Reggie Jackson Biography

Fast Facts

• Was the first player in MLB history to make 100 home runs for three different clubs
• Was the second overall pick in the 1966 amateur baseball draft, signing with the Oakland Athletics
• Quote: "I didn't come to New York to be a star, I brought my star with me․"
• Known for his great performances in World Series games, batting nearly 100 points higher than his career average over five World Series
• Ended and started his career with the Oakland Athletics, playing for the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees and the California Angels in between
• An MLB player best known as a right fielder for the Oakland Athletics
• Off the baseball field, he was a pop culture icon, appearing in such movies and television programs as "MacGuyver," "Malcom in the Middle," "BASEketball" and "The Naked Gun․"
• Once said that if he played in New York, they would name a candy bar after him, and within five years, his statement came true
• Called himself "the straw that stirs the drink․"
• Earned the nickname "Mr․ October" when he hit three home runs on three pitches in the Fall Classic in Game 6 of the 1977 series