Reggie Jackson

Full Name: Reginald Martinez Jackson	Primary Position: OF,RF,DH
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/195	First Game: June 9, 1967
Birthdate: May 18, 1946	Final Game: October 4, 1987
Birthplace: Wyncote, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 21 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993

Biography[]

Reggie Jackson (Reginald Martinez Jackson) was born on May 18, 1946 in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on June 9, 1967 for the Kansas City Athletics. In 1968, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 29 home runs and 74 RBI. Jackson played for the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and California Angels over the course of his 21 year career.

Most people believe that Reggie Jackson's best season was 1969, when he slugged 47 home runs, hit for a .275 average and knocked in 118 runs.

In Game 6 of the 1977 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Reggie hit 3 home runs at Yankee Stadium to clinch the Title as 1977 World Series Champions.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1967	KC	A	35	118	13	21	1	6	.178	.269	.305	4	4	10	46	5	1	1	0	1
1968	OAK	A	154	553	82	138	29	74	.250	.316	.452	13	6	50	171	5	4	14	5	3
1969	OAK	A	152	549	123	151	47	118	.275	.410	.608	36	3	114	142	12	1	13	20	8
1970	OAK	A	149	426	57	101	23	66	.237	.359	.458	21	2	75	135	8	2	26	11	10
1971	OAK	A	150	567	87	157	32	80	.277	.352	.508	29	3	63	161	6	0	16	5	7
1972	OAK	A	135	499	72	132	25	75	.265	.350	.473	25	2	59	125	8	4	9	7	5
1973	OAK	A	151	539	99	158	32	117	.293	.383	.531	28	2	76	111	7	0	22	11	13
1974	OAK	A	148	506	90	146	29	93	.289	.391	.514	25	1	86	105	4	0	25	20	8
1975	OAK	A	157	593	91	150	36	104	.253	.329	.511	39	3	67	133	3	0	17	5	10
1976	BAL	A	134	498	84	138	27	91	.277	.351	.502	27	2	54	108	4	0	28	7	17
1977	NY	A	146	525	93	150	32	110	.286	.375	.550	39	2	74	129	3	0	17	4	3
1978	NY	A	139	511	82	140	27	97	.274	.356	.477	13	5	58	133	9	0	14	2	8
1979	NY	A	131	465	78	138	29	89	.297	.382	.544	24	2	65	107	2	0	9	3	17
1980	NY	A	143	514	94	154	41	111	.300	.398	.597	22	4	83	122	2	0	1	15	7
1981	NY	A	94	334	33	79	15	54	.237	.330	.428	17	1	46	82	1	0	0	2	8
1982	CAL	A	153	530	92	146	39	101	.275	.375	.532	17	1	85	156	2	0	4	12	10
1983	CAL	A	116	397	43	77	14	49	.194	.290	.340	14	1	52	140	4	0	0	5	5
1984	CAL	A	143	525	67	117	25	81	.223	.300	.406	17	2	55	141	3	1	8	7	10
1985	CAL	A	143	460	64	116	27	85	.252	.360	.487	27	0	78	138	1	0	1	12	16
1986	CAL	A	132	419	65	101	18	58	.241	.379	.408	12	2	92	115	3	0	1	11	14
1987	OAK	A	115	336	42	74	15	43	.220	.297	.402	14	1	33	97	4	0	2	0	3
Total			2820	9864	1551	2584	563	1702	.262	.356	.490	463	49	1375	2597	96	13	228	164	183

Fielding Stats[]

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1967	KC	A	LF	19	18	167.1	30	1	3	0	.912
1967	KC	A	RF	14	13	119.2	20	0	1	0	.952
1967	KC	A	OF	34	32	301	55	1	4	0	.933
1967	KC	A	CF	3	1	14	6	0	0	0	1.000
1968	OAK	A	OF	151	145	1294.2	269	14	12	5	.959
1968	OAK	A	LF	1	0	2.2	1	0	0	0	1.000
1968	OAK	A	RF	148	137	1236.2	256	13	12	5	.957
1968	OAK	A	CF	10	8	55.1	12	1	0	0	1.000
1969	OAK	A	CF	10	8	77	19	2	1	0	.955
1969	OAK	A	OF	150	147	1350.1	278	14	11	2	.964
1969	OAK	A	RF	144	139	1273.1	265	13	10	2	.965
1970	OAK	A	CF	50	47	365.2	119	0	4	0	.967
1970	OAK	A	OF	142	118	1085.2	251	8	12	0	.956
1970	OAK	A	RF	114	71	720	140	8	8	0	.949
1971	OAK	A	CF	3	2	16	1	0	1	0	.500
1971	OAK	A	OF	145	145	1269.1	285	15	7	3	.977
1971	OAK	A	RF	145	143	1253.1	285	15	6	3	.980
1972	OAK	A	CF	92	92	791	214	4	5	4	.978
1972	OAK	A	RF	43	43	385.2	88	1	4	1	.957
1972	OAK	A	OF	135	135	1176.2	301	5	9	5	.971
1973	OAK	A	RF	144	143	1227.2	301	4	9	0	.971
1973	OAK	A	DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	OAK	A	OF	145	144	1236.2	302	4	9	0	.971
1973	OAK	A	CF	1	1	9	2	0	0	0	1.000
1974	OAK	A	OF	127	126	1092.2	296	8	10	2	.968
1974	OAK	A	CF	3	2	22.1	7	0	0	0	1.000
1974	OAK	A	RF	126	124	1070.1	293	8	10	2	.968
1974	OAK	A	DH	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	OAK	A	DH	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	OAK	A	OF	147	147	1260	315	13	12	5	.965
1975	OAK	A	RF	147	147	1260	317	13	12	4	.965
1976	BAL	A	CF	16	16	111	34	0	2	0	.944
1976	BAL	A	OF	121	121	1057.2	284	8	11	3	.964
1976	BAL	A	DH	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	BAL	A	RF	112	105	946.2	248	8	9	3	.966
1977	NY	A	RF	127	126	1057	233	7	13	0	.949
1977	NY	A	DH	18	17	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	NY	A	OF	127	126	1057	236	7	13	0	.949
1978	NY	A	RF	104	104	911.1	207	6	3	1	.986
1978	NY	A	DH	35	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	NY	A	OF	104	104	911.1	212	6	3	1	.986
1979	NY	A	RF	125	125	1082.2	275	7	4	2	.986
1979	NY	A	DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	NY	A	OF	125	125	1082.2	274	7	4	2	.986
1980	NY	A	RF	94	94	787.2	171	3	7	0	.961
1980	NY	A	DH	46	44	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	NY	A	OF	94	94	787.2	174	3	7	0	.962
1981	NY	A	RF	61	60	516.2	107	3	3	0	.973
1981	NY	A	DH	33	32	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	NY	A	OF	61	60	516.2	111	3	3	0	.974
1982	CAL	A	OF	139	137	1087.1	200	6	6	1	.972
1982	CAL	A	RF	139	137	1087.1	197	6	6	1	.971
1982	CAL	A	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	CAL	A	DH	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	CAL	A	RF	47	44	355.1	70	5	1	1	.987
1983	CAL	A	OF	47	44	355.1	66	4	1	1	.986
1984	CAL	A	DH	134	133	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1984	CAL	A	RF	3	3	26.2	7	0	0	0	1.000
1984	CAL	A	OF	3	3	26.2	7	0	0	0	1.000
1985	CAL	A	OF	81	81	624.1	112	6	7	1	.944
1985	CAL	A	RF	81	81	624.1	112	6	7	1	.944
1985	CAL	A	DH	52	46	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	CAL	A	DH	121	111	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	CAL	A	RF	4	2	18	4	1	1	0	.833
1986	CAL	A	OF	4	2	18	4	1	1	0	.833
1987	OAK	A	DH	79	63	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	OAK	A	RF	20	20	164	29	0	0	0	1.000
1987	OAK	A	OF	20	20	164	30	0	0	0	1.000
Total			CF	188	177	1461.1	414	7	13	4	.970
Total			OF	2102	2056	17755.2	4062	133	142	31	.967
Total			DH	630	589	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	1942	1861	16124.1	3625	127	126	26	.968
Total			LF	20	18	170	31	1	3	0	.914

Transactions[]

Selected by Kansas City Athletics in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1966).
Traded by Oakland Athletics with Ken Holtzman and Bill VanBommell to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell (April 2, 1976).
Granted free agency (November 1, 1976).
Signed by New York Yankees (November 29, 1976).
Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
Signed by California Angels (January 22, 1982).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 24, 1986).
Granted free agency (December 15, 1987).

Trivia[]

Jackson had a notable cameo in the movie The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad.