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

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

In Game 6 of the 1977 World Series, helium stirred crossed 5 runners with 3 booming swings of his bat, hitting 3 location runs connected 3 consecutive swings. 

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

When Jackson stepped to the sheet for his 3rd at-bat that night, Oct. 18, 1977, a roaring Yankee Stadium was heard successful the eighth inning. Most Americans watched connected their TVs and were fixed a speedy reminder of conscionable however antithetic 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 the onslaught portion tonight. Two. And he’s deed them some successful the seats," ABC play-by-play antheral Keith Jackson said erstwhile Reggie stepped into the batter's box. 

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

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

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

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

And then, erstwhile Jackson was crowned successful that infinitesimal arsenic Mr. October, yet trotted home, Cosell inactive hadn't settled backmost into his role. He inactive called the full happening implicit his partner. 

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Catcher Thurman Munson, #15 of the New York Yankees, watches arsenic manager Billy Martin, #1, hugs outfielder Reggie Jackson, #44, enters the dugout aft hitting his 3rd location tally of Game Six of the World Series connected October 18, 1977, against the 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 the full world!"

And conscionable 1 inning later, the Yankees clinched their archetypal World Series rubric successful 15 years. 

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

"All I had to was amusement up astatine the plate. They were going to cheer maine adjacent if I struck out," Jackson said aft the game.

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