Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson
Jackson at Dodger Stadium in 2010
Right fielder
Born: (1946-05-18) May 18, 1946 (age 70) Wyncote, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 9, 1967, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1987, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.262
Hits	2,584
Home runs	563
Runs batted in	1,702
Teams
Kansas City / Oakland Athletics (1967–1975) Baltimore Orioles (1976) New York Yankees (1977–1981) California Angels (1982–1986) Oakland Athletics (1987)
Career highlights and awards
14× All-Star (1969, 1971–1975, 1977–1984) 5× World Series champion (1972–1974, 1977, 1978) AL MVP (1973) 2× World Series MVP (1973, 1977) 2× Silver Slugger Award (1980, 1982) 4× AL home run leader (1973, 1975, 1980, 1982) AL RBI leader (1973) Oakland Athletics #9 retired New York Yankees #44 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	1993
Vote	93.6% (first ballot)

Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). 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 pennants, three consecutive American League pennants and three consecutive World Series titles, from 1971 to 1975. Jackson helped New York win four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants and two consecutive World Series titles, from 1977 to 1981. He also helped the California Angels win two AL West divisional pennants in 1982 and 1986. Jackson hit three consecutive home runs at Yankee Stadium in the clinching game 6 of the 1977 World Series.