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Not who you're looking for? Others named Reggie Jackson: American basketball player (born 1990) · American basketball player

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🎬 Filmography

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The Benchwarmers

2006 · as Self

BASEketball

1998 · as Reggie Jackson

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

1994 · as Baseball Coach

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Overview

Reginald 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. 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 titles, three straight American League pennants and three consecutive World Series titles from 1972 to 1974. Jackson helped New York win four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants and back to back World Series titles, in 1977 and 1978. He also helped the California Angels win two AL West divisional titles in 1982 and 1986. Jackson hit three consecutive home runs at Yankee Stadium in the clinching game six of the 1977 World Series. Jackson hit 563 career home runs and was an American League (AL) All-Star for 14 seasons. He won two Silver Slugger Awards, the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1973, two World Series MVP Awards and the Babe Ruth Award in 1977. The Yankees retired his uniform number in 1993, and the Athletics retired it in 2004. Jackson currently serves as a special advisor to the Houston Astros, and a sixth championship associated with Jackson came with Houston's win in the 2022 World Series. Jackson led his teams to first place eleven times over his 21-year baseball career and suffered only two losing seasons.

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Notable quotes

“Now, when we go into a park on the road people start booing me. You don't know how good that makes me feel. To me it means the fans recognize who I am and what I mean to my ball club. Fans don't boo nobodies.”
— As quoted in "A's Jackson glad about 'boos'," in "The Chicago Defender" (April 23, 1974)
“Every hitter likes fastballs just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's how you feel when 's throwing balls by you. You just hope to mix in a walk so you can have a good night and only go 0-for-3.”
— As quoted in "Fastest Arm in the West" by Pete Axthelm, in Newsweek (June 16, 1975)
“I was 'colored' until I was 14, a Negro until I was 21 and a black man ever since.”
— "We Have A Serious Problem That Isn't Going Away", Sports Illustrated, May 11, 1987.
“I did very little against two lefties, Mike Caldwell and Scott McGregor, for a few years anyway. Eventually, I caught up with both of them, though. It was really Jim Palmer who stands out in this context; I had some success against him overall, but he was so good in clutch situations that I never really hurt him when the game was on the line.”
— As quoted in The Greatest Team of All Time: As Selected by Baseball's Immortals, from Ty Cobb to Willie Mays (1994), compiled by Nicholas Acoccella and Donald Dewey, p. 117

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Notable quotes

“Now, when we go into a park on the road people start booing me. You don't know how good that makes me feel. To me it means the fans recognize who I am and what I mean to my ball club. Fans don't boo nobodies.”
— As quoted in "A's Jackson glad about 'boos'," in "The Chicago Defender" (April 23, 1974)
“Every hitter likes fastballs just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's how you feel when 's throwing balls by you. You just hope to mix in a walk so you can have a good night and only go 0-for-3.”
— As quoted in "Fastest Arm in the West" by Pete Axthelm, in Newsweek (June 16, 1975)
“I was 'colored' until I was 14, a Negro until I was 21 and a black man ever since.”
— "We Have A Serious Problem That Isn't Going Away", Sports Illustrated, May 11, 1987.
“I did very little against two lefties, Mike Caldwell and Scott McGregor, for a few years anyway. Eventually, I caught up with both of them, though. It was really Jim Palmer who stands out in this context; I had some success against him overall, but he was so good in clutch situations that I never really hurt him when the game was on the line.”
— As quoted in The Greatest Team of All Time: As Selected by Baseball's Immortals, from Ty Cobb to Willie Mays (1994), compiled by Nicholas Acoccella and Donald Dewey, p. 117

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Reginald 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. Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993.

Overview

Reginald 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. 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 titles, three straight American League pennants and three consecutive World Series titles from 1972 to 1974. Jackson helped New York win four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants and back to back World Series titles, in 1977 and 1978. He also helped the California Angels win two AL West divisional titles in 1982 and 1986. Jackson hit three consecutive home runs at Yankee Stadium in the clinching game six of the 1977 World Series. Jackson hit 563 career home runs and was an American League (AL) All-Star for 14 seasons. He won two Silver Slugger Awards, the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1973, two World Series MVP Awards and the Babe Ruth Award in 1977. The Yankees retired his uniform number in 1993, and the Athletics retired it in 2004. Jackson currently serves as a special advisor to the Houston Astros, and a sixth championship associated with Jackson came with Houston's win in the 2022 World Series. Jackson led his teams to first place eleven times over his 21-year baseball career and suffered only two losing seasons.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Not who you're looking for? Others named Reggie Jackson: American basketball player (born 1990) · American basketball player

🎬 Filmography

Screen catalogue →

The Benchwarmers

2006 · as Self

BASEketball

1998 · as Reggie Jackson

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

1994 · as Baseball Coach

Reggie Jackson across IJR

Studio characters

Reggie JacksonRumors confirmed: surprisingly easy to talk to.Reggie JacksonRumors confirmed: surprisingly easy to talk to.Reggie JacksonRumors confirmed: surprisingly easy to talk to.

Ask Genius about Reggie Jackson Create in Studio Build a game Watch videos

Where does Reggie Jackson rank?

Athletes

Greatest Home Run Hitters in Baseball

18 candidates · 0 votes · vote on the order

Athletes

Most Clutch Athletes in History

20 candidates · 0 votes · vote on the order