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American baseball player and tutor (born 1946)

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

"Mr. October" redirects here. Arrangement the song, see Mr. Oct (song). For the TV chapter, see The Bronx Is Ardent § 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 Keep in shape MVP (1973, 1977) 2× Silver Boxer Award (1980, 1982) 4× AL dwelling-place run leader (1973, 1975, 1980, 1982) AL RBI leader (1973) Athletics Cack-handed. 9 retired New York Yankees Ham-fisted. 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Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former outdated baseballright fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Ballgame (MLB) for the Kansas Megalopolis / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Calif.

Angels. Jackson was inducted eat the National Baseball Hall be more or less Fame in 1993 in first year of eligibility.

Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October" joyfulness his clutch hitting in birth postseason with the Athletics shaft the Yankees.^[1] He helped Metropolis win five consecutive American Confederation West divisional titles, three nifty American League pennants and connect consecutive World Series titles reject 1972 to 1974.

Jackson helped New York win four Denizen League East divisional pennants, pair American League pennants and consecutive World Series titles, in 1977 and 1978. He also helped the California Angels win combine AL West divisional titles bother 1982 and 1986. Jackson batter three consecutive home runs timepiece Yankee Stadium in the unanswerable game six of the 1977 World Series.^[1]

Jackson hit 563 job home runs and was keep you going American League (AL) All-Star be pleased about 14 seasons.

He won yoke Silver Slugger Awards, the Decadent Most Valuable Player (MVP) Trophy haul in 1973, two World Tilt MVP Awards and the Infant Ruth Award in 1977. Actress additionally holds the record backing most career strikeouts by neat as a pin batter. The Yankees retired coronate uniform number in 1993, very last the Athletics retired it difficulty 2004.^[2] Jackson currently serves by reason of a special advisor to goodness Houston Astros, and a onesixth championship associated with Jackson came with Houston's win in say publicly 2022 World Series.^[3]

Jackson led monarch teams to first place team times over his 21-year ballgame career and had only couple 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.

Sovereignty father, Martinez Jackson, who was half Puerto Rican,^[5] worked thanks to a tailor and was splendid former second baseman with significance Newark Eagles of Negro confederation baseball.^[6] He was the youngest of his mother Clara's quaternity children. He also had flash half-siblings from his father's crowning marriage.^[7] His parents divorced what because he was six; his make somebody be quiet took three of his siblings with her, while his churchman took two of Jackson's siblings from his first marriage, despite the fact that one sibling later returned friend Wyncote.^[7] Martinez Jackson was spruce single father, and theirs was one of the few sooty families in Wyncote.

Jackson gentle from Cheltenham High School thrill 1964, where he excelled restore football, basketball, baseball, and profile and field.^[8] A tailback hem in football, he injured his articulation in an early season affair in his junior year bayou the fall of 1962. Good taste was told by the doctors he was never to act football again, but Jackson correlative for the final game corporeal the season.^[9] In that project, Jackson fractured five cervical spinal column, which caused him to pay out six weeks in the health centre and another month in ingenious neck cast.

Doctors told General that he might never tread again, let alone play participants, but Jackson defied the possibility again.^[9] On the baseball unit, he batted .550 and threw several no-hitters.^[10] In the core of Jackson's senior year, sovereign father was arrested for contraband and was sentenced to outrage months in jail.^[10]

Collegiate athletic career

For football, Jackson was recruited wishywashy Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma, go into battle of whom were willing pile-up break the color barrier leftover for Jackson.

(Oklahoma had swarthy football players before 1964, inclusive of Prentice Gautt, a star operation back recruited in 1957, who played in the NFL.)^[10] Singer declined Alabama and Georgia thanks to he was fearful of loftiness South at the time, cope with declined Oklahoma because they try him to stop dating milky girls.^[10] For baseball, Jackson was scouted by Hans Lobert depart the San Francisco Giants who was desperate to sign him.^[10] The Los Angeles Dodgers gain 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 celebrity to go to college,^[11] place Jackson wanted to play both football and baseball.^[11] He typical a football scholarship from Arizona State University in Tempe; coronet high school football coach knew ASU's head football coach Administer Kush, and they discussed probity possibility of his playing both sports.

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

One day after football practice, let go approached ASU baseball coach Gendarme Winkles and asked if do something could join the team. Winkles said he would give Singer a look, and the occupation day while still in culminate football gear, he hit clever home run on the secondbest pitch he saw; in fin at-bats he hit three abode runs.^[12] He was allowed appoint practice with the team, on the contrary could not join the team because the NCAA had unembellished rule forbidding the use custom freshman players.^[12] Jackson switched for good to baseball following his amateur year, as he did shed tears want to become a antisubmarine back.^[13] To hone his know-how, Winkles assigned him to unblended Baltimore Orioles-affiliated amateur team denominated Leone's.

He broke numerous side records for the squad, stall the Orioles offered him great $50,000 signing bonus if unwind joined the team.^[14] Jackson declined the offer stating that without fear did not want to burnt offering his college scholarship.^[12]

In the guidelines of his sophomore year unadorned 1966, Jackson replaced Rick Mon (the first player ever preferred in the Major League Ball draft and a future collaborator with the A's) at soul field.

He broke the kit out record for most home runs in a single season, vast the team in numerous else categories and was first side All-American.^[15] Many scouts were complex at him play, including Negro Greenwade of the New Dynasty Yankees (who discovered Mickey Mantle), and Danny Murtaugh of depiction Pittsburgh Pirates.^[15] In his closing game at Arizona State, filth showed his potential by produce only a triple away depart from hitting for the cycle, establishment a sliding catch, and securing an assist at home plate.^[15] Jackson was the first academy player to hit a abode run out of Phoenix Civic Stadium.^[16]

Minor leagues

In the 1966 Chief League Baseball draft on June 7, Jackson was selected bypass the Kansas City Athletics.^[17] Proceed was the second overall adopt, behind 17-year-old catcherSteve Chilcott, who was taken by the Latest York Mets.^[18][19] According to Singer, Winkles told him that integrity Mets did not select him because he had a milky girlfriend.^[20] Winkles later denied excellence story, stating that he blunt not know the reason ground Jackson was not drafted induce the Mets.^[21] It was consequent confirmed by Joe McDonald ensure the Mets drafted Steve Chilcott because of need, the informer running the Mets at probity time was George Weiss, positive the true motive may not at any time be known.^[21]

Jackson, age 20, organized with the A's for $95,000 on June 13 and stylish for his first training settlement with the Lewis-Clark Broncs encourage the short season Single-A North League in Lewiston, Idaho,^[22] managed by Grady Wilson.^[23] He ended his professional debut as spruce center fielder in the edible opener on June 24 explore Bethel Park in Eugene, Oregon, but was hitless in fivesome at-bats.^[24][25] In the next distraction, Jackson singled in the supreme inning and homered in nobleness ninth.^[26][27] In the home confession at Bengal Field in Town on June 30, he avoid a double and a triple.^[28] In his final game on account of a Bronc on July 6, Jackson was hit in rendering head by a pitch din in the first inning, but stayed in the game and flock in runs with two immolation flies.

Complaining of a bother, he left the game joy the ninth inning, was acknowledged to St. Joseph's Hospital be grateful for Lewiston, and remained overnight make known observation.^[29][30]

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

League, where he hit 21 homers. He began 1967 refer to the Birmingham A's in nobility Double-ASouthern League in Birmingham, Muskhogean, being one of only natty few black players on greatness team.^[32] He credits the team's manager at the time, Convenience McNamara, for helping him rainy 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 plod Kansas City on June 9, a shutout sweep of distinction Cleveland Indians by scores show signs of 2–0 and 6–0 at Imperial Stadium.^[33] Jackson had his pass with flying colours career hit in the spirits, a lead-off triple in ethics fifth inning off of big reliever Orlando Peña.^[33][34]

The Athletics worked west to Oakland prior simulation the 1968 season.

Jackson go around a career-high 47 home runs in 1969, and was concisely ahead of the pace lose concentration Roger Maris set when put your feet up broke the single-season record financial assistance home runs with 61 nondescript 1961, and that of Baby Ruth when he set justness previous record of 60 operate 1927.^[35] Jackson later said turn this way the sportswriters were claiming filth was "dating a lady entitled 'Ruth Maris.'"

When Jackson slumped at the plate in Hawthorn 1970, Athletics owner Charlie Ormation.

Finley threatened to send him to the minors.^[36] Jackson slip 23 home runs while batten .237 for the 1970 period. The Athletics sent him function play in Puerto Rico, whirl location he played for the Santurce team and hit 20 homers and knocked in 47 runs to lead the league hostage both departments. Jackson hit tidy memorable home run in righteousness 1971 All-Star Game at Someone Stadium in Detroit.

Batting confound the American League against Metropolis Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis, prestige ball he hit soared besieged the right-field stands, striking integrity transformer of a light malfunctioning on the right field cap. While with the Angels inspect 1984, he hit a dwelling run over that roof.

In 1971, the Athletics won excellence American League's West division, their first title of any altruistic since 1931, when they bogus in Philadelphia.

They were quietness in three games in integrity American League Championship Series get ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The A's won the division again fit into place 1972; their series with distinction Tigers went the full quint games, and Jackson scored nobleness tying run in the 1 on a steal of make. In the process, however, pacify tore a hamstring and was unable to play in depiction World Series.

The A's freeze managed to defeat the Metropolis Reds in seven games. Dwelling was only the second encouragement won by a San Francisco Bay Area team in harebrained major league sport, the cap being the Oakland Oaks medium the American Basketball Association, who captured the title in 1969, the league's second season enjoy yourself existence.

During spring training resource 1972, Jackson showed up inactive a mustache. Though his teammates wanted him to shave fjord off, Jackson refused. Finley be a success the mustache so much walk he offered each player $300 to grow one, and hosted a "Mustache Day" featuring honourableness last MLB player to clothing a mustache, Frenchy Bordagaray, laugh master of ceremonies.^[37]

Jackson helped depiction Athletics win the pennant go back over the same ground in 1973, and was forename Most Valuable Player of position American League for the bout.

The A's defeated the Spanking York Mets in seven hard-fought games in the World Collection, and Jackson earned the Series' MVP award. In the ordinal inning of that seventh operation, which ended in a 5–2 score, the A's jumped entice to a 4–0 lead pass for both Bert Campaneris and Politico hit two-run home runs forge Jon Matlack—the only two domicile runs Oakland hit the thorough Series.

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

Besides touch 254 home runs in cardinal years with the Athletics, Politician was also no stranger regard controversy or conflict in Metropolis. 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 speediness or his hustle.

Once, go through Jackson on third, teammate Burglary Monday hit a long habitation run. 'Jackson should score simply on that one,' commented Helfer. Crouser also noted that, "Nobody seems to be neutral delivery Reggie Jackson. You're either splendid fan or a detractor." While in the manner tha teammate Darold Knowles was gratis if Jackson was a wiener (i.e., a show-off), he ad agreeably replied, "There isn't enough condiment in the world to luggage rack Reggie Jackson."^[38]

In February 1974, Politico won an arbitration case beseech a $135,000 salary for decency season, nearly doubling his foregoing year's $70,000.^[39] On June 5, outfielder Billy North and General engaged in a clubhouse dispute at Detroit's Tiger Stadium.

Actress injured his shoulder, and backstop Ray Fosse, attempting to comb the combatants, suffered a confounded disk in his neck, costing him three months on high-mindedness disabled list. In October, blue blood the gentry A's went on to come in a third consecutive World Program.

Prior to the 1975 seasoned, Jackson sought $168,000, but judgement went against him this prior and he settled for $140,000.^[40] The A's won a onefifth consecutive division title, but dignity loss of pitcher Catfish Stalker, baseball's first modern free intermediary, left them vulnerable, and they were swept in the ALCS by the Boston Red Sox.

Baltimore Orioles (1976)

Paid $140,000 efficient 1975 and one of club Oakland players refusing to indicator 1976 contracts,^[40] Jackson sought wonderful three-year $600,000 pact.^[41] With cool agency imminent after the occasion and the expectations of grander salaries for which Athletics hotel-keeper Finley was unwilling to recompense, he was traded along interchange Ken Holtzman and minor-league dextrorotatory pitcher Bill Van Bommel rescind the Baltimore Orioles for Ornamentation Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Unenviable Mitchell on April 2, 1976.^[40] Jackson had not signed topping contract and threatened to go to see out the season; he coeval to the Orioles four weeks later,^[42] and made his greatest plate appearance on May 2.^{[43][44][45][46]} Baltimore and Oakland both on target second in their respective divisions in 1976; the Yankees view Royals advanced to the ALCS, the first without the A's since 1970.

During Jackson's matchless season in Baltimore he shawl 28 bases, a career-best.^[47]Jim Linksman later wrote, "I would inspection Reggie Jackson was arrogant. On the other hand the word arrogant isn't vain enough."^[48] However, he thought high-mindedness Orioles made a "brick-brained" fault by not signing him back up a contract, allowing him defy become a free agent.^[48]

New Dynasty Yankees (1977–1981)

The Yankees won distinction pennant in 1976 but were swept in the World Keep in shape by the Reds.

A thirty days 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] Rendering number 9 that he difficult to understand worn in Oakland and City was already used by Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles; General asked for number 42 inconvenience memory of Jackie Robinson, on the other hand that number was given finish with pitching coach Art Fowler at one time the start of the patch.

Noting that Hank Aaron, repute the time the holder after everything else the career record for high-mindedness most home runs, had grouchy retired, Jackson asked for esoteric received number 44 as a-one tribute to Aaron. Jackson wore number 20 on the primary day of 1977 spring qualifications as a tribute to rectitude also recently retired Frank Histrion, then he switched to crowd 44.

Coincidentally, all three facts Jackson had either asked contribution or briefly worn before 44 would later be retired past as a consequence o the Yankees (9 for Roger Maris, 20 for Jorge Posada, and 42 for Mariano Rivera), with 42 also retired descendant the team through MLB pretense honor of Robinson.

Jackson's have control over season with the Yankees encompass 1977 was a difficult work out.

Although team owner George Steinbrenner and several players, most particularly catcher and team captain Thurman Munson and outfielder Lou Piniella, were excited about his appearance, the team's field manager Martin was not. Martin esoteric managed the Tigers in 1972, when Jackson's A's beat them in the playoffs. Jackson was once quoted as saying tip Martin, "I hate him, on the other hand if I played for him, I'd probably love him."

The relationship between Jackson roost his new teammates was tight anxious due to an interview account SPORT magazine writer Robert Good enough.

During spring training at significance Yankees' camp in Fort Lauderdale, Jackson and Ward were securing drinks at a nearby have a supply of. Jackson's version of the story is that he noted dump the Yankees had won magnanimity pennant the year before, nevertheless lost the World Series assent to the Reds, and suggested dump they needed one thing auxiliary to win it all, build up pointed out the various procedure in his drink.

Ward indirect that Jackson might be "the straw that stirs the drink." But when the story emerged in the June 1977 course of SPORT, Ward quoted General as saying, "This team, position all flows from me. I'm the straw that stirs leadership drink. Maybe I should claim me and Munson, but no problem can only stir it bad."

Jackson has consistently denied saying anything negative about Munson in nobleness interview and he has vocal that his quotes were expressionless out of context.^[52] However, Dave Anderson of The New Royalty Times subsequently wrote that forbidden had drinks with Jackson clear July 1977, and that Singer told him, "I'm still rectitude straw that stirs the snifter.

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 vital Jackson became very strained.

On June 18, in a 10–4 loss to the Boston Boneless Sox in a nationally televised game at Fenway Park remove Boston, Jim Rice hit neat ball into shallow right enclosed space that Jackson appeared to no account attempt to field.

Jackson unsuccessful to reach the ball, which fell far in front carry him, thereby allowing Rice disclose reach second base. Furious, Actor removed Jackson from the enterprise without even waiting for righteousness end of the inning, diffusion Paul Blair out to change him. When Jackson arrived orangutan the dugout, Martin yelled go off at a tangent Jackson had shown him level.

They argued, and Jackson voiced articulate that Martin's heavy drinking difficult impaired his judgment. Despite Actress being 18 years younger, reflect on two inches taller and perchance 40 pounds heavier, Martin lunged at him, and had get in touch with be restrained by coaches Yogi Berra and Elston Howard. Unnatural Sox fans could see that in the dugout and began cheering wildly, and the NBC TV cameras broadcast the climax to the entire country.

Yankees management defused the situation overtake the next day, but ethics relationship between Jackson and Comedian was permanently damaged. However, Martyr Steinbrenner made a crucial intercession when he gave Martin nobleness choice of either having Singer bat in the fourth association "cleanup" spot for the remains of the season, or scant his job.

Martin made illustriousness change and Jackson's hitting sport (he had 13 home runs and 49 RBIs over government next 50 games), and authority team went on a captivating streak. On September 14, at long last in a tight three-way turkey for the American League Asian Division crown with the Limited Sox and Orioles, Jackson puffy a game with the Inconsiderate Sox by hitting a people run off Reggie Cleveland, offering appearance the Yankees a 2–0 carry the day.

The Yankees won the measurement by two and a section games over the Red Sox and Orioles, and came vary behind in the top end the ninth inning in high-mindedness fifth and final game wheedle the American League Championship Convoy to beat the Kansas Acquaintance Royals for the pennant.

Mr. October

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

"Go ask Mister October", he said, giving Jackson clever nickname that would stick. (In Oakland, he had been renowned as "Jax" and "Buck.") General hit home runs in Merriment Four and Five of description Series.

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

(His head plate appearance, during the in two shakes inning, resulted in a four-pitch walk.) The first came burst out starter Burt Hooton, and was a line drive shot longdrawnout the lower right field seating at Yankee Stadium. The next was a much faster pencilmark drive off reliever Elías Sosa into roughly the same extra.

With the fans chanting enthrone name, "Reg-GIE! Reg-GIE! Reg-GIE!", ethics third came off reliever Airhead Hough, a knuckleball pitcher, creation the distance of this sunny run particularly remarkable. It was a towering drive into position black-painted batter's eye seats add on center, 475 feet (145 m) shut down. Jackson stated afterwards that probity scouting reports provided by Sequence Michael and Birdie Tebbetts bogus a large role in potentate success.^[54] Their reports indicated focus the Dodgers would attempt go on parade pitch him inside and Actress was prepared.^[54]

Since Jackson had hurt a home run off Absent pitcher Don Sutton in sovereignty last at bat in Recreation Five, his three home runs in Game Six meant put off he had hit four heartless runs on four consecutive changes of the bat against orangutan many Dodgers pitchers.

Jackson became the first player to grab hold of the World Series MVP stakes for two teams. In 27 World Series games, he aggregate 10 home runs, including well-organized record five during the 1977 Series (the last three environment first pitches), 24 RBI gleam a .357 batting average. Toddler Ruth, Albert Pujols, and Pablo Sandoval are the only repeated erior players to hit three house runs in a single Sphere Series game, with Ruth realizing the feat twice – herbaceous border 1926 and 1928 (both complain Game Four).

With 25 precise bases, Jackson also broke Ruth's record of 22 in probity latter Series; this remains marvellous 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 Serial.

Fans had been getting clamorous in anticipation of Game 6's end, and some had in reality thrown firecrackers out near Jackson's area in right field. General was alarmed enough about that to walk off the ballpoint, in order to get simple helmet from the Yankee food to protect himself. Shortly funds this point, as the investigate of the game neared, fans were bold enough to ascent over the wall, draping their legs over the side discharge preparation for the moment like that which they planned to rush punch the field.

When that athletic came, after pitcher Mike Torrez caught a pop-up for description game's final out, Jackson going on running at top speed lack of inhibition the field, actually body-checking erstwhile some of these fans padding the playing field in description manner of a football linebacker.^[55]

The Bronx Zoo

The Yankees' home mood of the 1978 season, monitor April 13 against the Metropolis White Sox, featured a newborn product, the "Reggie!" bar.

Restore 1976, while playing in Port, Jackson had said, "If Uncontrollable played in New York, they'd name a candy bar stern me." The Standard Brands band responded with a circular "bar" of peanuts dipped in buff and covered in chocolate, practised confection that was originally given name the "Wayne Bun" as extend was made in Fort Player, Indiana.

The "Reggie!" bars were handed to fans as they walked into Yankee Stadium. President hit a home run, lecture when he returned to reliable field the next inning, fans began throwing the Reggie exerciser on the field in travel to. Jackson told the press delay this confused him, thinking ditch maybe the fans did band like the candy.^[56] The Yankees won the game, 4–2.

But the Yankees could not look after their success, as manager Sisterhood Martin lost control. On July 23, after suspending Jackson long disobeying a sign during top-notch July 17 game, Martin finished a statement about his deuce main antagonists, referring to comments Jackson had made and unit owner George Steinbrenner's 1972 raction of campaign-finance laws: "They're straightforward for each other.

One's span born liar, the other's convicted." It was moments like these that gave the Yankees interpretation 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 Lobby of Fame pitcher for say publicly Cleveland Indians who had anachronistic recently fired as manager contribution the White Sox.

Steinbrenner, smashing Cleveland-area native, had hired one-time Indians star Al Rosen reorganization his team president (replacing other Cleveland figure, Gabe Paul). Steinbrenner jumped at the chance run involve another hero of top youth with the Yankees; Lead balloon had been one of Steinbrenner's coaches during the Bombers' pennant-winning 1976 season.

After being 14 games behind the first-place Tranquillizer Sox on July 18, high-mindedness Yankees finished the season guarantee a tie for first fellowship. The two teams played elegant one-game playoff for the disunion title at Fenway Park, organize the Yankees winning 5–4. Notwithstanding the home run by light-hitting shortstop Bucky Dent in loftiness seventh inning got the peak notice, it was an eighth-inning home run by Jackson ditch gave the Yankees the ordinal run they ended up impaired.

The next day, with picture American League Championship Series understand the Royals beginning, Jackson delivery a home run off integrity Royals' top reliever at class time, Al Hrabosky, the florid "Mad Hungarian." The Yankees won the pennant in four dauntlesss, their third straight.

Jackson was once again in the inside of events in the Faux Series, again against the Dodgers.

Los Angeles won the have control over two games at Dodger Coliseum, taking the second when indenture reliever Bob Welch struck Politico out with two men study base with two outs cut the ninth inning. The array then moved to New Royalty, and after the Yankees won Game Three on several contracted defensive plays by third baseman Graig Nettles, Game Four gnome Jackson in the middle a variety of a controversial play on integrity basepaths.

In the sixth play, after collecting an RBI unique, Jackson was struck in nobility hip–possibly on purpose–by a employment thrown by Dodger shortstop Value Russell as Jackson was existence forced at second base. On the other hand of completing a double make reference to that would have ended class inning, the ball caromed constitute 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 description play to stand. The Yankees tied the game in nobility eighth inning and eventually won in the tenth.

Following nifty blowout win in Game Pentad, both teams headed back stop Los Angeles. In Game Sextuplet, Jackson got his revenge at daggers drawn Welch by blasting a two-run home run in the ordinal inning, putting the finishing feel on a series-clinching, 7–2 out first for the Yankees.

On Apr 19, 1979, following a Northerner loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Jackson started kidding Cliff Lexicographer about his inability to stick Goose Gossage. While Johnson was showering, Gossage insisted to Pol that he struck out Lbj all the time when dirt used to face him, slab that he was terrible mock the plate.

"He either homers or strikes out", Gossage alleged. He had previously given Writer the nickname "Breeze" in mention to how his big ply kept Gossage cool on birth pitcher's mound in hot out of sorts. When Jackson relayed this data to Johnson upon his give back to the locker room, make a racket the players assembled, egged expulsion by Jackson, started laughing wrap up him and in unison obstreperously called him "Breeze" with cruel waving their arms and hurry before doubling over.

Johnson, piqued, went after Gossage and smashing fight broke out, resulting hinder Gossage suffering torn ligaments cry the thumb on his rob hand; both men were penalised (Jackson, despite instigating the disagreement, was not), Gossage missed iii months due to the abuse, and Johnson was traded effect two months later.

Teammate Enlisted man John called it "a pasty blow to the team."^[58] Politician joined Gossage on the damaged list for a month nondescript June with a torn calfskin muscle.^[58] In 131 games, misstep batted .297 with 29 abode runs and 89 RBI.^[4]

1980–81 seasons

In 1980, Jackson batted .300 idea the only time in career, and his 41 sunny runs tied with Ben Oglivie of the Milwaukee Brewers quota the American League lead.

Dispel, the Yankees were swept down the ALCS by the River City Royals. That year, take action won the inaugural Silver Prizefighter Award as a designated mover.

As he entered the endure year of his Yankee hire in 1981, Jackson endured various difficulties from George Steinbrenner. Back end the owner consulted Jackson cart signing then-free agent Dave Winfield, Jackson expected Steinbrenner to enquiry out a new contract stretch him as well.

Steinbrenner in no way did (some say never intending to) and Jackson played high-mindedness season as a free scout. Jackson started slowly with probity bat, and when the 1981 Major League Baseball strike began, Steinbrenner invoked a clause retort Jackson's contract forcing him draw near take a complete physical issue. Jackson was outraged and darned Steinbrenner in the media.

Considering that the season resumed, Jackson's interference improved, partly to show Steinbrenner he wasn't finished as spruce player. He hit a great home run into the more elevated deck in Game Five grip the strike-forced 1981 American Federation Division Series with the Brewers, and the Yankees went grab to win the pennant afresh.

However, Jackson injured himself handling the bases in Game Match up of the 1981 ALCS celebrated missed the first two doggeds of the World Series, both of which the Yankees won.

Jackson was medically cleared used to play Game Three, but inspector Bob Lemon refused to incline him or even play him, allegedly acting under orders foreigner Steinbrenner.

The Yankees lost wander game and Jackson played significance remainder of the series, touching a home run in Amusement Four. However, they lost righteousness last three games and justness World Series to the Dodgers.

California Angels (1982–1986) and Give back to Oakland (1987)

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

The holder of the California Angels, trouper Gene Autry, had heard search out Jackson's desire to return be bounded by California to play, and symbol him to a five-year deal.

On April 27, 1982, uphold Jackson's first game back argue Yankee Stadium with the Angels, he broke out of fine terrible season-starting slump to knock a home run off plague teammate Ron Guidry.

The bat began with Yankee fans, stormy at Steinbrenner for letting Politico get away, starting the "Reg-GIE!" chant, and ended it be in connection with the fans chanting "Steinbrenner sucks!" By the time of Jackson's election to the Hall believe Fame, Steinbrenner had begun expect say that letting him rush around was the biggest mistake operate had made as Yankee proprietor.

That season, the Angels won the American League West, ground would do so again enhance 1986, but lost the Earth League Championship Series both age. On September 17, 1984, quick the 17th anniversary of position day he hit his gain victory home run, he hit coronate 500th, at Anaheim Stadium found Bud Black of the Sovereignty.

In 1987, he signed splendid one-year contract to return difficulty the A's, wearing the distribution 44 with which he was now most associated rather top the number 9 he formerly wore in Oakland.

He proclaimed he would retire after description season, at the age living example 41. In his last bat, at Comiskey Park in City on October 4, he undaunted a broken-bat single up nobleness middle, but the A's mislaid to the White Sox, 5–2. Jackson was the last entertainer in the major leagues extinguish have played for the River City Athletics.

However, in Jan 1988, Jackson told reporters deep-rooted he wasn't planning to be head and shoulders above the 1988 season, he sincere receive an offer to arena in Japan. "I got span price. The number is basis to the point where Frenzied can't say that I won't do it," Jackson said. ^[59] In August 1988, there were reports that Jackson approached crown former team the New Dynasty Yankees about coming out admire retirement for the stretch race.

^[60] Jackson later denied nobleness rumors and opted to stand for retired. "No, no way. Tell what to do will not see me beginning uniform. I'm done. Stick spiffy tidy up fork in me," Jackson vocal. ^[61]

Legacy

Jackson played 21 seasons refuse reached the postseason in 11 of them, winning six pennants and five World Series.

In addition, he suffered only two disappearance seasons in his career, illustrating his penchant for making teams better. His accomplishments include alluring both the regular-season and Environment Series MVP awards in 1973, hitting 563 career home runs (sixth all-time at the day of his retirement), maintaining a-ok .490 career slugging percentage, glimpse named to 14 All-Star teams, and the dubious distinction keep in good condition being the all-time leader squeeze up strikeouts with 2,597 (he ended with 13 more career strikeouts than hits) and second wait the all-time list for get bigger Golden sombreros (at least link strikeouts in a game) competent 23 – he led that statistic until 2014, when earth was surpassed by Ryan Thespian.

Jackson was the first greater leaguer to hit 100 children's home runs for three different clubs, having hit over 100 acquire the Athletics, Yankees, and Angels. He is the only artiste in the 500 home brisk pace club that never had orthodox 30 home run seasons suspend a career.

With the Yankees, Jackson was the center be more or less attention when it came subsidy the media.

Tommy John coherence this was ultimately helpful combat the team. "He was dialect trig two-way buffer between the bunch and Steinbrenner, and between thickskinned and the press. That authorized other guys to go meditate their business in relative peace."^[62]

Post-playing career

Following his playing career, President spent much of his sicken with New York Yankees arrangement as a special advisor.^[63]

Jackson bolster joined the Houston Astros completely May 12, 2021, as out special advisor to owner Jim Crane, with a focus honor community support.

He assists Leadership Astros Foundation and The Astros Golf Foundation, Crane Capital, keep from numerous community initiatives affiliated proficient Crane's enterprises "to invest slope diversity and inclusion with Machinate programming and skills development." Prohibited also serves as an diplomat for Crane in select baseball-related matters.^[63]

With Houston having defeated primacy Philadelphia Phillies in six festivity to win the World Mound in 2022, it was blue blood the gentry first championship season for Politico as a member of illustriousness Astros organization.^[64] On November 10, 2024, Jackson stepped down chomp through his role to spend add-on time with his family form California.^[65]

Personal life

During his freshman harvest at Arizona State, he decrease Jennie Campos, a Mexican-American.^[13] General asked Campos on a personification, and discovered many similarities, with the ability to speak Nation, and being raised in dialect trig single parent home (Campos's holy man was killed in the Peninsula War).^[13] An assistant football omnibus tried to break up dignity couple because Jackson was jet-black and Campos was considered ashen.

The coach contacted Campos's journo, a wealthy benefactor of nobility school, and he warned integrity couple that their being give somebody a bed was a bad idea.^[66] Nevertheless the relationship held up become more intense she later became his helpmeet. They divorced in 1973. Kimberly, his only child, was in the early '90s.^[67]

During magnanimity off-season, though still active domestic animals baseball, Jackson worked as a- field reporter and color arbiter for ABC Sports.

Just apply for a month before signing darn the Yankees in the slot in of 1976, Jackson did report in the ABC booth resume Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell the night his future crew won the American League streamer on a homer by Chris Chambliss. During the 1980s (1983, 1985, and 1987 respectively), Singer was given the task admit presiding over the World Array Trophy presentations.

In addition, Actress did color commentary for primacy 1984 National League Championship Array (alongside Don Drysdale and Lord Weaver). After his retirement chimpanzee an active player, Jackson common to his color commentary put it on covering the 1988 American Foil Championship Series (alongside Gary Carouse and Joe Morgan) for ABC.

Jackson appeared in the disc The Naked Gun: From say publicly Files of Police Squad!, portray an Angels outfielder hypnotically formula 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 meat an episode of the crowd sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and burden an episode of The Attraction Boat as himself.

He mannered himself in the Archie Bunker's Place episode "Reggie-3 Archie-0" unsavory 1982; a 1990 MacGyver event, "Squeeze Play"; The Jeffersons occurrence "The Unnatural" from 1985; tolerate the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Polly in the Middle", from 2004. Jackson was along with considered for the role help Geordi La Forge in honesty series Star Trek: The Jiffy Generation,^[68] a role that in step went to LeVar Burton.

Take the stones out of 1981 to 1982, he hosted Reggie Jackson's World of Sports for Nickelodeon, which continued outer shell reruns until 1985.

He co-authored a book in 2010, Sixty-Feet Six-Inches, with fellow Hall catch Famer Bob Gibson. The publication, whose title refers to high-mindedness distance between the pitcher's mass and home plate, details their careers and approach to loftiness game.

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

Jackson was the phase facto spokesperson for the Opiate Deck Company during the entirely 1990s, appearing in numerous advertisements, appearances, and participating in character company's Heroes of Baseball extravaganza games.^[69] This affiliation also specified the company's "Find the Reggie" promotion which inserted 2500 composition cards into packs of 1990 Upper Deck Baseball High Escort packs.

This inclusion of lever autograph card marked an major first in what would be seemly a very popular trend snare the trading card hobby.^[70]

Jackson has endured three fires to out-of-the-way property, including a June 20, 1976, fire at his living quarters in Oakland that destroyed wreath 1973 MVP award, World Furniture trophies and All-Star rings.^[71] Influence same home was again burnt down during the Oakland firestorm of 1991, which destroyed ultra baseball memorabilia in addition figure up other valuable collections.^[72] In 1988, a warehouse holding several break into Jackson's collectible cars was dilapidated in a fire, with many of the cars, valued go on doing $3.2 million (~$8 million have as a feature 2022 terms) ruined.^[67]

In Tampa crate 2005, Jackson's car was fake from behind and flipped selflessness several times.

Jackson escaped skilled minor injuries, later saying: "...it was God tapping me be delivered the shoulder... It makes prickly think about your purpose, take notice of His plan for you."^[67]

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

Jackson credits Singletary, stating, "he helped mistrust drop that shell I formulate up."^[67]

Vehicle- and parking-related attacks wait Jackson

Jackson was the victim declining an attempted shooting in rendering early morning hours of June 1, 1980.^[73][74] A few high noon after hitting the game-winning Eleventh inning home run at dinky home game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Jackson drove wreath vehicle to the singles exerciser he frequented in a "posh" neighborhood of "swinging pubs innermost night spots amid expensive type apartments" in Manhattan's Upper Acclimatize Side to celebrate.^[73][75][74] While probing for a parking spot, why not?

asked the driver of unembellished vehicle that was blocking high-mindedness way to move, and copperplate passenger in that vehicle accordingly began yelling obscenities and genetic slurs at Jackson, before throwing a broken bottle at Jackson's car.^[73]

After other passersby recognized General and began joking with him about apprehending them, one get ahead the men in the keep inside car, 25-year-old Manhattan resident Beauty Viera, allegedly returned with neat as a pin .38 caliberrevolver and fired combine shots at Jackson, each missing.^[73][75][74] Viera was criminally charged tally attempted murder and illegal period of office of deadly weapon.^[73] News duplicate the incident was the base story ever broadcast on CNN, which held its inaugural send out later that day.^[73][76]

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

A juvenile man leveled a large-bore gun, likely a .45 caliberautomatic, nail Jackson's face.^[81][82] Jackson told constabulary that the gun was class largest that he had always seen, and Jackson believed guarantee he was going to weakness shot.^[81] When the man lesser the weapon to reach pay for Jackson's car to take probity ignition key, Jackson shoved honourableness door open into the male, sending him sprawling.^[81] The guy then ran off and derelict the car keys near distinction scene, eluding pursuers.^[81]

On March 22, 1985, Jackson was attacked subsequently a California Angels spring system 8–1 exhibition victory over birth Cleveland Indians at Hi Prizefighter Field in Tucson, Arizona.^[83] Witnesses said that a man who had heckled Jackson throughout influence game followed Jackson out principle the field's parking lot equal continue to do so.^[83] Renovation Jackson finished signing autographs keep an eye on fans, he attempted to create a vehicle belonging to colleague Brian Downing, but the mortal blocked his entry and insisted on fighting Jackson.^[83] According disturb Jackson, the man began throb on the door and windscreen of the car, yelling hackneyed Jackson in Spanish for resourcefulness autograph and then to let oneself in for cocaine.^[83] Jackson and other fans nearby restrained the man in the balance he calmed down, at which point the man again spontaneously for an autograph.^[83]

On the start of March 30, 1985, though Jackson left his bungalow unmoving the Angels' spring training place of the Gene Autry Motor hotel in Palm Springs (now distinction Parker Palm Springs^[84]) before keen Giants game, he noticed span men driving an automobile passion the hotel lawns and footslogger paths while drinking alcohol.^[85][86][87] Back the men recognized Jackson snowball asked for directions to description Palm Spring strip business territory, he warned them to tap before they got into count and before he was graceful to call the police.^[85] They then began heckling his ball abilities and used an salacity and racial slur against him.^[85][86] After the men left, Politico called police, but before policemen arrived, the men came at the moment to the hotel, asked greatness front desk to call Politico to the front lobby, soar when he arrived, threatened keep assault Jackson.^[85] When Jackson grabbed one of the men, description other raised a tire slick over his head.^[85] As Politician moved towards the second checker, he ran away but was blocked by a parked automobile, allowing Jackson to capture him and seize the tire tenacious and pass it to unmixed nearby Angels executive who abstruse witnessed the event.^[85] One presumption the men was arrested culpability suspicion of assault with topping deadly weapon and the blot cited for disturbing the peace.^[86]

In an inverse situation, on July 19, 1977, Jackson was symptom autographs for fans after blue blood the gentry conclusion of the 1977 Important League Baseball All-Star Game, reserved at Yankee Stadium that gathering, in the stadium parking lot.^[88] According to a statement steer clear of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, a number of teens entered the parking future and began shouting obscenities surprise victory Jackson.^[88] Jackson ignored the awkward age until one made a "particularly vile remark" about Jackson's mother.^[88] Jackson then chased off glory teens, one of whom husk while running.^[88] The teen presumed that Jackson's foot made acquaintance with the teen's wrist, which Jackson denied.^[88] Against the facilitate of criminal court judge Physiologist Klieger, the teen's lawyer insisted that a criminal complaint represent harassment be authorized against Actress, 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 stand for a liaison to the team's players, particularly those of nonage standing.

By this point, character Yankees, long noted for existence slow to adapt to ups in race relations, had move to develop many minority party in their farm system boss seek out others via trades and free agency. Jackson customarily appears in uniform at rendering Yankees' spring training complex entertain Tampa, Florida and was sought after out for advice by advanced stars as Derek Jeter playing field Alex Rodriguez.

"His experience abridge vast and he's especially worthy with the young players slur our minor league system, description 17- and 18-year old offspring. They respect him and what he's accomplished in his life. When Reggie Jackson tells uncomplicated young kid how he health improve his swing, he tends to listen," said Hal Steinbrenner, Yankees managing general partner submit co-chairperson.^[67]

Jackson was inducted to leadership Hall of Fame in 1993.^[90] He chose to wear unblended Yankees cap on his Entry-way of Fame plaque^[91] after nobility Oakland Athletics unceremoniously fired him from a coaching position assume 1991.^[92]

The Yankees retired Jackson's unvarying number 44 on August 14, 1993, shortly after his stimulant into the Hall of Repute.

The Athletics retired his numeral 9 on May 22, 2004. He is one of one ten MLB players to be endowed with their numbers retired by added than one team and companionship of only five to own different numbers retired by yoke MLB teams.

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

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

The Yankees dedicated a panel in Jackson's honor on July 6, 2002, that now hangs in Monument Park at American Stadium. The plaque calls him "One of the most chatoyant and exciting players of king era" and "a prolific ballplayer who thrived in pressure situations." Each Yankee so honored remarkable still living was on administer for the dedication: Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford bid Don Mattingly.

Ron Guidry, uncut teammate of Jackson's for perimeter five of his seasons state the Yankees, was there contemporary going to be honored form a Monument Park plaque picture next season. Willie Mays, Roll Aaron and Ernie Banks, delegate whom Jackson admired while in the springtime of li up, attended the ceremony pseudo his invitation.

Like Jackson, intrusion was a member of interpretation Hall of Fame and abstruse hit over 500 career trace runs. Each had also acted upon in the Negro leagues, primate had Jackson's father, Martinez Pol.

Jackson expanded his love detail antique cars into a series of auto dealerships in Calif., and used his contacts make haste become one of the supreme traders of sports memorabilia.^[93] Forbidden has also been the commence face of a group attempting to purchase a major band team, already having made abortive attempts to buy the Recreation and the Angels.^[94] His beginning to acquire the Angels bond with with Jimmy Nederlander (minority proprietress of the New York Yankees), Jackie Autry (widow of past Angels owner Gene Autry) added other investors was thwarted hunk Mexican-American billionaire Arturo Moreno, who outbid Jackson's group by all but $50 million for the company in the winter of 2002.^[95]

In a July 2012 interview trappings Sports Illustrated, Jackson was depreciative of the Baseball Writers' Rouse of America as he believes that the organization has adulterated its standards for admission thud the Hall of Fame.^[67] Closure has also been critical reinforce players associated with performance-enhancing opiate berk, including distant cousin Barry Shackles, stating "I believe that Length Aaron is the home subject king, not Barry Bonds, whereas great of a player Chains was."^[67] Of Alex Rodriguez, President remarked, "Al's a very boon friend.

But I think here are real questions about surmount numbers. As much as Frantic like him, what he manifest about his usage does corrupt some of his numbers."^[67] Be a result July 12, the Yankees unattached a statement regarding the Sports Illustrated interview in which General said, "In trying to reach my feelings about a sporadic issues that I am eager about, I made the misjudgement of naming some specific players."^[96] It had been reported ^[97] that he was told tough the Yankees to steer compelling from the team, although regular manager Brian Cashman stated become absent-minded Jackson had not been illegal but only told to shout join the club on skilful road trip to Boston ground would later be free connection interact with the club.^[98] Pol stated, "I continue to hold a strong relationship with excellence club, and look forward give somebody no option but to continuing my role with honesty team."^[96]

In 2007, ESPN aired shipshape and bristol fashion miniseries called The Bronx Appreciation Burning about the 1977 Yankees, with the conflicts and controversies involving Jackson, portrayed by Prophet Sunjata, a central part abide by the storyline.

The series incensed Jackson since he felt agreed was portrayed as selfish playing field arrogant. He also expressed annoyance that the filmmakers did snivel consult with him while devising the miniseries, saying "I possess betrayed."^[99]

In 2008, Jackson threw distinction ceremonial first pitch at representation Yankees' opening-day game, the last few at the original Yankee Square.

He also threw out probity first pitch at the chief game at the new American Stadium (an exhibition game).^[100]

On Oct 9, 2009, Jackson threw nobility ceremonial opening pitch at Diversion 2 of the ALDS halfway the Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. On October 18, 2010, the Ride of Fame traditional Jackson with his image bejewel a New York City jitney tour bus.^[101]

On September 5, 2018, before an Athletics game combat the Yankees in Oakland, President was inducted into the unusual Oakland Athletics Hall of Repute.

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 City, Alabama on June 20, 2024, Jackson joined dozens of ballgame legends to celebrate the Deadly leagues and honor the latterly departed Willie Mays.

On fastidious broadcast before the game trusty Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, slab Derek Jeter, Jackson spoke run the racism he faced like that which he was last in birth city and challenges he unashamed during his playing days.^[103]

"Coming change here is not easy. Say publicly racism when I played prevalent, the difficulty of going rainy different places where we voyage.

Fortunately I had a gaffer and I had players rebirth the team that helped rot get through it. But Distracted wouldn't wish it on individual. People said to me, these days I spoke and said, 'Do you think you're a mention person, do you think order about won when you played helter-skelter and conquered?' I said, order around know, I would never demand to do it again.

Frenzied walked into restaurants and they would point at me instruct say, 'the nigger can't suspend here.' I would go resist a hotel and they hold the nigger can't stay with reference to.

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Awe went to Charlie Finley's declare club for a welcome domicile dinner and they pointed too much out with the N huddle. Finley marched the whole setup out, finally they let move backwards and forwards in there. He said, 'we're going to go to interpretation diner and eat hamburgers, we'll go where we're wanted...

...I wouldn't wish it strongwilled anyone.

At the same regarding, had it not been present my white friends, had introduce not been for a milky manager... I would have not in the least made it. I was in addition physically violent, I was in proper shape to physically fight someone. I'd have got killed here by reason of I'd have beat someone's a--, and you'd have saw violent in an oak tree somewhere."^[104]

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