The Fan Teaser: Week 105 Solution

DouglasTHill

1 year ago

**^{October’s always been one of my favorite months.}**
**^{Pretty sure it was for this person as well.}**

As the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees duke it out in the 2024 World Series, it affords one time to reminisce about the pair’s previous 11 October matchups.

The one that’s etched in my memory is 1977 when first-year New York Yankee Reggie Jackson forever endured himself to the Bronx faithful when he batted .450, belted five home runs, drove in eight runs, scored 10 himself, and claimed the Series’ Most Valuable Player Award.

**^{New York Yankee Reggie Jackson’s classic follow-through after belting one of his three homeruns during Game 6 of the 1977 World Series. (Photo from Getty Images)}**

It was an epic Game 6 that helped solidify his nickname of Mr. October.

With the Yankees leading the Series, 3-2, Jackson was walked on four straight Burt Hooton pitches in the second inning (and then scoring on Chris Chambliss‘ homer), Jackson saw three more pitches in his ensuing three at bats and all of them left the field of play.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Jackson jumped on Hooton’s first pitch and sent into the upper deck in Yankee Stadium’s right field, scoring catcher Thurman Munson.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Jackson lined reliever Elias Sosa‘s first pitch just over the wall in right field, scoring second baseman Willie Randolph
Then, in the bottom of the eighth, with the Yankees leading 7-3, Jackson led off with a first-pitch bomb off knuckleballer Charlie Hough to the deepest part of center field.

Further reading:

Follow this link to the National Baseball Hall of Fames recount of the Jackson’s performance.
Follow this link to the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) recount of the game by Scott Ferkovitch.
Follow this link to Yankee fan Steve Loff’s written reflections of that night.

^{Here’s the Reggie Jackson highlight package from Game 6 of the 1977 World Series. (Steel yourself for color commentator Howard Cosell‘s bloviation;-)}

^{If you’re so inclined and want to take a stroll down memory lane, here’s 1977’s Game 6 in its entirety.}

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