Yankees-Dodgers iconic moments: Reggie Jackson becomes Mr. October

Reggie Jackson called himself "the straw that stirs nan drink."

In Game 6 of nan 1977 World Series, he stirred crossed 5 runners pinch 3 booming swings of his bat, hitting 3 location runs connected 3 consecutive swings. 

In a agelong history of iconic Yankees location runs, Jackson's 3 blasts successful Game 6 of that twelvemonth are etched adjacent nan apical of nan list. No subordinate has ever repeated nan feat of hitting 3 location runs connected conscionable 3 swings successful a World Series crippled since then. At least, not extracurricular of video games pinch cheat codes. 

When Jackson stepped to nan sheet for his 3rd at-bat that night, Oct. 18, 1977, a roaring Yankee Stadium was heard successful nan eighth inning. Most Americans watched connected their TVs and were fixed a speedy reminder of conscionable really different Jackson's crippled had been already. 

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Baseball: World Series: New York Yankees Reggie Jackson (44) successful action, astatine bat vs. Los Angeles Dodgers. Game 6. Bronx, NY 10/18/1977  (Walter Iooss Jr. /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

"Reggie Jackson has seen 2 pitches successful nan onslaught area tonight. Two. And he’s deed them some successful nan seats," ABC play-by-play man Keith Jackson said erstwhile Reggie stepped into nan batter's box. 

The broadcaster didn't moreover cognize what was astir to happen. And what happened was truthful shocking that it caused nan ABC broadcast squad to wholly suffer consciousness of its structure. 

When nan shot near nan bat, Keith Jackson began his call, but he could only get 1 connection in, saying, "High," earlier his colour commentator Howard Cosell went rogue and took nan telephone for himself. 

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Yankees' Reggie Jackson hits his 3rd location tally of nan crippled against nan Dodgers. The Yankees won 8-4 successful nan 6th crippled of nan World Series.  (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

"Goodbye! Oh, what a blow! What a measurement to apical it off!" Cosell yelled arsenic nan shot bounced disconnected nan black-painted batter’s oculus and into a fan’s waiting hands. "Forget astir who nan Most Valuable Player is successful nan World Series. How this man has responded to pressure."

And then, erstwhile Jackson was crowned successful that infinitesimal arsenic Mr. October, yet trotted home, Cosell still hadn't settled backmost into his role. He still called nan full point complete his partner. 

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Catcher Thurman Munson, #15 of nan New York Yankees, watches arsenic head Billy Martin, #1, hugs outfielder Reggie Jackson, #44, enters nan dugout aft hitting his 3rd location tally of Game Six of nan World Series connected October 18, 1977, against nan Los Angeles Dodgers astatine Yankee Stadium successful New York, New York. (1977 Rich Pilling/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

"Oh, what a beam connected his face," said Cosell arsenic Reggie crossed location plate. "Who tin blasted him? He’s answered nan full world!"

And conscionable 1 inning later, nan Yankees clinched their first World Series title successful 15 years. 

Jackson was easy crowned nan MVP. He vanished nan bid pinch a batting mean of .450 pinch 9 hits, 5 homers, 8 RBIs and 10 runs scored successful six games pinch a then-record 25 full bases. 

"All I had to was show up astatine nan plate. They were going to cheer maine moreover if I struck out," Jackson said aft nan game.

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