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8 unusual facts about Reggie Jackson


Charlie Moore

Moore hit .462 in the 1982 ALCS and made an important defensive play in the final game, throwing out Reggie Jackson at third base from right field.

Dale Ford

He was well known for being behind the plate for Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, known for Bill Buckner's error; for tossing Baltimore Orioles Manager Earl Weaver out of a game during the National Anthem; and for ejecting Reggie Jackson from a game only to have Jackson begin throwing all the contents of the dugout onto the playing field.

Dave Aizer

Prior to his success on Nickelodeon, Aizer hosted Disney's ESPN Club interviewing top athletes such as Joe Namath, Pete Rose, Barry Bonds and Reggie Jackson.

Frontier Field

Local resident Johnny Perotti and his family played alongside players including Frank Thomas, Rickey Henderson, Johnny Bench, Mike Schmidt, Ozzie Smith, Reggie Jackson, and others.

Herzog-Jackson Motorsports

In its final year, the team was co-owned by former Oakland A's and New York Yankees player Reggie Jackson.

Jim Safka

In 2009, Safka launched a new website for Hall of Fame baseball player Reggie Jackson.

Lewiston, Idaho

Reggie Jackson was perhaps the most famous Lewiston Bronc of all-time; Mr. October played 20 games for Lewiston in 1966.

Yenko Camaro

"Mr. October," Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, was bidding on this car but didn't win it.


Carina Afable

There she appeared in the final episodes of the American police sitcom Barney Miller, in the recurring role of Deputy Inspector Frank Luger's (James Gregory) mail-order bride, then went on to do TV commercials, including for the Reggie Jackson barbecue grill and Wienerschnitzel hotdogs, for which she sang the commercial jingle.

Frank Pulli

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Bill Russell dropped the ball momentarily (not ruled a catch by second base umpire Joe Brinkman), then flipped it to second baseman Davey Lopes, but Lopes' throw to first caromed off the leg of Reggie Jackson, standing in the baseline between first and second, and went behind first base.

Gene Mauch

While his teams occasionally featured power hitters such as Dick Allen, Rusty Staub and Reggie Jackson, they depended just as heavily on hitters adept at getting on base through contact hitting and patience at the plate, such as Rod Carew, and on strong defensive play by such stars as Bobby Grich and Bob Boone.

Season Ticket: A Baseball Companion

A tour of 1984 spring training camps includes talks with players Reggie Jackson, Rusty Staub, and Oakland Athletics owner Roy Eisenhardt.

Steve Chilcott

Steven Lynn Chilcott (born September 23, 1948) is a former baseball catcher from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, who was drafted by the New York Mets as the first overall pick in the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft, a spot ahead of Reggie Jackson.


see also

1977 World Series

In the film BASEketball, Reggie Jackson is shown hitting his third home run of the game.

Mickey Mahler

In reflecting on his career as a journeyman, Mahler told the Toronto Star in 1986: "It's not a pleasant way to spend a career, but the memories will be incredible. I've played with Reggie Jackson and Rod Carew and Dale Murphy, I've learned from Tom House and (Johnny) Sain, the two best pitching coaches in the business. I've been around, seen the best. It's not so bad a life."