Reggie Jackson | |||
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Jackson at Dodger Stadium in 2010
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Right fielder | |||
Born: Wyncote, Pennsylvania |
May 18, 1946 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 9, 1967, for the Kansas City Athletics | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
October 4, 1987, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .262 | ||
Hits | 2,584 | ||
Home runs | 563 | ||
Runs batted in | 1,702 | ||
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Member of the National | |||
Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
Inducted | 1993 | ||
Vote | 93.6% (first ballot) |
Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993.
Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the Athletics and the Yankees. He helped Oakland win five consecutive American League West divisional pennants, three consecutive American League pennants and three consecutive World Series titles, from 1971 to 1975. Jackson helped New York win four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants and two consecutive World Series titles, from 1977 to 1981. He also helped the California Angels win two AL West divisional pennants in 1982 and 1986. Jackson hit three consecutive home runs at Yankee Stadium in the clinching game 6 of the 1977 World Series.