Reggie Jackson

Reginald Martinez Jackson, born May 18, 1946, is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball. He appeared for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees, and the California Angels. With Oakland he helped the Athletics win five consecutive American League West divisional titles, three straight American League pennants, and three consecutive World Series titles from 1972 to 1974. With New York he helped the Yankees capture four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants, and back-to-back World Series titles in 1977 and 1978. In the clinching Game Six of the 1977 World Series, he hit three consecutive home runs at Yankee Stadium. He later helped the California Angels win two AL West divisional titles, in 1982 and 1986.

Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the Athletics and the Yankees. He hit 563 career home runs and was named an American League All-Star for 14 seasons. He won two Silver Slugger Awards and the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1973. Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993, in his first year of eligibility.