Reggie Jackson
ActingReginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels. He led his teams to first place eleven times over his 21-year baseball career and had only two losing seasons. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993.
He was nicknamed "Mr. October" for hisĀ clutch hittingĀ in the postseason with the Athletics and the Yankees.Ā He helped Oakland win five consecutiveĀ American League WestĀ divisional titles, three straightĀ American League pennantsĀ and three consecutiveĀ World SeriesĀ titles fromĀ 1972Ā toĀ 1974.Ā He helped New York win four American League EastĀ divisional pennants, three American League pennants and back to back World Series titles, inĀ 1977Ā andĀ 1978. He also helped theĀ California AngelsĀ win two AL West divisional titles inĀ 1982Ā andĀ 1986. He hit three consecutive home runs atĀ Yankee StadiumĀ in the clinching game six of theĀ 1977 World Series.
He hit 563 careerĀ home runsĀ and was anĀ American LeagueĀ (AL)Ā All-StarĀ for 14 seasons. He won twoĀ Silver Slugger Awards, the ALĀ Most Valuable Player (MVP) AwardĀ in 1973, twoĀ World Series MVP AwardsĀ and theĀ Babe Ruth AwardĀ in 1977. The Yankees retired his uniform number in 1993, and the Athletics retired it in 2004.Ā He currently serves as a special advisor to theĀ Houston Astros, and a sixth championship associated with him came with Houston's win in theĀ 2022 World Series.
He was the de facto spokesperson for theĀ Upper Deck CompanyĀ during the early 1990s, appearing in numerous advertisements, appearances, and participating in the company's Heroes of Baseball exhibition games.
He has endured three fires to personal property, including a June 20, 1976, fire at his home in Oakland that destroyed his 1973 MVP award, World Series trophies and All-Star rings.Ā The same home was again burned down during theĀ Oakland firestorm of 1991, which destroyed more baseball memorabilia in addition to other valuable collections.Ā In 1988, a warehouse holding several of Jackson's collectible cars was damaged in a fire, with several of the cars, valued at $3.2 million (~$8 million in 2022 terms) ruined.
He co-authored a book in 2010,Ā Sixty-Feet Six-Inches, with fellow Hall of FamerĀ Bob Gibson. The book, whose title refers to the distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate, details their careers and approach to the game.
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