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Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson was born on May 18, 1946, in the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, just north of Philadelphia.His father, Martinez Jackson, who was half Puerto Rican, [5] worked as a tailor and was a former second baseman with the Newark Eagles of Negro league baseball. [6]
Hank Aaron's #44 was retired by the Braves and Brewers. Reggie Jackson had his #9 retired by the Athletics, and his #44 retired by the Yankees. Rollie Fingers' #34 was retired by the Athletics and Brewers. Carlton Fisk had his #27 retired by the Red Sox, and his #72 retired by the White Sox. Greg Maddux's #31 was retired by the Cubs and Braves.
He retired as a 14-time All-Star and made the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot. By any measure, he had an amazing carer, but he will clearly never forget what he went through to get there ...
The 1977 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1977 season.The 74th edition of the World Series, [1] it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. [2]
Major League Baseball legend and National Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson candidly recalled the racism he faced while playing in Alabama, saying, "I wouldn't wish it on anyone."
Reggie Jackson, sole 1993 inductee. Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1993 followed the system in place since 1978. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected Reggie Jackson.
Baseball great Reggie Jackson offered fans a stark history lesson on Thursday, recalling the racism Black players faced in the segregated South of the 1960s, on a day the sport celebrated its ...
Billy knew what he had to do to control Reggie Jackson, but he was impotent to do it as long as George Steinbrenner protected Jackson. [ 122 ] The question of whether the strife between Martin and Jackson involved a racial element has divided Yankee players and those who have written about the 1977 team.