Grant Jackson (baseball)
| Grant Jackson | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 28, 1942 Fostoria, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 3, 1965, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 8, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 86–75 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.46 | ||
| Strikeouts | 889 | ||
| Saves | 79 | ||
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Grant Dwight Jackson (born September 28, 1942 in Fostoria, Ohio), is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, and Kansas City Royals from 1965 to 1982.
Jackson attended Bowling Green State University, where he played for the Bowling Green Falcons baseball team.
In 1961, he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent. He made his MLB debut with the Phillies in 1965. Jackson was named to the 1969 National League All-Star team, but did not appear in the game.
After the 1970 season, the Phillies traded Jackson, Jim Hutto and Sam Parrilla to the Baltimore Orioles for Roger Freed. From September 29 to October 1, 1974 he won 3 consecutive games in relief.
On June 15, 1976, the Orioles traded Jackson with Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Elrod Hendricks and Ken Holtzman to the New York Yankees for Rick Dempsey, Tippy Martinez, Rudy May, Scott McGregor and Dave Pagan. After the season, he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners from the Yankees as the 11th pick in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft. A few weeks later, he was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Craig Reynolds and Jimmy Sexton.
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