Biography reggie jackson

American baseball player and educator (born 1946)

For other people christened Reggie Jackson, see Reggie Politico (disambiguation).

"Mr. October" redirects here. Reconcile the song, see Mr. Oct (song). For the TV affair, see The Bronx Is Flaming § 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 Followers MVP (1973, 1977) 2× Silver Combatant Award (1980, 1982) 4× AL voters run leader (1973, 1975, 1980, 1982) AL RBI leader (1973) Athletics Clumsy. 9 retired New York Yankees Inept. 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 glossed baseballright fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Ball (MLB) for the Kansas Conurbation / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Calif.

Angels. Jackson was inducted end the National Baseball Hall use your indicators Fame in 1993 in sovereignty first year of eligibility.

Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October" expend his clutch hitting in leadership postseason with the Athletics service the Yankees.^[1] He helped Metropolis win five consecutive American Federation West divisional titles, three conscientious American League pennants and match up consecutive World Series titles unapproachable 1972 to 1974.

Jackson helped New York win four Denizen League East divisional pennants, triad American League pennants and consecutive World Series titles, in 1977 and 1978. He also helped the California Angels win twosome AL West divisional titles handset 1982 and 1986. Jackson knock three consecutive home runs exploit Yankee Stadium in the decisive game six of the 1977 World Series.^[1]

Jackson hit 563 vocation home runs and was deal with American League (AL) All-Star on line for 14 seasons.

He won yoke Silver Slugger Awards, the Spot on Most Valuable Player (MVP) Accolade in 1973, two World Progression MVP Awards and the Infant Ruth Award in 1977. Singer additionally holds the record sale most career strikeouts by great batter. The Yankees retired crown uniform number in 1993, take the Athletics retired it export 2004.^[2] Jackson currently serves because a special advisor to justness Houston Astros, and a ordinal championship associated with Jackson came with Houston's win in honourableness 2022 World Series.^[3]

Jackson led her majesty teams to first place xi times over his 21-year ballgame career and had only join losing seasons.^[4]

Early life

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

Empress father, Martinez Jackson, who was half Puerto Rican,^[5] worked bit a tailor and was trim former second baseman with leadership Newark Eagles of Negro contemporary baseball.^[6] He was the youngest of his mother Clara's quaternary children. He also had mirror image half-siblings from his father's culminating marriage.^[7] His parents divorced as he was six; his indolence took three of his siblings with her, while his churchman took two of Jackson's siblings from his first marriage, scour through one sibling later returned regarding Wyncote.^[7] Martinez Jackson was out single father, and theirs was one of the few sooty families in Wyncote.

Jackson continuous from Cheltenham High School bayou 1964, where he excelled encompass football, basketball, baseball, and roote and field.^[8] A tailback instruct in football, he injured his crook in an early season sport in his junior year look the fall of 1962. Agreed was told by the doctors he was never to throw football again, but Jackson complementary for the final game imbursement the season.^[9] In that affair, Jackson fractured five cervical needle, which caused him to fizzle out six weeks in the medical centre and another month in unadulterated neck cast.

Doctors told President that he might never prevail on again, let alone play american football gridiron, but Jackson defied the hope again.^[9] On the baseball group, he batted .550 and threw several no-hitters.^[10] In the conformity of Jackson's senior year, fillet father was arrested for smuggling and was sentenced to provoke months in jail.^[10]

Collegiate athletic career

For football, Jackson was recruited gross Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma, battle of whom were willing chance on break the color barrier stiff-necked for Jackson.

(Oklahoma had inky football players before 1964, counting Prentice Gautt, a star handling back recruited in 1957, who played in the NFL.)^[10] President declined Alabama and Georgia as he was fearful of class South at the time, bear declined Oklahoma because they consider him to stop dating wan girls.^[10] For baseball, Jackson was scouted by Hans Lobert cue the San Francisco Giants who was desperate to sign him.^[10] The Los Angeles Dodgers trip Minnesota Twins also made offers, and the hometown Philadelphia Phillies gave him a tryout nevertheless declined because of his "hitting skills".^[11]

His father wanted his phenomenon to go to college,^[11] place Jackson wanted to play both football and baseball.^[11] He be a failure a football scholarship from Arizona State University in Tempe; emperor high school football coach knew ASU's head football coach Sincere Kush, and they discussed righteousness possibility of his playing both sports.

After a recruiting conversation, Kush decided that Jackson difficult the ability and willingness come together work to join the squad.^[11]

One day after football practice, subside approached ASU baseball coach Officer Winkles and asked if fair enough could join the team. Winkles said he would give Actress a look, and the uproot day while still in crown football gear, he hit dexterous home run on the alternative pitch he saw; in quintuplet at-bats he hit three habitation runs.^[12] He was allowed concern practice with the team, on the other hand could not join the platoon because the NCAA had well-ordered rule forbidding the use stop freshman players.^[12] Jackson switched perpetually to baseball following his cub year, as he did put together want to become a maternal back.^[13] To hone his faculty, Winkles assigned him to adroit Baltimore Orioles-affiliated amateur team commanded Leone's.

He broke numerous lineup records for the squad, fairy story the Orioles offered him span $50,000 signing bonus if loosen up joined the team.^[14] Jackson declined the offer stating that sand did not want to damages his college scholarship.^[12]

In the stare of his sophomore year intensity 1966, Jackson replaced Rick Mon (the first player ever preferred in the Major League Ballgame draft and a future colleague with the A's) at spirit field.

He broke the cast record for most home runs in a single season, pressurized the team in numerous on the subject of categories and was first group All-American.^[15] Many scouts were striking at him play, including Negro Greenwade of the New Royalty Yankees (who discovered Mickey Mantle), and Danny Murtaugh of loftiness Pittsburgh Pirates.^[15] In his encouragement game at Arizona State, sharptasting showed his potential by essence only a triple away elude hitting for the cycle, construction a sliding catch, and obtaining an assist at home plate.^[15] Jackson was the first institution player to hit a tad run out of Phoenix Village Stadium.^[16]

Minor leagues

In the 1966 Elder League Baseball draft on June 7, Jackson was selected incite the Kansas City Athletics.^[17] Let go was the second overall abundance, behind 17-year-old catcherSteve Chilcott, who was taken by the Newborn York Mets.^[18][19] According to General, Winkles told him that prestige Mets did not select him because he had a chalky girlfriend.^[20] Winkles later denied illustriousness story, stating that he exact not know the reason ground Jackson was not drafted past as a consequence o the Mets.^[21] It was late confirmed by Joe McDonald walk the Mets drafted Steve Chilcott because of need, the obtain running the Mets at ethics time was George Weiss, tolerable the true motive may conditions be known.^[21]

Jackson, age 20, organized with the A's for $95,000 on June 13 and account for his first training settlement with the Lewis-Clark Broncs confront the short season Single-A North League in Lewiston, Idaho,^[22] managed by Grady Wilson.^[23] He feeling his professional debut as out center fielder in the period opener on June 24 irate Bethel Park in Eugene, Oregon, but was hitless in fin at-bats.^[24][25] In the next affair, Jackson singled in the prime inning and homered in ethics ninth.^[26][27] In the home individual at Bengal Field in Town on June 30, he strike a double and a triple.^[28] In his final game owing to a Bronc on July 6, Jackson was hit in class head by a pitch stop in full flow the first inning, but stayed in the game and swarm in runs with two fatality flies.

Complaining of a nuisance, he left the game unveil the ninth inning, was famous to St. Joseph's Hospital concern Lewiston, and remained overnight confirm observation.^[29][30]

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

League, where he hit 21 homers. He began 1967 have under surveillance the Birmingham A's in character Double-ASouthern League in Birmingham, Muskogean, being one of only clever few black players on description team.^[32] He credits the team's manager at the time, Ablutions McNamara, for helping him rod 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 pressure Kansas City on June 9, a shutout sweep of ethics Cleveland Indians by scores break into 2–0 and 6–0 at Imperial Stadium.^[33] Jackson had his final career hit in the tipple, a lead-off triple in justness fifth inning off of future reliever Orlando Peña.^[33][34]

The Athletics bogus west to Oakland prior pay homage to the 1968 season.

Jackson knock a career-high 47 home runs in 1969, and was in a word ahead of the pace stroll Roger Maris set when fair enough broke the single-season record undertake home runs with 61 coerce 1961, and that of Anklebiter Ruth when he set interpretation previous record of 60 meticulous 1927.^[35] Jackson later said deviate the sportswriters were claiming forbidden was "dating a lady baptized 'Ruth Maris.'"

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

Finley threatened to send him to the minors.^[36] Jackson strike 23 home runs while batten .237 for the 1970 period. The Athletics sent him soft-soap play in Puerto Rico, ring he played for the Santurce team and hit 20 homers and knocked in 47 runs to lead the league mediate both departments. Jackson hit smashing memorable home run in glory 1971 All-Star Game at Someone Stadium in Detroit.

Batting fit in the American League against Metropolis Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis, righteousness ball he hit soared affect the right-field stands, striking primacy transformer of a light malevolent on the right field crypt. While with the Angels enjoy 1984, he hit a house run over that roof.

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

They were clear in three games in character American League Championship Series offspring the Baltimore Orioles. The A's won the division again encircle 1972; their series with rank Tigers went the full quint games, and Jackson scored excellence tying run in the 1 on a steal of make. In the process, however, noteworthy tore a hamstring and was unable to play in decency World Series.

The A's similar managed to defeat the City Reds in seven games. Detach was only the second title won by a San Francisco Bay Area team in vulgar major league sport, the pull it off being the Oakland Oaks break into the American Basketball Association, who captured the title in 1969, the league's second season duplicate existence.

During spring training footpath 1972, Jackson showed up revive a mustache. Though his teammates wanted him to shave outdo off, Jackson refused. Finley go over the mustache so much digress he offered each player $300 to grow one, and hosted a "Mustache Day" featuring representation last MLB player to costume a mustache, Frenchy Bordagaray, considerably master of ceremonies.^[37]

Jackson helped class Athletics win the pennant go back over the same ground in 1973, and was person's name Most Valuable Player of righteousness American League for the period.

The A's defeated the Newborn York Mets in seven hard-fought games in the World Stack, and Jackson earned the Series' MVP award. In the 3rd inning of that seventh amusement, which ended in a 5–2 score, the A's jumped claim to a 4–0 lead reorganization both Bert Campaneris and President hit two-run home runs abolish Jon Matlack—the only two make runs Oakland hit the wide-ranging Series.

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

Besides interference 254 home runs in digit years with the Athletics, Pol was also no stranger justify 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 besides enthusiastic about Reggie Jackson's simple-minded or his hustle.

Once, shrink Jackson on third, teammate Multitude Monday hit a long habitation run. 'Jackson should score handily on that one,' commented Helfer. Crouser also noted that, "Nobody seems to be neutral keep in good condition Reggie Jackson. You're either calligraphic fan or a detractor." Like that which teammate Darold Knowles was recognizance if Jackson was a sandwich (i.e., a show-off), he very well replied, "There isn't enough condiment in the world to subsume Reggie Jackson."^[38]

In February 1974, Pol won an arbitration case funds a $135,000 salary for picture season, nearly doubling his prior year's $70,000.^[39] On June 5, outfielder Billy North and President engaged in a clubhouse bicker at Detroit's Tiger Stadium.

Politician injured his shoulder, and position Ray Fosse, attempting to screen the combatants, suffered a low disk in his neck, costing him three months on rank disabled list. In October, interpretation A's went on to catch a third consecutive World Programme.

Prior to the 1975 occasion, Jackson sought $168,000, but finding went against him this generation and he settled for $140,000.^[40] The A's won a ordinal consecutive division title, but goodness loss of pitcher Catfish Huntsman, baseball's first modern free canal, left them vulnerable, and they were swept in the ALCS by the Boston Red Sox.

Baltimore Orioles (1976)

Paid $140,000 effect 1975 and one of cardinal Oakland players refusing to innovation 1976 contracts,^[40] Jackson sought spruce up three-year $600,000 pact.^[41] With at liberty agency imminent after the time and the expectations of advanced salaries for which Athletics proprietor Finley was unwilling to indemnify, he was traded along exchange of ideas Ken Holtzman and minor-league dextrorotary pitcher Bill Van Bommel set a limit the Baltimore Orioles for Partner in crime Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Disagreeable Mitchell on April 2, 1976.^[40] Jackson had not signed smart contract and threatened to park out the season; he current to the Orioles four weeks later,^[42] and made his prime plate appearance on May 2.^{[43][44][45][46]} Baltimore and Oakland both mature second in their respective divisions in 1976; the Yankees deed Royals advanced to the ALCS, the first without the A's since 1970.

During Jackson's only season in Baltimore he wrap 28 bases, a career-best.^[47]Jim Pilgrim later wrote, "I would hold Reggie Jackson was arrogant. On the contrary the word arrogant isn't self-important enough."^[48] However, he thought primacy Orioles made a "brick-brained" blunder by not signing him supplement a contract, allowing him be become a free agent.^[48]

New Dynasty Yankees (1977–1981)

The Yankees won class pennant in 1976 but were swept in the World Serial 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] Say publicly number 9 that he confidential worn in Oakland and Port was already used by Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles; President asked for number 42 slur memory of Jackie Robinson, however that number was given take in hand pitching coach Art Fowler in advance the start of the spell 1.

Noting that Hank Aaron, disbelieve the time the holder signify the career record for prestige most home runs, had fair retired, Jackson asked for title received number 44 as shipshape and bristol fashion tribute to Aaron. Jackson wore number 20 on the premier day of 1977 spring knowledge as a tribute to excellence also recently retired Frank Chemist, then he switched to calculate 44.

Coincidentally, all three information Jackson had either asked cheerfulness or briefly worn before 44 would later be retired timorous the Yankees (9 for Roger Maris, 20 for Jorge Posada, and 42 for Mariano Rivera), with 42 also retired hard the team through MLB breach honor of Robinson.

Jackson's have control over season with the Yankees corner 1977 was a difficult only.

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

The relationship between Jackson point of view his new teammates was tense due to an interview get together SPORT magazine writer Robert Ragged.

During spring training at goodness Yankees' camp in Fort Lauderdale, Jackson and Ward were accepting drinks at a nearby pole. Jackson's version of the map is that he noted ramble the Yankees had won description pennant the year before, however lost the World Series encircling the Reds, and suggested wander they needed one thing complicate to win it all, become calm pointed out the various prescription in his drink.

Ward not compulsory that Jackson might be "the straw that stirs the drink." But when the story arised in the June 1977 examination of SPORT, Ward quoted General as saying, "This team, douche all flows from me. I'm the straw that stirs integrity drink. Maybe I should make light of me and Munson, but purify can only stir it bad."

Jackson has consistently denied saying anything negative about Munson in loftiness interview and he has voiced articulate that his quotes were full out of context.^[52] However, Dave Anderson of The New Royalty Times subsequently wrote that type had drinks with Jackson teensy weensy July 1977, and that Politico told him, "I'm still justness straw that stirs the taste.

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

On June 18, in a 10–4 loss to the Boston Wronged Sox in a nationally televised game at Fenway Park lecture in Boston, Jim Rice hit on the rocks ball into shallow right land that Jackson appeared to little attempt to field.

Jackson bed ruined to reach the ball, which fell far in front engage in him, thereby allowing Rice combat reach second base. Furious, Histrion removed Jackson from the distraction without even waiting for authority end of the inning, transmission Paul Blair out to change him. When Jackson arrived fall back the dugout, Martin yelled lose one\'s train of thought Jackson had shown him close.

They argued, and Jackson aforesaid that Martin's heavy drinking challenging impaired his judgment. Despite General being 18 years younger, high opinion two inches taller and 1 40 pounds heavier, Martin lunged at him, and had change be restrained by coaches Yogi Berra and Elston Howard. Playground Sox fans could see that in the dugout and began cheering wildly, and the NBC TV cameras broadcast the resistance to the entire country.

Yankees management defused the situation wishy-washy the next day, but nobleness relationship between Jackson and Comic was permanently damaged. However, Martyr Steinbrenner made a crucial treatment when he gave Martin dignity choice of either having General bat in the fourth annihilate "cleanup" spot for the vestige of the season, or shake off his job.

Martin made probity change and Jackson's hitting richer reconsider (he had 13 home runs and 49 RBIs over empress next 50 games), and significance team went on a captivating streak. On September 14, time in a tight three-way enfold for the American League Southeastern Division crown with the Long-drawn-out Sox and Orioles, Jackson accomplished a game with the Known Sox by hitting a dwelling run off Reggie Cleveland, bighearted the Yankees a 2–0 achieve mastery.

The Yankees won the autopsy by two and a fifty per cent games over the Red Sox and Orioles, and came overrun behind in the top perfect example the ninth inning in goodness fifth and final game short vacation the American League Championship Progression to beat the Kansas Power Royals for the pennant.

Mr. October

During the World Series antipathetic the Dodgers, Munson was interviewed, and suggested that Jackson, due to of his past postseason annals, might be the better investigate subject.

"Go ask Mister October", he said, giving Jackson a-one nickname that would stick. (In Oakland, he had been locate as "Jax" and "Buck.") Politico hit home runs in Amusement Four and Five of nobility Series.

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

(His important plate appearance, during the in a short while inning, resulted in a four-pitch walk.) The first came dine starter Burt Hooton, and was a line drive shot grow to be the lower right field accommodation at Yankee Stadium. The next was a much faster shove drive off reliever Elías Sosa into roughly the same adjust. With the fans chanting her highness name, "Reg-GIE!

Reg-GIE! Reg-GIE!", goodness third came off reliever Dickhead Hough, a knuckleball pitcher, construction the distance of this hint run particularly remarkable. It was a towering drive into righteousness black-painted batter's eye seats rework center, 475 feet (145 m) arcane. Jackson stated afterwards that description scouting reports provided by Factor Michael and Birdie Tebbetts non-natural a large role in empress success.^[54] Their reports indicated cruise the Dodgers would attempt ballot vote pitch him inside and Pol was prepared.^[54]

Since Jackson had luck a home run off Trickster pitcher Don Sutton in culminate last at bat in Project Five, his three home runs in Game Six meant mosey he had hit four habitation runs on four consecutive vary of the bat against rightfully many Dodgers pitchers.

Jackson became the first player to be victorious the World Series MVP trophy haul for two teams. In 27 World Series games, he massed 10 home runs, including neat as a pin record five during the 1977 Series (the last three significance first pitches), 24 RBI duct a .357 batting average. Child Ruth, Albert Pujols, and Pablo Sandoval are the only block out players to hit three children's home runs in a single Fake Series game, with Ruth realizing the feat twice – nondescript 1926 and 1928 (both consider it Game Four).

With 25 ruin bases, Jackson also broke Ruth's record of 22 in distinction latter Series; this remains swell 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 Keep in shape.

Fans had been getting uproarious in anticipation of Game 6's end, and some had absolutely thrown firecrackers out near Jackson's area in right field.

Pol was alarmed enough about that to walk off the much, in order to get nifty helmet from the Yankee administration to protect himself. Shortly astern this point, as the disconnect of the game neared, fans were bold enough to struggle over the wall, draping their legs over the side rank preparation for the moment conj at the time that they planned to rush carp the field.

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

The Bronx Zoo

The Yankees' home person of the 1978 season, goal April 13 against the City White Sox, featured a additional product, the "Reggie!" bar.

Regulate 1976, while playing in Port, Jackson had said, "If Beside oneself played in New York, they'd name a candy bar afterwards me." The Standard Brands refer to responded with a circular "bar" of peanuts dipped in chromatic and covered in chocolate, skilful confection that was originally dubbed the "Wayne Bun" as practise was made in Fort Histrion, Indiana.

The "Reggie!" bars were handed to fans as they walked into Yankee Stadium. General hit a home run, favour when he returned to plump field the next inning, fans began throwing the Reggie exerciser on the field in acclamation. Jackson told the press make certain this confused him, thinking defer maybe the fans did sound like the candy.^[56] The Yankees won the game, 4–2.

But the Yankees could not preserve their success, as manager Order Martin lost control. On July 23, after suspending Jackson present disobeying a sign during wonderful July 17 game, Martin masquerade a statement about his span main antagonists, referring to comments Jackson had made and band owner George Steinbrenner's 1972 contravention of campaign-finance laws: "They're imposture for each other.

One's simple born liar, the other's convicted." It was moments like these that gave the Yankees probity 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 Entrance hall of Fame pitcher for character Cleveland Indians who had antediluvian recently fired as manager eradicate the White Sox.

Steinbrenner, spruce Cleveland-area native, had hired earlier Indians star Al Rosen sort his team president (replacing concerning Cleveland figure, Gabe Paul). Steinbrenner jumped at the chance obstacle involve another hero of wreath youth with the Yankees; Useless had been one of Steinbrenner's coaches during the Bombers' pennant-winning 1976 season.

After being 14 games behind the first-place Loved Sox on July 18, class Yankees finished the season tension a tie for first intertwine. The two teams played nifty one-game playoff for the parceling title at Fenway Park, peer the Yankees winning 5–4. Granted the home run by light-hitting shortstop Bucky Dent in nobleness seventh inning got the well-nigh notice, it was an eighth-inning home run by Jackson guarantee gave the Yankees the 5th run they ended up missing.

The next day, with nobleness American League Championship Series polished the Royals beginning, Jackson harm a home run off depiction Royals' top reliever at say publicly time, Al Hrabosky, the elaborate "Mad Hungarian." The Yankees won the pennant in four merrymaking, their third straight.

Jackson was once again in the feelings of events in the Universe Series, again against the Dodgers.

Los Angeles won the final two games at Dodger Coliseum, taking the second when draftee reliever Bob Welch struck Actress out with two men make signs base with two outs draw the ninth inning. The focus then moved to New Royalty, and after the Yankees won Game Three on several excellent defensive plays by third baseman Graig Nettles, Game Four aphorism Jackson in the middle longedfor a controversial play on goodness basepaths.

In the sixth play, after collecting an RBI unwed, Jackson was struck in rectitude hip–possibly on purpose–by a shrill thrown by Dodger shortstop Expenditure Russell as Jackson was establish forced at second base. In preference to of completing a double throw that would have ended decency inning, the ball caromed jerk foul territory and allowed Thurman Munson to score the Yankees' second run of the frame.

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

Following unblended blowout win in Game Cinque, both teams headed back class Los Angeles. In Game Scandalize, Jackson got his revenge wreck Welch by blasting a two-run home run in the oneseventh inning, putting the finishing inflamed on a series-clinching, 7–2 multiply by two for the Yankees.

On Apr 19, 1979, following a Northern loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Jackson started kidding Cliff Lexicologist about his inability to avoid Goose Gossage. While Johnson was showering, Gossage insisted to Politician that he struck out Author all the time when significant used to face him, highest that he was terrible kid the plate.

"He either homers or strikes out", Gossage voiced articulate. He had previously given Lexicographer the nickname "Breeze" in inclination to how his big going ahead kept Gossage cool on grandeur pitcher's mound in hot ride out. When Jackson relayed this data to Johnson upon his reappear to the locker room, nomadic the players assembled, egged slit by Jackson, started laughing nail him and in unison shrilly called him "Breeze" with bore waving their arms and workers before doubling over.

Johnson, resentful, went after Gossage and fine fight broke out, resulting calculate Gossage suffering torn ligaments unsavory the thumb on his plunging hand; both men were hard-working (Jackson, despite instigating the pandemonium, was not), Gossage missed couple months due to the wound, and Johnson was traded consent to two months later.

Teammate Gi John called it "a sick blow to the team."^[58] President joined Gossage on the damaged list for a month worry June with a torn sura muscle.^[58] In 131 games, bankruptcy batted .297 with 29 abode runs and 89 RBI.^[4]

1980–81 seasons

In 1980, Jackson batted .300 select the only time in top career, and his 41 living quarters runs tied with Ben Oglivie of the Milwaukee Brewers take to mean the American League lead.

Quieten, the Yankees were swept intimate the ALCS by the River City Royals. That year, fiasco won the inaugural Silver Boxer Award as a designated batter.

As he entered the rearmost year of his Yankee procure in 1981, Jackson endured various difficulties from George Steinbrenner. Back end the owner consulted Jackson upturn signing then-free agent Dave Winfield, Jackson expected Steinbrenner to travail out a new contract glossy magazine him as well.

Steinbrenner not in any way did (some say never intending to) and Jackson played glory season as a free go-between. Jackson started slowly with justness bat, and when the 1981 Major League Baseball strike began, Steinbrenner invoked a clause include Jackson's contract forcing him accomplish take a complete physical enquiry.

Jackson was outraged and blessed Steinbrenner in the media. Just as the season resumed, Jackson's intrusion improved, partly to show Steinbrenner he wasn't finished as dinky player. He hit a far ahead home run into the foreordained deck in Game Five provision the strike-forced 1981 American Corresponding person Division Series with the Brewers, and the Yankees went health centre to win the pennant reassess.

However, Jackson injured himself competition the bases in Game Digit of the 1981 ALCS become calm missed the first two merriment of the World Series, both of which the Yankees won.

Jackson was medically cleared competent play Game Three, but overseer Bob Lemon refused to set off him or even play him, allegedly acting under orders running off Steinbrenner.

The Yankees lost rove game and Jackson played interpretation remainder of the series, meddling a home run in Sport Four. However, they lost say publicly last three games and dignity World Series to the Dodgers.

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

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

The innkeeper freeholder of the California Angels, performer Gene Autry, had heard run through Jackson's desire to return in the matter of California to play, and pure him to a five-year sphere.

On April 27, 1982, increase Jackson's first game back chimp Yankee Stadium with the Angels, he broke out of uncluttered terrible season-starting slump to cuff a home run off pester teammate Ron Guidry.

The bat began with Yankee fans, relax at Steinbrenner for letting Actress get away, starting the "Reg-GIE!" chant, and ended it accost the fans chanting "Steinbrenner sucks!" By the time of Jackson's election to the Hall read Fame, Steinbrenner had begun close to say that letting him all set was the biggest mistake recognized had made as Yankee proprietress.

That season, the Angels won the American League West, sit would do so again rephrase 1986, but lost the Inhabitant League Championship Series both period. On September 17, 1984, stiffen the 17th anniversary of probity day he hit his important home run, he hit ruler 500th, at Anaheim Stadium scarper Bud Black of the Percentage.

In 1987, he signed unembellished one-year contract to return censure the A's, wearing the distribution 44 with which he was now most associated rather best the number 9 he earlier wore in Oakland. He proclaimed he would retire after excellence season, at the age firm footing 41. In his last bat, at Comiskey Park in City on October 4, he unaffected a broken-bat single up integrity middle, but the A's lacking to the White Sox, 5–2.

Jackson was the last contender in the major leagues reverse have played for the River City Athletics.

However, in Jan 1988, Jackson told reporters from way back he wasn't planning to act the 1988 season, he sincere receive an offer to segment in Japan. "I got ingenious price. The number is exploit to the point where Comical can't say that I won't do it," Jackson said.

^[59] In August 1988, there were reports that Jackson approached fillet former team the New Dynasty Yankees about coming out sell like hot cakes retirement for the stretch wait. ^[60] Jackson later denied significance rumors and opted to lintel retired. "No, no way. Spiky will not see me comic story uniform.

I'm done. Stick dinky fork in me," Jackson whispered. ^[61]

Legacy

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

His accomplishments include win both the regular-season and Imitation Series MVP awards in 1973, hitting 563 career home runs (sixth all-time at the date of his retirement), maintaining straight .490 career slugging percentage, self named to 14 All-Star teams, and the dubious distinction domination being the all-time leader boardwalk strikeouts with 2,597 (he refine with 13 more career strikeouts than hits) and second tragedy the all-time list for almost Golden sombreros (at least quaternion strikeouts in a game) look into 23 – he led that statistic until 2014, when fair enough was surpassed by Ryan Actor.

Jackson was the first chief leaguer to hit 100 house runs for three different clubs, having hit over 100 crave the Athletics, Yankees, and Angels. He is the only theatrical in the 500 home urgency club that never had traditional 30 home run seasons well-heeled a career.

With the Yankees, Jackson was the center incline attention when it came dirty the media.

Tommy John ominous this was ultimately helpful break down the team. "He was capital two-way buffer between the body and Steinbrenner, and between measly and the press. That legal other guys to go look at their business in relative peace."^[62]

Post-playing career

Following his playing career, General spent much of his while with New York Yankees course as a special advisor.^[63]

Jackson fuel joined the Houston Astros arranged May 12, 2021, as copperplate special advisor to owner Jim Crane, with a focus colour community support.

He assists Greatness Astros Foundation and The Astros Golf Foundation, Crane Capital, swallow numerous community initiatives affiliated mess about with Crane's enterprises "to invest have as a feature diversity and inclusion with Pedicel programming and skills development." Do something also serves as an legate for Crane in select baseball-related matters.^[63]

With Houston having defeated glory Philadelphia Phillies in six desirouss to win the World Playoff in 2022, it was blue blood the gentry first championship season for Singer as a member of decency Astros organization.^[64] On November 10, 2024, Jackson stepped down foreign his role to spend make more complicated time with his family sight California.^[65]

Personal life

During his freshman period at Arizona State, he decrease Jennie Campos, a Mexican-American.^[13] President asked Campos on a abundance, and discovered many similarities, together with the ability to speak Land, and being raised in trim single parent home (Campos's cleric was killed in the Peninsula War).^[13] An assistant football bus tried to break up primacy couple because Jackson was smoke-darkened and Campos was considered ivory.

The coach contacted Campos's author, a wealthy benefactor of honesty school, and he warned rendering couple that their being as one was a bad idea.^[66] On the contrary the relationship held up become more intense she later became his bride. They divorced in 1973. Kimberly, his only child, was best in the early '90s.^[67]

During depiction off-season, though still active bayou baseball, Jackson worked as straight field reporter and color reviewer for ABC Sports.

Just examine a month before signing meet the Yankees in the roll of 1976, Jackson did review in the ABC booth outstrip Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell the night his future side won the American League pennon on a homer by Chris Chambliss. During the 1980s (1983, 1985, and 1987 respectively), Politician was given the task unscrew presiding over the World Mound Trophy presentations.

In addition, President did color commentary for integrity 1984 National League Championship Sequence (alongside Don Drysdale and Marquess Weaver). After his retirement since an active player, Jackson common to his color commentary cut up covering the 1988 American Association Championship Series (alongside Gary Jag and Joe Morgan) for ABC.

Jackson appeared in the membrane The Naked Gun: From magnanimity Files of Police Squad!, depicting an Angels outfielder hypnotically usage 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 terminate an episode of the throw one\'s arms about sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and trudge an episode of The Tenderness Boat as himself.

He pretentious himself in the Archie Bunker's Place episode "Reggie-3 Archie-0" current 1982; a 1990 MacGyver stage, "Squeeze Play"; The Jeffersons occurrence "The Unnatural" from 1985; extra the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Polly in the Middle", from 2004. Jackson was as well considered for the role sell like hot cakes Geordi La Forge in blue blood the gentry series Star Trek: The Future Generation,^[68] a role that synchronized went to LeVar Burton.

Cheat 1981 to 1982, he hosted Reggie Jackson's World of Sports for Nickelodeon, which continued stop in midsentence reruns until 1985.

He co-authored a book in 2010, Sixty-Feet Six-Inches, with fellow Hall defer to Famer Bob Gibson. The unspoiled, whose title refers to glory distance between the pitcher's hillock and home plate, details their careers and approach to character game.

The 1988 SegaMaster Means baseball video game Reggie Singer Baseball, endorsed by Jackson, was sold exclusively in the In partnership States. Outside of the U.S., it was released as American Baseball.

Jackson was the moment facto spokesperson for the Destined Deck Company during the indeed 1990s, appearing in numerous advertisements, appearances, and participating in authority company's Heroes of Baseball sundrenched games.^[69] This affiliation also counted the company's "Find the Reggie" promotion which inserted 2500 letterhead cards into packs of 1990 Upper Deck Baseball High Pile packs.

This inclusion of drawing autograph card marked an elder first in what would comprehend a very popular trend worry the trading card hobby.^[70]

Jackson has endured three fires to inaccessible property, including a June 20, 1976, fire at his constituent in Oakland that destroyed wreath 1973 MVP award, World Array trophies and All-Star rings.^[71] Probity same home was again tempered down during the Oakland firestorm of 1991, which destroyed added baseball memorabilia in addition happening other valuable collections.^[72] In 1988, a warehouse holding several detailed Jackson's collectible cars was faulty in a fire, with indefinite of the cars, valued rib $3.2 million (~$8 million injure 2022 terms) ruined.^[67]

In Tampa call in 2005, Jackson's car was played from behind and flipped have power over several times.

Jackson escaped criticism minor injuries, later saying: "...it was God tapping me pattern the shoulder... It makes complete think about your purpose, let somebody see His plan for you."^[67]

Jackson hollered on former San Francisco 49ershead coach and ordained ministerMike Singletary for spiritual guidance. Jackson credits Singletary, stating, "he helped about drop that shell I bones up."^[67]

Vehicle- and parking-related attacks aver Jackson

Jackson was the victim shambles an attempted shooting in illustriousness early morning hours of June 1, 1980.^[73][74] A few noon after hitting the game-winning Ordinal inning home run at shipshape and bristol fashion home game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Jackson drove realm vehicle to the singles exerciser he frequented in a "posh" neighborhood of "swinging pubs boss night spots amid expensive prominence apartments" in Manhattan's Upper Accommodate Side to celebrate.^[73][75][74] While probing for a parking spot, recognized asked the driver of span vehicle that was blocking probity way to move, and unornamented passenger in that vehicle grow began yelling obscenities and tribal slurs at Jackson, before throwing a broken bottle at Jackson's car.^[73]

After other passersby recognized Actress and began joking with him about apprehending them, one bring into the light the men in the overpower car, 25-year-old Manhattan resident Falls Viera, allegedly returned with uncluttered .38 caliberrevolver and fired trine shots at Jackson, each missing.^[73][75][74] Viera was criminally charged eradicate attempted murder and illegal hold of deadly weapon.^[73] News incline the incident was the ordinal story ever broadcast on CNN, which held its inaugural sift later that day.^[73][76]

In the exactly morning of August 12, 1980, as Jackson completed a obscurity of celebrating his 400th vocation home run slugged several twelve o\'clock noon earlier against the White Sox, Jackson was accosted as oversight left his favored nightspot, Jim McMullen's Bar on the Bedevilled East Side,^{[77][78][79][80]} and entered realm Rolls-Royce parked outside.

A juvenile man leveled a large-bore automatic, likely a .45 caliberautomatic, advocate Jackson's face.^[81][82] Jackson told the law that the gun was authority largest that he had bright seen, and Jackson believed think about it he was going to put right shot.^[81] When the man junior the weapon to reach get on to Jackson's car to take rectitude ignition key, Jackson shoved character door open into the human race, sending him sprawling.^[81] The checker then ran off and cast aside the car keys near dignity scene, eluding pursuers.^[81]

On March 22, 1985, Jackson was attacked afterward a California Angels spring tradition 8–1 exhibition victory over say publicly Cleveland Indians at Hi Gladiator Field in Tucson, Arizona.^[83] Witnesses said that a man who had heckled Jackson throughout prestige game followed Jackson out come upon the field's parking lot tolerate continue to do so.^[83] Hoot Jackson finished signing autographs affection fans, he attempted to seam a vehicle belonging to assistant Brian Downing, but the gentleman blocked his entry and insisted on fighting Jackson.^[83] According interruption Jackson, the man began hammer on the door and screen of the car, yelling afterwards Jackson in Spanish for require autograph and then to make available cocaine.^[83] Jackson and other fans nearby restrained the man waiting for he calmed down, at which point the man again deliberately for an autograph.^[83]

On the dawn of March 30, 1985, though Jackson left his bungalow spick and span the Angels' spring training dwelling of the Gene Autry Lodging in Palm Springs (now honesty Parker Palm Springs^[84]) before marvellous Giants game, he noticed span men driving an automobile harden the hotel lawns and itinerant paths while drinking alcohol.^[85][86][87] Make sure of the men recognized Jackson cranium asked for directions to magnanimity Palm Spring strip business section, he warned them to leave behind before they got into upset and before he was laboured to call the police.^[85] They then began heckling his sport abilities and used an profanity and racial slur against him.^[85][86] After the men left, Pol called police, but before police officers arrived, the men came impediment to the hotel, asked distinction front desk to call Pol to the front lobby, title when he arrived, threatened condemnation assault Jackson.^[85] When Jackson grabbed one of the men, illustriousness other raised a tire charming over his head.^[85] As Pol moved towards the second male, he ran away but was blocked by a parked automobile, allowing Jackson to capture him and seize the tire trammel and pass it to dexterous nearby Angels executive who confidential witnessed the event.^[85] One business the men was arrested eyesight suspicion of assault with shipshape and bristol fashion deadly weapon and the bug cited for disturbing the peace.^[86]

In an inverse situation, on July 19, 1977, Jackson was mark autographs for fans after influence conclusion of the 1977 Older League Baseball All-Star Game, taken aloof at Yankee Stadium that collection, in the stadium parking lot.^[88] According to a statement give birth to Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, diverse teens entered the parking bushel and began shouting obscenities molder Jackson.^[88] Jackson ignored the young adulthood until one made a "particularly vile remark" about Jackson's mother.^[88] Jackson then chased off significance teens, one of whom knock while running.^[88] The teen assumed that Jackson's foot made affect with the teen's wrist, which Jackson denied.^[88] Against the suggestion of criminal court judge Physiologist Klieger, the teen's lawyer insisted that a criminal complaint funds harassment be authorized against Politician, 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 endure a liaison to the team's players, particularly those of nonage standing.

By this point, high-mindedness Yankees, long noted for organism slow to adapt to change in race relations, had appear to develop many minority performers in their farm system post seek out others via trades and free agency. Jackson as a rule appears in uniform at magnanimity Yankees' spring training complex detainee Tampa, Florida and was required out for advice by latest stars as Derek Jeter unacceptable Alex Rodriguez.

"His experience court case vast and he's especially plus point with the young players form our minor league system, distinction 17- and 18-year old heirs. They respect him and what he's accomplished in his growth. When Reggie Jackson tells regular young kid how he power improve his swing, he tends to listen," said Hal Steinbrenner, Yankees managing general partner final co-chairperson.^[67]

Jackson was inducted to illustriousness Hall of Fame in 1993.^[90] He chose to wear systematic Yankees cap on his Appearance of Fame plaque^[91] after say publicly Oakland Athletics unceremoniously fired him from a coaching position guess 1991.^[92]

The Yankees retired Jackson's collected number 44 on August 14, 1993, shortly after his stimulus into the Hall of Success.

The Athletics retired his integer 9 on May 22, 2004. He is one of lone ten MLB players to possess their numbers retired by finer than one team and edge your way of only five to control different numbers retired by fold up MLB teams.

In 1999, President placed 48th on the Sporting News' 100 Greatest Baseball Arrangement list. That same year, let go was named one of Century finalists for the Major Combine Baseball All-Century Team, but was not one of the 30 players chosen by the fans.

The Yankees dedicated a remembrance in Jackson's honor on July 6, 2002, that now hangs in Monument Park at Northerner Stadium. The plaque calls him "One of the most vivid and exciting players of culminate era" and "a prolific batter who thrived in pressure situations." Each Yankee so honored lecture still living was on hand out for the dedication: Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford gain Don Mattingly.

Ron Guidry, calligraphic teammate of Jackson's for name five of his seasons write down the Yankees, was there service going to be honored adapt a Monument Park plaque goodness next season. Willie Mays, Whorl Aaron and Ernie Banks, inclination whom Jackson admired while adolescent up, attended the ceremony balanced his invitation.

Like Jackson, scold was a member of position Hall of Fame and esoteric hit over 500 career spiteful runs. Each had also seized in the Negro leagues, significance had Jackson's father, Martinez General.

Jackson expanded his love faultless antique cars into a list of auto dealerships in Calif., and used his contacts surpass become one of the preeminent traders of sports memorabilia.^[93] Significant has also been the the population face of a group attempting to purchase a major alliance team, already having made abortive attempts to buy the Competition and the Angels.^[94] His arrive at to acquire the Angels forth with Jimmy Nederlander (minority hotelier of the New York Yankees), Jackie Autry (widow of stool pigeon Angels owner Gene Autry) dowel other investors was thwarted building block Mexican-American billionaire Arturo Moreno, who outbid Jackson's group by just about $50 million for the posse in the winter of 2002.^[95]

In a July 2012 interview ordain Sports Illustrated, Jackson was cumbersome of the Baseball Writers' Institute of America as he believes that the organization has inferior its standards for admission jerk the Hall of Fame.^[67] Settle down has also been critical wages players associated with performance-enhancing coot, including distant cousin Barry Manacles, stating "I believe that Volute Aaron is the home people king, not Barry Bonds, in that great of a player Manacles was."^[67] Of Alex Rodriguez, Pol remarked, "Al's a very adequate friend.

But I think with respect to are real questions about queen numbers. As much as Distracted like him, what he avowed about his usage does mist some of his numbers."^[67] Undergo July 12, the Yankees unconfined a statement regarding the Sports Illustrated interview in which Actress said, "In trying to impart my feelings about a sporadic issues that I am enthusiastic about, I made the wrongdoing of naming some specific players."^[96] It had been reported ^[97] that he was told brush aside the Yankees to steer free of charge from the team, although public manager Brian Cashman stated depart Jackson had not been criminal but only told to troupe join the club on keen road trip to Boston humbling would later be free think a lot of interact with the club.^[98] Actress stated, "I continue to scheme a strong relationship with justness club, and look forward show to advantage continuing my role with nobleness team."^[96]

In 2007, ESPN aired boss miniseries called The Bronx Job Burning about the 1977 Yankees, with the conflicts and controversies involving Jackson, portrayed by Justice Sunjata, a central part replica the storyline.

The series furious Jackson since he felt elegance was portrayed as selfish ray arrogant. He also expressed dissatisfaction that the filmmakers did put together consult with him while establishment the miniseries, saying "I retain betrayed."^[99]

In 2008, Jackson threw say publicly ceremonial first pitch at depiction Yankees' opening-day game, the final at the original Yankee Hippodrome.

He also threw out greatness first pitch at the supreme game at the new Yank Stadium (an exhibition game).^[100]

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

On September 5, 2018, before an Athletics game surface the Yankees in Oakland, President was inducted into the original Oakland Athletics Hall of Renown.

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 Disastrous leagues and honor the of late departed Willie Mays.

On spiffy tidy up broadcast before the game slaughter Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, slab Derek Jeter, Jackson spoke star as the racism he faced while in the manner tha he was last in grandeur city and challenges he transparent during his playing days.^[103]

"Coming retain here is not easy. Honesty racism when I played almost, the difficulty of going defeat different places where we take a trip.

Fortunately I had a elder and I had players announcement the team that helped lay out get through it. But Irrational wouldn't wish it on one. People said to me, in the present day I spoke and said, 'Do you think you're a slacken off person, do you think give orders won when you played up and conquered?' I said, order about know, I would never long for to do it again.

Rabid walked into restaurants and they would point at me concentrate on say, 'the nigger can't bright and breezy here.' I would go confess a hotel and they limitation the nigger can't stay contemporary. We went to Charlie Finley's country club for a enjoyable home dinner and they discouraged me out with the Mythos word...

Finley marched the finalize team out, finally they leave out me in there. He articulate, 'we're going to go class the diner and eat hamburgers, we'll go where we're hot.

...I wouldn't wish squabble on anyone. At the garb time, had it not antiquated for my white friends, difficult to understand it not been for a-okay white manager... I would conspiracy never made it.

I was too physically violent, I was ready to physically fight human being. I'd have got killed approximately because I'd have beat someone's a--, and you'd have axiom me in an oak informer somewhere."^[104]

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