Reggie Jackson biography
Reggie Jackson, in full Reginald Martinez Jackson, byname Mr. October, (born May 18, 1946, Wyncote, Pennsylvania, U.S.), American skilled baseball participant whose excellent efficiency in World Series video games earned him the nickname “Mr. October.”
Jackson was inspired in sports activities by his father and have become a star athlete at Cheltenham High School in Pennsylvania, excelling in observe and soccer in addition to baseball. He was a superb pitcher in addition to a hitter, batting and throwing left-handed. He continued his athletic profession at Arizona State University (Tempe), however after two years he grew to become knowledgeable baseball participant. He performed with American League Kansas City Athletics farm groups (1967–68) and joined the Athletics in 1968 when the workforce moved to Oakland, California, remaining with the workforce by means of the 1975 season. He made his mark as a home-run hitter and an distinctive base runner. He led the league in house runs (1973 and 1975). Playing on the World Series-winning Athletics (1972–74), Jackson within the 1973 World Series batted .310, drove in all three runs as Oakland received the sixth recreation, and hit a two-run homer within the decisive seventh recreation.
In 1976 Jackson was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, and in 1977 as a free agent he signed a five-year contract with the New York Yankees for practically $3 million. He led the league in house runs in 1980. In the ultimate recreation of the 1977 World Series, he hit three consecutive house runs and drove in 5 runs because the Yankees received 8–4. In the 1978 World Series he hit .391 and two house runs as New York defended its title. From 1973 he performed primarily as a delegated hitter (or DH, whereby one bats for the pitcher however holds no fielding place). Jackson completed his profession with the California Angels (1982–86; now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim).
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993. His memoir, Becoming Mr. October (with Kevin Baker), was launched in 2013.