Editing Reggie Jackson (section)

====Mr. October====
During the [[1977 World Series|World Series]] against the [[1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]], Munson was interviewed, and suggested that Jackson, because of his past postseason performances, might be the better interview subject. "Go ask Mister October", he said, giving Jackson a nickname that would stick. (In Oakland, he had been known as "Jax" and "Buck.") Jackson hit home runs in Games Four and Five of the Series.

Jackson's crowning achievement came with his three-home-run performance in World Series-clinching Game Six, each on the first pitch, off three Dodgers pitchers. (His first plate appearance, during the second inning, resulted in a four-pitch walk.) The first came off starter [[Burt Hooton]], and was a [[line drive]] shot into the lower right field seats at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]. The second was a much faster line drive off reliever [[Elías Sosa]] into roughly the same area. With the fans chanting his name, "Reg-GIE! Reg-GIE! Reg-GIE!", the third came off reliever [[Charlie Hough]], a [[knuckleball]] pitcher, making the distance of this home run particularly remarkable. It was a towering drive into the black-painted [[batter's eye]] seats in center, {{convert|475|ft}} away. Jackson stated afterwards that the scouting reports provided by [[Gene Michael]] and [[Birdie Tebbetts]] played a large role in his success.<ref name="Give Chase his props&nbsp;– but Reggie's still tops">{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/give_utley_his_props_but_jax_still_GDmZKrotu46kj2kn2QftqN |title=Give Chase his props&nbsp;– but Reggie's still tops |publisher=nypost.com |access-date=23 April 2017 |first=Kevin |last=Kernan |date=4 November 2009}}</ref> Their reports indicated that the Dodgers would attempt to pitch him inside and Jackson was prepared.<ref name="Give Chase his props&nbsp;– but Reggie's still tops"/>

Since Jackson had hit a home run off Dodger pitcher [[Don Sutton]] in his last at bat in Game Five, his three home runs in Game Six meant that he had hit four home runs on four consecutive swings of the bat against as many Dodgers pitchers. Jackson became the first player to win the World Series MVP award for two teams. In 27 World Series games, he amassed 10 [[home run]]s, including a record five during the 1977 Series (the last three on first pitches), 24 [[run batted in|RBI]] and a .357 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]]. [[Babe Ruth]], [[Albert Pujols]], and [[Pablo Sandoval]] are the only other players to hit three home runs in a single World Series game, with Ruth accomplishing the feat twice – in [[1926 World Series|1926]] and [[1928 World Series|1928]] (both in Game Four). With 25 total bases, Jackson also broke Ruth's record of 22 in the latter Series; this remains a World Series record, [[Willie Stargell]] tying it in the [[1979 World Series]]. [[Chase Utley]] ([[2009 World Series|2009]], [[2009 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia]]) and [[George Springer]] ([[2017 World Series|2017]], [[2017 Houston Astros season|Houston]]) have since tied Jackson's record for most home runs in a single World Series.

Fans had been getting rowdy in anticipation of Game 6's end, and some had actually thrown firecrackers out near Jackson's area in right field. Jackson was alarmed enough about this to walk off the field, in order to get a helmet from the Yankee bench to protect himself. Shortly after this point, as the end of the game neared, fans were bold enough to climb over the wall, draping their legs over the side in preparation for the moment when they planned to rush onto the field. When that moment came, after pitcher [[Mike Torrez]] caught a pop-up for the game's final out, Jackson started running at top speed off the field, actually body-checking past some of these fans filling the playing field in the manner of a football linebacker.<ref>ABC coverage of Game Six, as shown on the YES network.</ref>