Oakland Athletics: The Top 50 Oakland A’s of All-Time

#5: Reggie Jackson

Although Reggie Jackson also played for the Orioles and Angels, he’s best known as Mr. October for his outstanding postseason play with the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees.

Of course, Jackson’s regular season play wasn’t exactly inferior to what he did in October. The outfielder was a 14-time All-Star, as well as a five-time World Series champion. He also won the AL MVP award in 1973, as he helped the Athletics to their second of three consecutive World Series wins. With the Yankees and Angels, he picked up a pair of Silver Slugger Awards.

Jackson led the American league in home runs four times, making him unique for his ability to combine power with strong defense. He was one of the greatest athletes of all time, and although he occasionally upset his teammates with his strong personality, fans loved him, and no one could deny that he was successful.

Both the Yankees and Athletics have retired his jersey number, which was number nine with the A’s and number 44 with New York. In 1993, Jackson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, earning 93.6 percent of the vote on his first ballot.

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