The Oakland A's
Reggie: The Autobiography
Autobiography
By: Reggie Jackson, with Mike Lupica
Date: 1984
Source: Jackson, Reggie, with Mike Lupica. Reggie: The Autobiography. New York: Villard Books, 1984, 66–67, 70–71, 77–78.
About the Author: Reggie Jackson (1946–) was born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. Attending Arizona State on a football scholarship, Jackson turned to baseball and was drafted by the Kansas City Athletics. By 1969, Jackson was a star player, hitting forty-seven home runs. After leading the Oakland A's to three consecutive World Series, Jackson was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in 1976; he signed with the New York Yankees as a free agent a year later. In five seasons with the Yankees, Jackson won two more World Series, hitting three homers in game six in 1977. After spending several seasons with the California Angels and Athletics again, Jackson...
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