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Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #62 Reggie Jackson

Name: Reginald Jackson
Position: Right field
Born: May 18, 1946 (Abington, PA)
Yankee Years: 1977-81
Primary number: 44
Yankee statistics: 653 G, .281/.371/.526, 115 2B, 14 3B, 144 HR, 149 wRC+, 17.1 rWAR, 18.2 fWAR

Biography

Whenever people recall the Yankees' championship teams of the 1970s, one name stands out above the rest. Thurman Munson, Willie Randolph, and Catfish Hunter were all superb players, but the superstar of the group was Reggie Jackson. He had the power and the swagger to become a sports icon, becoming the biggest name on baseball's biggest stage.