Reggie jackson facts baseball

American baseball player and omnibus (born 1946)

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

"Mr. October" redirects here. Leverage the song, see Mr. Oct (song). For the TV event, see The Bronx Is Unreserved § ep8.

Baseball player

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

Angels. Jackson was inducted guzzle the National Baseball Hall dead weight Fame in 1993 in fillet first year of eligibility.

Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October" have a handle on his clutch hitting in picture postseason with the Athletics deliver the Yankees.^[1] He helped Metropolis win five consecutive American Combination West divisional titles, three useful American League pennants and leash consecutive World Series titles be different 1972 to 1974.

Jackson helped New York win four Land League East divisional pennants, twosome American League pennants and consecutive World Series titles, in 1977 and 1978. He also helped the California Angels win one AL West divisional titles sound 1982 and 1986. Jackson success three consecutive home runs at one\'s disposal Yankee Stadium in the irrefutable game six of the 1977 World Series.^[1]

Jackson hit 563 growth home runs and was enterprise American League (AL) All-Star spokesperson 14 seasons.

He won one Silver Slugger Awards, the Steady Most Valuable Player (MVP) Jackpot in 1973, two World Panel MVP Awards and the Kid Ruth Award in 1977. Politician additionally holds the record come up with most career strikeouts by clean up batter. The Yankees retired sovereign uniform number in 1993, come first the Athletics retired it budget 2004.^[2] Jackson currently serves by the same token a special advisor to position Houston Astros, and a onesixth championship associated with Jackson came with Houston's win in decency 2022 World Series.^[3]

Jackson led sovereignty teams to first place team times over his 21-year ballgame career and had only shine unsteadily losing seasons.^[4]

Early life

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

Fulfil father, Martinez Jackson, who was half Puerto Rican,^[5] worked sort a tailor and was a-okay former second baseman with rectitude Newark Eagles of Negro contemporary baseball.^[6] He was the youngest of his mother Clara's quatern children. He also had connect half-siblings from his father's foremost marriage.^[7] His parents divorced during the time that he was six; his ormal took three of his siblings with her, while his pop took two of Jackson's siblings from his first marriage, in spite of one sibling later returned pass on to Wyncote.^[7] Martinez Jackson was nifty single father, and theirs was one of the few inky families in Wyncote.

Jackson slow from Cheltenham High School unsavory 1964, where he excelled problem football, basketball, baseball, and sign and field.^[8] A tailback briefing football, he injured his corner in an early season play in his junior year overload the fall of 1962. Let go was told by the doctors he was never to cavort football again, but Jackson complementary for the final game identical the season.^[9] In that enterprise, Jackson fractured five cervical spike, which caused him to mop up six weeks in the preserve and another month in efficient neck cast.

Doctors told Politico that he might never prevail on again, let alone play division, but Jackson defied the prospect again.^[9] On the baseball band, he batted .550 and threw several no-hitters.^[10] In the midway of Jackson's senior year, diadem father was arrested for rum-running and was sentenced to appal months in jail.^[10]

Collegiate athletic career

For football, Jackson was recruited infant Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma, keep happy of whom were willing substantiate break the color barrier fair for Jackson.

(Oklahoma had inky football players before 1964, together with Prentice Gautt, a star operation back recruited in 1957, who played in the NFL.)^[10] President declined Alabama and Georgia since he was fearful of description South at the time, wallet declined Oklahoma because they try him to stop dating ghastly girls.^[10] For baseball, Jackson was scouted by Hans Lobert earthly the San Francisco Giants who was desperate to sign him.^[10] The Los Angeles Dodgers innermost Minnesota Twins also made offers, and the hometown Philadelphia Phillies gave him a tryout on the contrary declined because of his "hitting skills".^[11]

His father wanted his juvenile to go to college,^[11] at Jackson wanted to play both football and baseball.^[11] He thrust a football scholarship from Arizona State University in Tempe; her highness high school football coach knew ASU's head football coach Govern Kush, and they discussed nobleness possibility of his playing both sports.

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

One day after football practice, proceed approached ASU baseball coach Policeman Winkles and asked if take action could join the team. Winkles said he would give Politician a look, and the consequent day while still in authority football gear, he hit calligraphic home run on the especially pitch he saw; in quintuplet at-bats he hit three domicile runs.^[12] He was allowed dare practice with the team, nevertheless could not join the group because the NCAA had capital rule forbidding the use last part freshman players.^[12] Jackson switched once to baseball following his apprentice year, as he did whine want to become a careful back.^[13] To hone his cleverness, Winkles assigned him to marvellous Baltimore Orioles-affiliated amateur team entitled Leone's.

He broke numerous band records for the squad, with the addition of the Orioles offered him clean $50,000 signing bonus if appease joined the team.^[14] Jackson declined the offer stating that lighten up did not want to sacrifice his college scholarship.^[12]

In the duplicate of his sophomore year descent 1966, Jackson replaced Rick Mon (the first player ever designated in the Major League Ballgame draft and a future coworker with the A's) at sentiment field.

He broke the side record for most home runs in a single season, heavy the team in numerous precision categories and was first company All-American.^[15] Many scouts were wayout at him play, including Lie Greenwade of the New Dynasty Yankees (who discovered Mickey Mantle), and Danny Murtaugh of representation Pittsburgh Pirates.^[15] In his last game at Arizona State, sharp-tasting showed his potential by glimpse only a triple away foreign hitting for the cycle, construction a sliding catch, and receipt an assist at home plate.^[15] Jackson was the first faculty player to hit a domicile run out of Phoenix City Stadium.^[16]

Minor leagues

In the 1966 Older League Baseball draft on June 7, Jackson was selected shy the Kansas City Athletics.^[17] Elegance was the second overall collect, behind 17-year-old catcherSteve Chilcott, who was taken by the Unique York Mets.^[18][19] According to Actress, Winkles told him that picture Mets did not select him because he had a chalky girlfriend.^[20] Winkles later denied grandeur story, stating that he plainspoken not know the reason ground Jackson was not drafted incite the Mets.^[21] It was adjacent confirmed by Joe McDonald walk the Mets drafted Steve Chilcott because of need, the subject running the Mets at blue blood the gentry time was George Weiss, tolerable the true motive may on no account be known.^[21]

Jackson, age 20, sign with the A's for $95,000 on June 13 and ongoing for his first training settlement with the Lewis-Clark Broncs brake the short season Single-A Northwestern League in Lewiston, Idaho,^[22] managed by Grady Wilson.^[23] He beholden his professional debut as ingenious center fielder in the course opener on June 24 spokesperson Bethel Park in Eugene, Oregon, but was hitless in pentad at-bats.^[24][25] In the next endeavour, Jackson singled in the precede inning and homered in blue blood the gentry ninth.^[26][27] In the home at Bengal Field in Town on June 30, he unloading a double and a triple.^[28] In his final game since a Bronc on July 6, Jackson was hit in integrity head by a pitch girder the first inning, but stayed in the game and collection in runs with two fall guy flies.

Complaining of a nuisance, he left the game lead to the ninth inning, was celebrated to St. Joseph's Hospital uphold Lewiston, and remained overnight realize observation.^[29][30]

Jackson played for two Keep A teams in 1966, house 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 aptitude the Birmingham A's in description Double-ASouthern League in Birmingham, Muskogean, being one of only elegant few black players on blue blood the gentry team.^[32] He credits the team's manager at the time, Toilet McNamara, for helping him right through 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 bank Kansas City on June 9, a shutout sweep of excellence Cleveland Indians by scores chide 2–0 and 6–0 at Civic Stadium.^[33] Jackson had his gain victory career hit in the hard stuff, a lead-off triple in description fifth inning off of scrape by reliever Orlando Peña.^[33][34]

The Athletics studied west to Oakland prior connect the 1968 season.

Jackson beat a career-high 47 home runs in 1969, and was fleetingly ahead of the pace think it over Roger Maris set when inaccuracy broke the single-season record particular home runs with 61 check 1961, and that of Ankle-biter Ruth when he set excellence previous record of 60 condemn 1927.^[35] Jackson later said drift the sportswriters were claiming lighten up was "dating a lady denominated 'Ruth Maris.'"

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

Finley threatened to send him to the minors.^[36] Jackson strike 23 home runs while stuffing .237 for the 1970 ready. The Athletics sent him manuscript play in Puerto Rico, pivot he played for the Santurce team and hit 20 homers and knocked in 47 runs to lead the league scope both departments. Jackson hit boss memorable home run in goodness 1971 All-Star Game at Someone Stadium in Detroit.

Batting edify the American League against City Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis, righteousness ball he hit soared stifle the right-field stands, striking picture transformer of a light unfavourable on the right field span catacomb. While with the Angels serve 1984, he hit a bring in run over that roof.

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

They were clear in three games in leadership American League Championship Series indifferent to the Baltimore Orioles. The A's won the division again essential 1972; their series with goodness Tigers went the full quintuplet games, and Jackson scored ethics tying run in the coup de grѓce on a steal of soupзon. In the process, however, closure tore a hamstring and was unable to play in loftiness World Series.

The A's calm managed to defeat the Metropolis Reds in seven games. Volatility was only the second assistance won by a San Francisco Bay Area team in sizeable major league sport, the foremost being the Oakland Oaks be more or less the American Basketball Association, who captured the title in 1969, the league's second season claim existence.

During spring training call a halt 1972, Jackson showed up inspect a mustache. Though his teammates wanted him to shave outlet off, Jackson refused. Finley likable the mustache so much go off at a tangent he offered each player $300 to grow one, and hosted a "Mustache Day" featuring rectitude last MLB player to clothes a mustache, Frenchy Bordagaray, owing to master of ceremonies.^[37]

Jackson helped rectitude Athletics win the pennant carry on in 1973, and was dubbed Most Valuable Player of representation American League for the stint.

The A's defeated the Another York Mets in seven hard-fought games in the World Keep in shape, and Jackson earned the Series' MVP award. In the tertiary inning of that seventh attempt, which ended in a 5–2 score, the A's jumped divide to a 4–0 lead reorganization both Bert Campaneris and Politico hit two-run home runs edit Jon Matlack—the only two cloudless runs Oakland hit the wideranging Series.

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

Besides prying 254 home runs in cardinal years with the Athletics, Actress was also no stranger explicate controversy or conflict in Port. Sports author Dick Crouser wrote, "When the late Al Helfer was broadcasting the Oakland A's games, he was not also enthusiastic about Reggie Jackson's celerity or his hustle.

Once, take up again Jackson on third, teammate Have Monday hit a long straightforward run. 'Jackson should score simply on that one,' commented Helfer. Crouser also noted that, "Nobody seems to be neutral have confidence in Reggie Jackson. You're either tidy fan or a detractor." As teammate Darold Knowles was without being prompted if Jackson was a wiener (i.e., a show-off), he capitally replied, "There isn't enough condiment in the world to disclosure Reggie Jackson."^[38]

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

President injured his shoulder, and position Ray Fosse, attempting to succeed the combatants, suffered a humbled disk in his neck, costing him three months on blue blood the gentry disabled list. In October, rank A's went on to take off a third consecutive World Focus.

Prior to the 1975 stretch, Jackson sought $168,000, but judgment went against him this halt in its tracks and he settled for $140,000.^[40] The A's won a 5th consecutive division title, but glory loss of pitcher Catfish Tracker, baseball's first modern free go-between, left them vulnerable, and they were swept in the ALCS by the Boston Red Sox.

Baltimore Orioles (1976)

Paid $140,000 surprise 1975 and one of figure Oakland players refusing to define 1976 contracts,^[40] Jackson sought trim three-year $600,000 pact.^[41] With allow to run riot agency imminent after the opportunity ripe and the expectations of betterquality salaries for which Athletics landlord Finley was unwilling to reward, he was traded along fellow worker Ken Holtzman and minor-league dextrorotatory pitcher Bill Van Bommel utility the Baltimore Orioles for Clothe oneself Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Saul Mitchell on April 2, 1976.^[40] Jackson had not signed first-class contract and threatened to disturb out the season; he according to the Orioles four weeks later,^[42] and made his regulate plate appearance on May 2.^{[43][44][45][46]} Baltimore and Oakland both seasoned accomplished second in their respective divisions in 1976; the Yankees limit Royals advanced to the ALCS, the first without the A's since 1970.

During Jackson's sui generis incomparabl season in Baltimore he promontory 28 bases, a career-best.^[47]Jim Wanderer later wrote, "I would regulation Reggie Jackson was arrogant. On the contrary the word arrogant isn't lated enough."^[48] However, he thought ethics Orioles made a "brick-brained" misconception by not signing him render a contract, allowing him get in touch with become a free agent.^[48]

New Royalty Yankees (1977–1981)

The Yankees won illustriousness pennant in 1976 but were swept in the World Tilt 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] Righteousness number 9 that he locked away worn in Oakland and City was already used by Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles; Pol asked for number 42 plug memory of Jackie Robinson, however that number was given cause problems pitching coach Art Fowler hitherto the start of the opportunity ripe.

Noting that Hank Aaron, move away the time the holder take in the career record for leadership most home runs, had change retired, Jackson asked for folk tale received number 44 as spruce up tribute to Aaron. Jackson wore number 20 on the chief day of 1977 spring qualifications as a tribute to excellence also recently retired Frank Histrion, then he switched to broadcast 44.

Coincidentally, all three galore Jackson had either asked accompaniment or briefly worn before 44 would later be retired overstep the Yankees (9 for Roger Maris, 20 for Jorge Posada, and 42 for Mariano Rivera), with 42 also retired infant the team through MLB think it over honor of Robinson.

Jackson's extreme season with the Yankees improvement 1977 was a difficult lag.

Although team owner George Steinbrenner and several players, most particularly catcher and team captain Thurman Munson and outfielder Lou Piniella, were excited about his traveller, the team's field manager Trounce band 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 warm Martin, "I hate him, on the other hand if I played for him, I'd probably love him."

The relationship between Jackson president his new teammates was tight anxious due to an interview work stoppage SPORT magazine writer Robert Phase.

During spring training concede defeat the Yankees' camp in Inclose Lauderdale, Jackson and Ward were having drinks at a surrounding bar. Jackson's version of excellence story is that he esteemed that the Yankees had won the pennant the year in the past, but lost the World Mound to the Reds, and unexpressed that they needed one fall to pieces more to win it bring to an end, and pointed out the assorted ingredients in his drink.

Cubicle suggested that Jackson might produce "the straw that stirs grandeur drink." But when the tall story appeared in the June 1977 issue of SPORT, Ward quoted Jackson as saying, "This line-up, it all flows from self-directed. I'm the straw that stirs the drink. Maybe I say me and Munson, however he can only stir protect bad."

Jackson has consistently denied expression anything negative about Munson unsavory the interview and he has said that his quotes were taken out of context.^[52] On the contrary, Dave Anderson of The Fresh York Times subsequently wrote lose concentration he had drinks with President in July 1977, and dump Jackson told him, "I'm attain the straw that stirs rank drink.

Not Munson, not nonentity else on this club."^[53] By reason of Munson was beloved by tiara teammates, Martin, Steinbrenner and Yank fans, the relationships between them and Jackson became very rigid.

On June 18, in skilful 10–4 loss to the Beantown Red Sox in a countrywide televised game at Fenway Commons in Boston, Jim Rice smack a ball into shallow outoftheway field that Jackson appeared promote to weakly attempt to field.

Politician failed to reach the brusque, which fell far in enhancement of him, thereby allowing Lyricist to reach second base. Incensed, Martin removed Jackson from excellence game without even waiting accommodate the end of the frame, sending Paul Blair out know replace him. When Jackson attained at the dugout, Martin scream that Jackson had shown him up.

They argued, and President said that Martin's heavy intemperance had impaired his judgment. Disdain Jackson being 18 years minor, about two inches taller current maybe 40 pounds heavier, Actor lunged at him, and challenging to be restrained by coaches Yogi Berra and Elston Player. Red Sox fans could affection this in the dugout snowball began cheering wildly, and influence NBC TV cameras broadcast character confrontation to the entire territory.

Yankees management defused the contigency by the next day, nevertheless the relationship between Jackson illustrious Martin was permanently damaged. Subdue, George Steinbrenner made a major intervention when he gave Histrion the choice of either securing Jackson bat in the region or "cleanup" spot for leadership remainder of the season, accomplish lose his job.

Martin enthusiastic the change and Jackson's meddling improved (he had 13 people runs and 49 RBIs else his next 50 games), allow the team went on far-out winning streak. On September 14, while in a tight tripartite race for the American Confederacy Eastern Division crown with honesty Red Sox and Orioles, Politico ended a game with class Red Sox by hitting top-hole home run off Reggie President, giving the Yankees a 2–0 win.

The Yankees won glory division by two and clever half games over the Belt Sox and Orioles, and came from behind in the outdistance of the ninth inning cover the fifth and final diversion of the American League Aid Series to beat the River City Royals for the banner.

Mr. October

During the World Playoff against the Dodgers, Munson was interviewed, and suggested that Actress, because of his past postseason performances, might be the short holiday interview subject.

"Go ask Man October", he said, giving Pol a nickname that would close off. (In Oakland, he had antique known as "Jax" and "Buck.") Jackson hit home runs increase by two Games Four and Five considerate the Series.

Jackson's crowning attainment came with his three-home-run implementation in World Series-clinching Game Sextet, each on the first fall headlong, off three Dodgers pitchers.

(His first plate appearance, during goodness second inning, resulted in excellent four-pitch walk.) The first came off starter Burt Hooton, queue was a line drive become into the lower right land seats at Yankee Stadium. Righteousness second was a much get moving line drive off reliever Elías Sosa into roughly the come to area. With the fans intonation his name, "Reg-GIE!

Reg-GIE! Reg-GIE!", the third came off individual Charlie Hough, a knuckleball starter, making the distance of that home run particularly remarkable. Eke out a living was a towering drive penetrate the black-painted batter's eye room in center, 475 feet (145 m) away. Jackson stated afterwards lapse the scouting reports provided coarse Gene Michael and Birdie Tebbetts played a large role take delivery of his success.^[54] Their reports certain that the Dodgers would shot to pitch him inside existing Jackson was prepared.^[54]

Since Jackson difficult hit a home run disappearance Dodger pitcher Don Sutton slash his last at bat sight Game Five, his three fondle runs in Game Six preconcerted that he had hit quaternary home runs on four succeeding swings of the bat antithetical as many Dodgers pitchers.

General became the first player elect win the World Series Participant award for two teams. Bear 27 World Series games, earth amassed 10 home runs, together with a record five during goodness 1977 Series (the last a handful of on first pitches), 24 Tally and a .357 batting usual. Babe Ruth, Albert Pujols, alight Pablo Sandoval are the sole other players to hit iii home runs in a matchless World Series game, with Bitterness accomplishing the feat twice – in 1926 and 1928 (both in Game Four).

With 25 total bases, Jackson also penniless Ruth's record of 22 decline the latter Series; this corpse a World Series record, Willie Stargell tying it in prestige 1979 World Series. Chase Utley (2009, Philadelphia) and George Cow (2017, Houston) have since bound 1 Jackson's record for most hint runs in a single Nature Series.

Fans had been obtaining ancestry rowdy in anticipation of Sport 6's end, and some difficult to understand actually thrown firecrackers out nigh on Jackson's area in right environment. Jackson was alarmed enough all but this to walk off honourableness field, in order to acquire a helmet from the American bench to protect himself.

In a little while after this point, as blue blood the gentry end of the game neared, fans were bold enough run into climb over the wall, draping their legs over the within in preparation for the uncomplicated when they planned to lofty onto the field. When mosey moment came, after pitcher Microphone Torrez caught a pop-up fancy the game's final out, Singer started running at top quickness off the field, actually body-checking past some of these fans filling the playing field boring the manner of a participants linebacker.^[55]

The Bronx Zoo

The Yankees' tad opener of the 1978 time, on April 13 against blue blood the gentry Chicago White Sox, featured top-hole new product, the "Reggie!" stripe.

In 1976, while playing foresee Baltimore, Jackson had said, "If I played in New Royalty, they'd name a candy strip after me." The Standard Makes company responded with a disc-like "bar" of peanuts dipped fake caramel and covered in coffee, a confection that was fundamental named the "Wayne Bun" variety it was made in Tower Wayne, Indiana. The "Reggie!" exerciser were handed to fans pass for they walked into Yankee Sphere.

Jackson hit a home race, and when he returned tender right field the next frame, fans began throwing the Reggie bars on the field be thankful for celebration. Jackson told the hold sway over that this confused him, outlook that maybe the fans frank not like the candy.^[56] High-mindedness Yankees won the game, 4–2.

But the Yankees could maintain their success, as foreman Billy Martin lost control. Relate to July 23, after suspending General for disobeying a sign mid a July 17 game, Actor made a statement about circlet two main antagonists, referring brave comments Jackson had made sports ground team owner George Steinbrenner's 1972 violation of campaign-finance laws: "They're made for each other.

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

Martin resigned the next cause a rift (some sources have said proscribed was actually fired^[57]), and was replaced by Bob Lemon, expert Hall of Fame pitcher inflame the Cleveland Indians who locked away been recently fired as superintendent of the White Sox.

Steinbrenner, a Cleveland-area native, had chartered former Indians star Al Rosen as his team president (replacing another Cleveland figure, Gabe Paul). Steinbrenner jumped at the detachment to involve another hero remember his youth with the Yankees; Lemon had been one manage Steinbrenner's coaches during the Bombers' pennant-winning 1976 season.

After personality 14 games behind the first-place Red Sox on July 18, the Yankees finished the ready in a tie for good cheer place. The two teams phony a one-game playoff for excellence division title at Fenway Protected area, with the Yankees winning 5–4. Although the home run timorous light-hitting shortstop Bucky Dent infant the seventh inning got birth most notice, it was hoaxer eighth-inning home run by Politico that gave the Yankees probity fifth run they ended snare needing.

The next day, versus the American League Championship Lean-to with the Royals beginning, Politico hit a home run telltale sign the Royals' top reliever administrator the time, Al Hrabosky, prestige flamboyant "Mad Hungarian." The Yankees won the pennant in several games, their third straight.

Jackson was once again in excellence center of events in prestige World Series, again against interpretation Dodgers.

Los Angeles won nobleness first two games at Beguiler Stadium, taking the second what because rookie reliever Bob Welch stirred Jackson out with two lower ranks on base with two the gen in the ninth inning. Picture series then moved to Additional York, and after the Yankees won Game Three on a number of fine defensive plays by base baseman Graig Nettles, Game Team a few saw Jackson in the mid of a controversial play oddity the basepaths.

In the 6th inning, after collecting an Run single, Jackson was struck spartan the hip–possibly on purpose–by trig ball thrown by Dodger short Bill Russell as Jackson was being forced at second example. Instead of completing a straight off play that would have inhibited the inning, the ball caromed into foul territory and legalized Thurman Munson to score rendering Yankees' second run of high-mindedness inning.

In spite of grandeur Dodgers' protests of interference bit Jackson's part, the umpires lawful the play to stand. Significance Yankees tied the game suspend the eighth inning and long run won in the tenth.

Following a blowout win in Operation Five, both teams headed put away to Los Angeles. In Play Six, Jackson got his retribution against Welch by blasting organized two-run home run in loftiness seventh inning, putting the close touch on a series-clinching, 7–2 win for the Yankees.

On April 19, 1979, following clean Yankee loss to the Port Orioles, Jackson started kidding Escarpment Johnson about his inability advice hit Goose Gossage. While Writer was showering, Gossage insisted shabby Jackson that he struck break away Johnson all the time like that which he used to face him, and that he was bad at the plate.

"He either homers or strikes out", Gossage said. He had previously secure Johnson the nickname "Breeze" hill reference to how his all-encompassing swing kept Gossage cool rearwards the pitcher's mound in give out weather. When Jackson relayed that information to Johnson upon authority return to the locker area, all the players assembled, egged on by Jackson, started laughter at him and in tune loudly called him "Breeze" in opposition to some waving their arms become more intense hands before doubling over.

Lexicographer, infuriated, went after Gossage viewpoint a fight broke out, indirect in Gossage suffering torn ligaments in the thumb on sovereign pitching hand; both men were fined (Jackson, despite instigating description fracas, was not), Gossage overlook three months due to description injury, and Johnson was traded away two months later.

Partner Tommy John called it "a demoralizing blow to the team."^[58] Jackson joined Gossage on glory disabled list for a moon in June with a lacerated calf muscle.^[58] In 131 eagers, he batted .297 with 29 home runs and 89 RBI.^[4]

1980–81 seasons

In 1980, Jackson batted .300 for the only time look onto his career, and his 41 home runs tied with Munro Oglivie of the Milwaukee Brewers for the American League directive.

However, the Yankees were calmness in the ALCS by representation Kansas City Royals. That gathering, he won the inaugural Silverware Slugger Award as a numbered hitter.

As he entered glory last year of his Yank contract in 1981, Jackson endured several difficulties from George Steinbrenner. After the owner consulted Actress about signing then-free agent Dave Winfield, Jackson expected Steinbrenner pack up work out a new entrust for him as well.

Steinbrenner never did (some say not ever intending to) and Jackson stricken the season as a competent agent. Jackson started slowly not in favour of the bat, and when decency 1981 Major League Baseball goslow began, Steinbrenner invoked a paragraph in Jackson's contract forcing him to take a complete sublunary examination.

Jackson was outraged ahead blasted Steinbrenner in the publicity. When the season resumed, Jackson's hitting improved, partly to flaunt Steinbrenner he wasn't finished renovation a player. He hit organized long home run into probity upper deck in Game Cardinal of the strike-forced 1981 Land League Division Series with glory Brewers, and the Yankees went on to win the ensign again.

However, Jackson injured themselves running the bases in Project Two of the 1981 ALCS and missed the first couple games of the World Stack, both of which the Yankees won.

Jackson was medically palm to play Game Three, however manager Bob Lemon refused feign start him or even overlook him, allegedly acting under instantly from Steinbrenner.

The Yankees mislaid that game and Jackson acted upon the remainder of the keep fit, hitting a home run hem in Game Four. However, they lacking the last three games stomach the World Series to magnanimity Dodgers.

California Angels (1982–1986) spreadsheet Return to Oakland (1987)

Jackson became a free-agent again once primacy 1981 season was over.

Rectitude owner of the California Angels, entertainer Gene Autry, had heard of Jackson's desire to transmit to California to play, arm signed him to a five-year contract.

On April 27, 1982, in Jackson's first game gulp down at Yankee Stadium with influence Angels, he broke out catch a terrible season-starting slump appoint hit a home run fling former teammate Ron Guidry.

Integrity at-bat began with Yankee fans, angry at Steinbrenner for hire Jackson get away, starting influence "Reg-GIE!" chant, and ended fiction with the fans chanting "Steinbrenner sucks!" By the time take in Jackson's election to the Foyer of Fame, Steinbrenner had in motion to say that letting him go was the biggest wrong he had made as American owner.

That season, the Angels won the American League Westbound, and would do so swot up in 1986, but lost nobility American League Championship Series both times. On September 17, 1984, on the 17th anniversary show signs of the day he hit circlet first home run, he knock his 500th, at Anaheim Coliseum off Bud Black of distinction Royals.

In 1987, he shipshape a one-year contract to repay to the A's, wearing righteousness number 44 with which blooper was now most associated relatively than the number 9 be active previously wore in Oakland.

Blooper announced he would retire astern the season, at the be angry of 41. In his solid at-bat, at Comiskey Park meet Chicago on October 4, explicit collected a broken-bat single cobble together the middle, but the A's lost to the White Sox, 5–2. Jackson was the person's name player in the major leagues to have played for loftiness Kansas City Athletics.

However, fashionable January 1988, Jackson told cluster while he wasn't planning unobtrusively play the 1988 season, noteworthy did receive an offer foul play in Japan. "I got a price. The number quite good getting to the point neighbourhood I can't say that Distracted won't do it," Jackson aforementioned. ^[59] In August 1988, relating to were reports that Jackson approached his former team the Newborn York Yankees about coming lure of retirement for the reach run.

^[60] Jackson later denied the rumors and opted get in touch with stay retired. "No, no advance. You will not see tinkle in uniform. I'm done. Staff a fork in me," Politician said. ^[61]

Legacy

Jackson played 21 seasons and reached the postseason hole 11 of them, winning provoke pennants and five World Mound.

Moreover, he suffered only cardinal losing seasons in his pursuit, illustrating his penchant for manufacture teams better. His accomplishments nourish winning both the regular-season boss World Series MVP awards bonding agent 1973, hitting 563 career living quarters runs (sixth all-time at righteousness time of his retirement), persistence a .490 career slugging relation, being named to 14 All-Star teams, and the dubious consequence of being the all-time chairman in strikeouts with 2,597 (he finished with 13 more calling strikeouts than hits) and especially on the all-time list hire most Golden sombreros (at smallest four strikeouts in a game) with 23 – he sticky this statistic until 2014, just as he was surpassed by Ryan Howard.

Jackson was the have control over major leaguer to hit Cardinal home runs for three unconventional clubs, having hit over Century for the Athletics, Yankees, explode Angels. He is the inimitable player in the 500 tad run club that never abstruse consecutive 30 home run seasons in a career.

With grandeur Yankees, Jackson was the affections of attention when it came to the media.

Tommy Lav thought this was ultimately practical to the team. "He was a two-way buffer between class team and Steinbrenner, and betwixt us and the press. Walk allowed other guys to be busy about their business in corresponding peace."^[62]

Post-playing career

Following his playing existence, Jackson spent much of potentate time with New York Yankees organization as a special advisor.^[63]

Jackson then joined the Houston Astros on May 12, 2021, chimp a special advisor to possessor Jim Crane, with a core on community support.

He assists The Astros Foundation and Righteousness Astros Golf Foundation, Crane Assets, and numerous community initiatives joined with Crane's enterprises "to put in in diversity and inclusion able STEM programming and skills development." He also serves as blueprint ambassador for Crane in expend baseball-related matters.^[63]

With Houston having disappointed the Philadelphia Phillies in provoke games to win the Field Series in 2022, it was the first championship season keep Jackson as a member slant the Astros organization.^[64] On Nov 10, 2024, Jackson stepped jail from his role to splurge more time with his consanguinity in California.^[65]

Personal life

During his fledgling year at Arizona State, filth met Jennie Campos, a Mexican-American.^[13] Jackson asked Campos on elegant date, and discovered many similarities, including the ability to asseverate Spanish, and being raised set a date for a single parent home (Campos's father was killed in leadership Korean War).^[13] An assistant battleground coach tried to break model the couple because Jackson was black and Campos was believed white.

The coach contacted Campos's uncle, a wealthy benefactor funding the school, and he warned the couple that their use together was a bad idea.^[66] But the relationship held deal with and she later became monarch wife. They divorced in 1973. Kimberly, his only child, was born in the early '90s.^[67]

During the off-season, though still strenuous in baseball, Jackson worked although a field reporter and tint commentator for ABC Sports.

Crabby over a month before indication with the Yankees in honesty fall of 1976, Jackson frank analysis in the ABC stand with Keith Jackson and Histrion Cosell the night his innovative team won the American Alliance pennant on a homer vulgar Chris Chambliss. During the Decennary (1983, 1985, and 1987 respectively), Jackson was given the tug of presiding over the Imitation Series Trophy presentations.

In along with, Jackson did color commentary be directed at the 1984 National League Backing Series (alongside Don Drysdale avoid Earl Weaver). After his withdrawal as an active player, Singer returned to his color annotation role covering the 1988 English League Championship Series (alongside Metropolis Bender and Joe Morgan) promulgate ABC.

Jackson appeared in justness film The Naked Gun: Make the first move the Files of Police Squad!, portraying an Angels outfielder hypnotically programmed to kill Queen Elizabeth II. He also appeared bayou Richie Rich, BASEketball, Summer be incumbent on Sam and The Benchwarmers. Plentiful 1979, Jackson was a guest-star in an episode of picture television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes leading in an episode of The Love Boat as himself.

Without fear played himself in the Archie Bunker's Place episode "Reggie-3 Archie-0" in 1982; a 1990 MacGyver episode, "Squeeze Play"; The Jeffersons episode "The Unnatural" from 1985; and the Malcolm in loftiness Middle episode "Polly in nobility Middle", from 2004. Jackson was also considered for the segregate of Geordi La Forge interpose the series Star Trek: Rectitude Next Generation,^[68] a role rove ultimately went to LeVar Player.

From 1981 to 1982, let go hosted Reggie Jackson's World longedfor Sports for Nickelodeon, which lengthened in reruns until 1985.

He co-authored a book in 2010, Sixty-Feet Six-Inches, with fellow Foyer of Famer Bob Gibson. Picture book, whose title refers squeeze the distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate, trifles their careers and approach go to see the game.

The 1988 SegaMaster System baseball video game Reggie Jackson Baseball, endorsed by Politician, was sold exclusively in integrity United States. Outside of nobility U.S., it was released makeover American Baseball.

Jackson was class de facto spokesperson for illustriousness Upper Deck Company during decency early 1990s, appearing in many advertisements, appearances, and participating handset the company's Heroes of Ball exhibition games.^[69] This affiliation extremely included the company's "Find greatness Reggie" promotion which inserted 2500 autograph cards into packs operate 1990 Upper Deck Baseball Buoy up Series packs.

This inclusion systematic an autograph card marked proposal important first in what would become a very popular objective in the trading card hobby.^[70]

Jackson has endured three fires solve personal property, including a June 20, 1976, fire at ruler home in Oakland that ravaged his 1973 MVP award, Fake Series trophies and All-Star rings.^[71] The same home was furthermore burned down during the City firestorm of 1991, which profligate more baseball memorabilia in increase to other valuable collections.^[72] Detain 1988, a warehouse holding many of Jackson's collectible cars was damaged in a fire, angst several of the cars, respected at $3.2 million (~$8 bomb in 2022 terms) ruined.^[67]

In Metropolis in 2005, Jackson's car was struck from behind and flipped over several times.

Jackson runaway with minor injuries, later saying: "...it was God tapping alias on the shoulder... It arranges you think about your intention, about His plan for you."^[67]

Jackson called on former San Francisco 49ershead coach and ordained ministerMike Singletary for spiritual guidance. President credits Singletary, stating, "he helped me drop that shell Comical put up."^[67]

Vehicle- and parking-related attacks on Jackson

Jackson was the dupe of an attempted shooting occupy the early morning hours hook June 1, 1980.^[73][74] A embargo hours after hitting the game-winning 11th inning home run be equal a home game against position Toronto Blue Jays, Jackson host his vehicle to the singles bars he frequented in splendid "posh" neighborhood of "swinging pubs and night spots amid valuable high-rise apartments" in Manhattan's Poop East Side to celebrate.^[73][75][74] Spell searching for a parking foggy, he asked the driver homework a vehicle that was restrictive the way to move, take a passenger in that means then began yelling obscenities concentrate on racial slurs at Jackson, beforehand throwing a broken bottle knock Jackson's car.^[73]

After other passersby true Jackson and began joking bump into him about apprehending them, combine of the men in significance other car, 25-year-old Manhattan limited Angel Viera, allegedly returned dictate a .38 caliberrevolver and pink-slipped three shots at Jackson, babble missing.^[73][75][74] Viera was criminally hot with attempted murder and illegitimate possession of deadly weapon.^[73] Advice of the incident was birth third story ever broadcast deal with CNN, which held its first broadcast later that day.^[73][76]

In probity early morning of August 12, 1980, as Jackson completed fastidious night of celebrating his 40 career home run slugged not too hours earlier against the Chalkwhite Sox, Jackson was accosted since he left his favored nightclub, Jim McMullen's Bar on prestige Upper East Side,^{[77][78][79][80]} and entered his Rolls-Royce parked outside.

Smashing young man leveled a large-bore pistol, likely a .45 caliberautomatic, at Jackson's face.^[81][82] Jackson expressed police that the gun was the largest that he confidential ever seen, and Jackson considered that he was going monitor be shot.^[81] When the public servant lowered the weapon to hit into Jackson's car to seize the ignition key, Jackson aid the door open into probity man, sending him sprawling.^[81] Excellence man then ran off pole dropped the car keys proximate the scene, eluding pursuers.^[81]

On Go by shanks`s pony 22, 1985, Jackson was gripped after a California Angels flow training 8–1 exhibition victory enrapture the Cleveland Indians at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona.^[83] Witnesses said that a mortal who had heckled Jackson from the beginning to the end of the game followed Jackson effortlessness to the field's parking barely to continue to do so.^[83] As Jackson finished signing autographs for fans, he attempted lambast enter a vehicle belonging able teammate Brian Downing, but rendering man blocked his entry focus on insisted on fighting Jackson.^[83] According to Jackson, the man began pounding on the door survive windshield of the car, racket at Jackson in Spanish mix an autograph and then around offer cocaine.^[83] Jackson and alternative fans nearby restrained the workman until he calmed down, have emotional impact which point the man anew asked for an autograph.^[83]

On nobility morning of March 30, 1985, as Jackson left his shanty at the Angels' spring habit residence of the Gene Autry Hotel in Palm Springs (now the Parker Palm Springs^[84]) a while ago a Giants game, he tempt two men driving an car on the hotel lawns abstruse pedestrian paths while drinking alcohol.^[85][86][87] After the men recognized Singer and asked for directions tip the Palm Spring strip labour district, he warned them run into leave before they got become acquainted trouble and before he was forced to call the police.^[85] They then began heckling sovereign baseball abilities and used inventiveness obscenity and racial slur be realistic him.^[85][86] After the men residue, Jackson called police, but earlier police arrived, the men came back to the hotel, voluntarily the front desk to call together Jackson to the front hall, and when he arrived, near extinction to assault Jackson.^[85] When General grabbed one of the joe public, the other raised a widespread iron over his head.^[85] Introduce Jackson moved towards the secondly man, he ran away on the contrary was blocked by a motionless car, allowing Jackson to detain him and seize the famed iron and pass it result a nearby Angels executive who had witnessed the event.^[85] Acquaintance of the men was cessation in custody on suspicion of assault bend a deadly weapon and justness other cited for disturbing greatness peace.^[86]

In an inverse situation, loudmouthed July 19, 1977, Jackson was signing autographs for fans aft the conclusion of the 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Affair, held at Yankee Stadium meander year, in the stadium parking lot.^[88] According to a relation from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, several teens entered the parking lot and began shouting obscenities at Jackson.^[88] Jackson ignored picture teens until one made expert "particularly vile remark" about Jackson's mother.^[88] Jackson then chased practical joker the teens, one of whom fell while running.^[88] The pubescent claimed that Jackson's foot forced contact with the teen's carpus, which Jackson denied.^[88] Against rectitude advice of criminal court arbitrate Bernard Klieger, the teen's advocate insisted that a criminal beef for harassment be authorized intrude upon Jackson, which Klieger did "reluctantly".^[89]

Post-retirement honors

Jackson and Steinbrenner reconciled sit Steinbrenner hired Jackson as deft "special assistant to the chief owner", making him a professional and a liaison to high-mindedness team's players, particularly those well minority standing.

By this snag, the Yankees, long noted in lieu of being slow to adapt acquiesce changes in race relations, difficult come to develop many boyhood players in their farm custom and seek out others on trades and free agency. Politico usually appears in uniform stroke the Yankees' spring training about in Tampa, Florida and was sought out for advice descendant recent stars as Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.

"His think is vast and he's selfsame good with the young nominate in our minor league arrangement, the 17- and 18-year dampen down kids. They respect him unthinkable what he's accomplished in coronet career. When Reggie Jackson tells a young kid how soil might improve his swing, smartness tends to listen," said Calm down Steinbrenner, Yankees managing general consort and co-chairperson.^[67]

Jackson was inducted withstand the Hall of Fame giving 1993.^[90] He chose to vestiments a Yankees cap on climax Hall of Fame plaque^[91] afterward the Oakland Athletics unceremoniously pinkslipped him from a coaching situation in 1991.^[92]

The Yankees retired Jackson's uniform number 44 on Noble 14, 1993, shortly after tiara induction into the Hall manage Fame.

The Athletics retired fillet number 9 on May 22, 2004. He is one get through only ten MLB players run on have their numbers retired overstep more than one team reprove one of only five submit have different numbers retired get by without two MLB teams.

In 1999, Jackson placed 48th on character Sporting News' 100 Greatest Sport Players list.

That same generation, he was named one foothold 100 finalists for the Important League Baseball All-Century Team, on the other hand was not one of goodness 30 players chosen by birth fans.

The Yankees dedicated dialect trig plaque in Jackson's honor crossroads July 6, 2002, that say to hangs in Monument Park tolerate Yankee Stadium. The plaque calls him "One of the uttermost colorful and exciting players elaborate his era" and "a fecund hitter who thrived in pressing situations." Each Yankee so easy and still living was fall upon hand for the dedication: Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Whitey Work one`s way assail and Don Mattingly.

Ron Guidry, a teammate of Jackson's on all five of his seasons with the Yankees, was about and going to be informal with a Monument Park tablet the next season. Willie Ballplayer, Hank Aaron and Ernie Botanist, players whom Jackson admired span growing up, attended the party at his invitation. Like Politico, each was a member fence the Hall of Fame last had hit over 500 existence home runs.

Each had additionally played in the Negro leagues, as had Jackson's father, Martinez Jackson.

Jackson expanded his devotion of antique cars into keen chain of auto dealerships nucleus California, and used his prime to become one of probity foremost traders of sports memorabilia.^[93] He has also been position public face of a label attempting to purchase a superior league team, already having thankful unsuccessful attempts to buy nobleness Athletics and the Angels.^[94] Rulership attempt to acquire the Angels along with Jimmy Nederlander (minority owner of the New Dynasty Yankees), Jackie Autry (widow criticize former Angels owner Gene Autry) and other investors was defeated by Mexican-American billionaire Arturo Moreno, who outbid Jackson's group outdo nearly $50 million for ethics team in the winter familiar 2002.^[95]

In a July 2012 question with Sports Illustrated, Jackson was critical of the Baseball Writers' Association of America as blooper believes that the organization has lowered its standards for approve into the Hall of Fame.^[67] He has also been massive of players associated with performance-enhancing drugs, including distant cousin Barry Bonds, stating "I believe ensure Hank Aaron is the habitation run king, not Barry Manacles, as great of a actor Bonds was."^[67] Of Alex Rodriguez, Jackson remarked, "Al's a extremely good friend.

But I contemplate there are real questions in re his numbers. As much in that I like him, what put your feet up admitted about his usage does cloud some of his numbers."^[67] On July 12, the Yankees released a statement regarding significance Sports Illustrated interview in which Jackson said, "In trying appoint convey my feelings about marvellous few issues that I blether passionate about, I made grandeur mistake of naming some express players."^[96] It had been coeval ^[97] that he was great by the Yankees to conduct clear from the team, conj albeit general manager Brian Cashman alleged that Jackson had not bent banned but only told extract not join the club incriminate a road trip to Beantown and would later be at ease to interact with the club.^[98] Jackson stated, "I continue come to get have a strong relationship accost the club, and look star to continuing my role collect the team."^[96]

In 2007, ESPN now a miniseries called The Borough Is Burning about the 1977 Yankees, with the conflicts playing field controversies involving Jackson, portrayed uncongenial Daniel Sunjata, a central shadow of the storyline.

The keep fit infuriated Jackson since he change he was portrayed as grasping and arrogant. He also verbalized frustration that the filmmakers frank not consult with him measure making the miniseries, saying "I feel betrayed."^[99]

In 2008, Jackson threw the ceremonial first pitch look the Yankees' opening-day game, grandeur last at the original Northerner Stadium.

He also threw air strike the first pitch at nobility first game at the newfound Yankee Stadium (an exhibition game).^[100]

On October 9, 2009, Jackson threw the ceremonial opening pitch as a consequence Game 2 of the ALDS between the Yankees and honesty Minnesota Twins. On October 18, 2010, the Ride of Pre-eminence honored Jackson with his sculpture on a New York Power point double-decker tour bus.^[101]

On September 5, 2018, before an Athletics endeavour against the Yankees in City, Jackson was inducted into birth new Oakland Athletics Hall all but Fame.

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

During the MLB attractive Rickwood Field tribute game stuff Birmingham, Alabama on June 20, 2024, Jackson joined dozens cosy up baseball legends to celebrate dignity Negro leagues and honor prestige recently departed Willie Mays.

Compassion a broadcast before the sport with Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Derek Jeter, Jackson radius about the racism he palpable when he was last layer the city and challenges pacify faced during his playing days.^[103]

"Coming back here is not simple. The racism when I niminy-piminy here, the difficulty of dodge through different places where surprise traveled.

Fortunately I had smart manager and I had designate on the team that helped me get through it. On the contrary I wouldn't wish it reasoning anybody. People said to stage, today I spoke and vocal, 'Do you think you're clever better person, do you esteem you won when you sham here and conquered?' I blunt, you know, I would not at any time want to do it take up again.

I walked into restaurants very last they would point at house and say, 'the nigger can't eat here.' I would behaviour to a hotel and they say the nigger can't extent here. We went to Chump Finley's country club for practised welcome home dinner and they pointed me out with excellence N word... Finley marched description whole team out, finally they let me in there.

Unquestionable said, 'we're going to march to the diner and come to an end hamburgers, we'll go where we're wanted...

...I wouldn't hanker it on anyone.

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Imitate the same time, had litigation not been for my snowy friends, had it not back number for a white manager... Crazed would have never made bring to an end. I was too physically physical, I was ready to kin fight someone. I'd have got killed here because I'd be endowed with beat someone's a--, and you'd have saw me in play down oak tree somewhere."^[104]

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