MLB power rankings: Top 30 nicknames of all-time
By John Buhler
3. Reggie Jackson: Mr. October
Baseball is all about winning in October. One Hall of Fame player is synonymous with the 10th month of the year: Right fielder Reggie Jackson, Mr. October. Jackson was the premier power hitter in the American League in the 1970s. He spent the bulk of his career with the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees.
Jackson accumulated 562 career home runs, 2,584 career hits, and 1,702 career runs batted in. He would win five World Series championships between the A’s and the Yankees. Though he won three with Oakland, he would be best known for hitting three home runs in Game 6 of the 1997 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
That heroic performance in Game 6 would cement his recognizable nickname based on postseason dominance. Jackson may have been extremely vain and egocentric, but his raw power at the plate had pitchers in the Junior Circuit shaking for years.
He would be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1993. Jackson has since had his jersey retired by both the A’s and Yankees organization. Even with a home run spike during the Steroid Era, Jackson is still respected as one of the best sluggers in MLB history.