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w y (P) - Onc a ain,
gie Jackson i alone in th p t­
light. Jackson, who e clut h hitting,
chari ma and contr v rsy el vat d
him to level all hi own, w the
only player elected to the Hall
Fame on T� day night.
J ckson w named on 93.6 p r­
cent of the ballots cast by members of
the Baseball Writers Association of
America, the 10th- . ghest total in
history. He became the 29th player to
make it to Cooperstown in his first
year of eligibility.
Phil Niekro, a 318-game winn r,
fell hort with 65.7 percent as a first­
year candidate. Orlando Cepeda and
Tony Perez were farther back. Pete
Rose got 14 write-in votes. A Hall of
Fame rule prohibits banned players
from appearing on the ballot.
Last year, in what would've been
Ro e's first year of eligibility, he got
41 write-irrvotes. A total of 75 per­
cent of the votes was needed for elec­
tion Jackson was named on 396 of
423 ballots.
THI WAS TIlE FIRST year
since Willie Stargell in 1988 that only
one player wa elected. The induction
ceremonie will be held 01; Aug. 1 in
Coeperstown,' .Y.'
Reggie Jackson
,-
on the career list, in 21 sea ons. But
he was known even more for hi ex
ploits in the postseason, where he
earned the nickname of "Mr.
October" and led team to five
World Serie championship.
Jack on hit 10 home 'run in 9
at-bat in the World Serie . He played
in ix erie _ three each with Oak­
land and the New York Yankee _
and batted .357. He also appeared in
11 playoff series. Jackson had 1,702
RBIs and batted .262 during his
career with Oakland, the Yankee,
Baltimore and California. He played
in 12 All-Star game.
More impres ive than hi num­
bers, however, was the way in which
he produced them. Jackson hit three
home runs on three pitche in the
sixth and clinching game of the 1977
World Series, giving him a treak of
four homers on four wing. Babe
Ruth i the only other player to hit
three home runs in a World Serie
game.
Prep stars- of the week
Attenti n all high scho I and middl
sch I caches. The Michl an itizen
\ ants y ur athlct .".
I you trunk 'our pI yers de .erve the
recognition th desire n W you ha e
the hance t d Just that. You can
. n rninate :rour athl te for one of the
Prep ta . r Th . cck which WIll
ppcar every \ .ck in th Mi hi an
Citizen. W will lake the nominations
in the followin 'ports:
Girl Basketball (middle chool)'
To nominate your�Star Of The
Week you must provide a current photo
of your player and a short paragraph on
. what the player did that past week.
Drop off your nomination at our offices
located on 12541 Second Avenue off
Glendale in Highland Park between the
hours of 9: AM and 5: PM Mon­
day through Friday. Call 869-0033 for
more information. Players will run
every week until the end of the school
year. \
Winter Sports:
l.·M x McGee of the Green Bay
Packers in Super Bowl I� 2. Matt
n 11 In Sup r Bowl III; 3. Don
Ch ndl r f Gr en Bay in Sup r
B wi I,
Sports Quiz
by Larry Duncan
sch )1)
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1. Nam the first ever pi yer to
c r a touchdown in Si-per Bowl
hi tory. . .
2. N me the only New Yor Jet to
. ore a touchdown in Super Bowl
play.
3. Nam the first ever kicker to
c nn ct on a field goal in Super Bowl
play.
Spring Sports
B y ;.i" 'ball
ofthall
B }''' Trick
Girl. I rae
B ys'l cnm
Sports Quiz Answers
Fall Sports
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B ys ro: '0 ntry
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Girls Tennis.
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NUMBER RANK
2,820
ll��
9,864
18th
2,584
59th
1,551
lied 36th
16th
63
6th
11
tied 18th
1,375
22d
et-
2,597
1st
4,834
16th
1,075
12th
MR. OCTOBER
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In Ilve World Series, two with th
Athletic and three with the Yankee' ,
Jackson produced the following:
.357
5 .
10
24
dramatic batter v . pitcher confronta­
tion ever, h truck out against Bob
Welch to end G me 2 of the 197
Serie .. The trikeout came on the
ninth pitch of the duel, and came WIth
two runners on b e and the Yankee
trailin 4- . A up le d y later, he
homer d off Wei h in Game 6.
He w • a he 'aid, "the traw that
ti the drink." And he talked ab ut
himself in term of "the magnitude
of m ." Love him or hate him. you
n ti cd him.
ever.
He al 0 tied the A rc rd by lead­
utfi cl dcr: in error' in tivc
ca. on. . If the field, Rc ie also
mad headline.
When Ire a en y wa in Its infan­
cy in th mid-197( ,he wa. the free
a zcnt. He even had a candy bar
\ icto: ic'> \ en: ofl et h 274 I( .sc •
alihou ih he did not have til benefit
01 pla in' 101 t )() many g()( d learn .
DEFINITELY fiRST DIVI ION
Jackson played on 11 division
champion, Includlng 10 In a 12-year
period, from 1971 to 1982:
TEAM WON DIVISION
BESTCHA CE:
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