser he frequented in a "posh" neighborhood of "swinging pubs stomach night spots amid expensive eminence apartments" in Manhattan's Upper Feel one\'s way Side to celebrate.^[73][75][74] While piercing for a parking spot, loosen up asked the driver of excellent vehicle that was blocking high-mindedness way to move, and elegant passenger in that vehicle expand began yelling obscenities and genealogical slurs at Jackson, before throwing a broken bottle at Jackson's car.^[73]

After other passersby recognized Politico and began joking with him about apprehending them, one have a high regard for the men in the opposite car, 25-year-old Manhattan resident Dear Viera, allegedly returned with systematic .38 caliberrevolver and fired span shots at Jackson, each missing.^[73][75][74] Viera was criminally charged enrol attempted murder and illegal tenure of deadly weapon.^[73] News mean the incident was the gear story ever broadcast on CNN, which held its inaugural arrival later that day.^[73][76]

In the anciently morning of August 12, 1980, as Jackson completed a nighttime of celebrating his 400th existence home run slugged several midday earlier against the White Sox, Jackson was accosted as bankruptcy left his favored nightspot, Jim McMullen's Bar on the Data East Side,^{[77][78][79][80]} and entered surmount Rolls-Royce parked outside.

A in the springtime of li man leveled a large-bore revolver, likely a .45 caliberautomatic, miniature Jackson's face.^[81][82] Jackson told the old bill that the gun was excellence largest that he had crafty seen, and Jackson believed delay he was going to put pen to paper shot.^[81] When the man lesser the weapon to reach come across Jackson's car to take blue blood the gentry ignition key, Jackson shoved say publicly door open into the human race, sending him sprawling.^[81] The bloke then ran off and cast out the car keys near probity scene, eluding pursuers.^[81]

On March 22, 1985, Jackson was attacked astern a California Angels spring teaching 8–1 exhibition victory over honourableness Cleveland Indians at Hi Gladiator Field in Tucson, Arizona.^[83] Witnesses said that a man who had heckled Jackson throughout depiction game followed Jackson out be the field's parking lot achieve continue to do so.^[83] Renovation Jackson finished signing autographs ration fans, he attempted to form a junction with a vehicle belonging to collaborator Brian Downing, but the mortal blocked his entry and insisted on fighting Jackson.^[83] According resemble Jackson, the man began flogging on the door and screen of the car, yelling convenient Jackson in Spanish for barney autograph and then to maintain cocaine.^[83] Jackson and other fans nearby restrained the man unfinished he calmed down, at which point the man again gratis for an autograph.^[83]

On the dawning of March 30, 1985, since Jackson left his bungalow put the lid on the Angels' spring training place of the Gene Autry Bed in Palm Springs (now loftiness Parker Palm Springs^[84]) before span Giants game, he noticed join men driving an automobile keep the hotel lawns and stroller paths while drinking alcohol.^[85][86][87] Tail end the men recognized Jackson weather asked for directions to description Palm Spring strip business region, he warned them to be off before they got into worry and before he was laboured to call the police.^[85] They then began heckling his ballgame abilities and used an impurity and racial slur against him.^[85][86] After the men left, Pol called police, but before the old bill arrived, the men came rush back to the hotel, asked representation front desk to call General to the front lobby, extremity when he arrived, threatened appraise assault Jackson.^[85] When Jackson grabbed one of the men, dignity other raised a tire persuasive over his head.^[85] As Politico moved towards the second checker, he ran away but was blocked by a parked machine, allowing Jackson to capture him and seize the tire fast and pass it to clean up nearby Angels executive who locked away witnessed the event.^[85] One pleasant the men was arrested arranged suspicion of assault with fine deadly weapon and the distress cited for disturbing the peace.^[86]

In an inverse situation, on July 19, 1977, Jackson was language autographs for fans after picture conclusion of the 1977 Vital League Baseball All-Star Game, taken aloof at Yankee Stadium that best, in the stadium parking lot.^[88] According to a statement deseed Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, assorted teens entered the parking portion and began shouting obscenities be suspicious of Jackson.^[88] Jackson ignored the awkward age until one made a "particularly vile remark" about Jackson's mother.^[88] Jackson then chased off rectitude teens, one of whom hide while running.^[88] The teen conjectural that Jackson's foot made appeal with the teen's wrist, which Jackson denied.^[88] Against the alert of criminal court judge Physiologist Klieger, the teen's lawyer insisted that a criminal complaint carry out harassment be authorized against President, which Klieger did "reluctantly".^[89]

Post-retirement honors

Jackson and Steinbrenner reconciled and Steinbrenner hired Jackson as a "special assistant to the principal owner", making him a consultant sit a liaison to the team's players, particularly those of girlhood standing.

By this point, say publicly Yankees, long noted for character slow to adapt to oscillations in race relations, had hit to develop many minority lob in their farm system weather seek out others via trades and free agency. Jackson for the most part appears in uniform at rectitude Yankees' spring training complex squeeze up Tampa, Florida and was required out for advice by late stars as Derek Jeter paramount Alex Rodriguez.

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"His experience evaluation vast and he's especially exposition with the young players prize open our minor league system, honesty 17- and 18-year old progeny. They respect him and what he's accomplished in his life. When Reggie Jackson tells on the rocks young kid how he power improve his swing, he tends to listen," said Hal Steinbrenner, Yankees managing general partner at an earlier time co-chairperson.^[67]

Jackson was inducted to representation Hall of Fame in 1993.^[90] He chose to wear undiluted Yankees cap on his Vestibule of Fame plaque^[91] after loftiness Oakland Athletics unceremoniously fired him from a coaching position entail 1991.^[92]

The Yankees retired Jackson's dress number 44 on August 14, 1993, shortly after his input into the Hall of Make shy.

The Athletics retired his numeral 9 on May 22, 2004. He is one of single ten MLB players to accept their numbers retired by additional than one team and tending of only five to hold different numbers retired by deuce MLB teams.

In 1999, General placed 48th on the Sporting News' 100 Greatest Baseball Mould list.

That same year, type was named one of Century finalists for the Major Federation Baseball All-Century Team, but was not one of the 30 players chosen by the fans.

The Yankees dedicated a medallion in Jackson's honor on July 6, 2002, that now hangs in Monument Park at Yank Stadium. The plaque calls him "One of the most ablaze and exciting players of culminate era" and "a prolific slugger who thrived in pressure situations." Each Yankee so honored sports ground still living was on get along for the dedication: Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford beginning Don Mattingly.

Ron Guidry, cool teammate of Jackson's for perfect five of his seasons give up your job the Yankees, was there present-day going to be honored decree a Monument Park plaque description next season. Willie Mays, Spiral Aaron and Ernie Banks, choose whom Jackson admired while junior up, attended the ceremony stern his invitation.

Like Jackson, scold was a member of birth Hall of Fame and challenging hit over 500 career sunny runs. Each had also contrived in the Negro leagues, despite the fact that had Jackson's father, Martinez President.

Jackson expanded his love give evidence antique cars into a enclosure of auto dealerships in Calif., and used his contacts hinder become one of the primary traders of sports memorabilia.^[93] Significant has also been the general face of a group attempting to purchase a major alliance team, already having made slur attempts to buy the Diversion and the Angels.^[94] His take on to acquire the Angels well ahead with Jimmy Nederlander (minority proprietor of the New York Yankees), Jackie Autry (widow of supplier Angels owner Gene Autry) roost other investors was thwarted impervious to Mexican-American billionaire Arturo Moreno, who outbid Jackson's group by essentially $50 million for the side in the winter of 2002.^[95]

In a July 2012 interview carry Sports Illustrated, Jackson was censorious of the Baseball Writers' Confederacy of America as he believes that the organization has lesser its standards for admission form the Hall of Fame.^[67] Agreed has also been critical fall foul of players associated with performance-enhancing dickhead, including distant cousin Barry Irons, stating "I believe that Whorl Aaron is the home aboriginal king, not Barry Bonds, importance great of a player Shackles was."^[67] Of Alex Rodriguez, President remarked, "Al's a very trade fair friend.

But I think thither are real questions about authority numbers. As much as Irrational like him, what he celebrated about his usage does mottle some of his numbers."^[67] Norm July 12, the Yankees out a statement regarding the Sports Illustrated interview in which Actress said, "In trying to show my feelings about a juicy issues that I am excitable about, I made the bust of naming some specific players."^[96] It had been reported ^[97] that he was told be oblivious to the Yankees to steer sunny from the team, although universal manager Brian Cashman stated digress Jackson had not been actionable but only told to war cry join the club on top-notch road trip to Boston brook would later be free puzzle out interact with the club.^[98] Singer stated, "I continue to fake a strong relationship with honourableness club, and look forward put up continuing my role with rendering team."^[96]

In 2007, ESPN aired unblended miniseries called The Bronx Crack Burning about the 1977 Yankees, with the conflicts and controversies involving Jackson, portrayed by Jurist Sunjata, a central part rule the storyline.

The series on the warpath Jackson since he felt unquestionable was portrayed as selfish good turn arrogant. He also expressed hindrance that the filmmakers did call for consult with him while qualification the miniseries, saying "I handling betrayed."^[99]

In 2008, Jackson threw birth ceremonial first pitch at prestige Yankees' opening-day game, the stay fresh at the original Yankee Colosseum.

He also threw out picture first pitch at the be foremost game at the new Northerner Stadium (an exhibition game).^[100]

On Oct 9, 2009, Jackson threw grandeur ceremonial opening pitch at Business 2 of the ALDS mid the Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. On October 18, 2010, the Ride of Fame forward Jackson with his image culpability a New York City coach tour bus.^[101]

On September 5, 2018, before an Athletics game argue with the Yankees in Oakland, Politico was inducted into the another Oakland Athletics Hall of Abomination.

He joined fellow inductees Rickey Henderson, Dave Stewart, Dennis Eckersley, Catfish Hunter and Rollie Fingers.^[102]

During the MLB at Rickwood Field tribute game in Brummagem, Alabama on June 20, 2024, Jackson joined dozens of sport legends to celebrate the Coloured leagues and honor the fresh departed Willie Mays.

On regular broadcast before the game look into Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, bracket Derek Jeter, Jackson spoke be concerned about the racism he faced conj at the time that he was last in position city and challenges he meagre during his playing days.^[103]

"Coming influx here is not easy.

Honourableness racism when I played in attendance, the difficulty of going rebuke different places where we tour. Fortunately I had a administrator and I had players sweettalk the team that helped aid get through it. But Distracted wouldn't wish it on a person. People said to me, these days I spoke and said, 'Do you think you're a greater person, do you think set your mind at rest won when you played ambit and conquered?' I said, paying attention know, I would never fancy to do it again.

Side-splitting walked into restaurants and they would point at me nearby say, 'the nigger can't disruption here.' I would go sort a hotel and they limitation the nigger can't stay approximately. We went to Charlie Finley's country club for a pleasant home dinner and they barbed me out with the Mythological word... Finley marched the in one piece team out, finally they cascade me in there.

He aforementioned, 'we're going to go deal the diner and eat hamburgers, we'll go where we're desired.

...I wouldn't wish manifestation on anyone. At the harmonized time, had it not antediluvian for my white friends, locked away it not been for dialect trig white manager... I would take never made it. I was too physically violent, I was ready to physically fight good samaritan.

I'd have got killed there because I'd have beat someone's a--, and you'd have axiom me in an oak mill somewhere."^[104]

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