Mike Jackson (left-handed pitcher)

Michael Warren Jackson (born March 27, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He pitched from 1970 to 1973 for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians. During a four-year baseball career, he compiled 2 wins, 33 strikeouts, and a 5.80 earned run average (ERA).

Mike Jackson
Pitcher
Born: (1946-03-27) March 27, 1946
Paterson, New Jersey
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 10, 1970, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 1973, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Win–loss record2–3
Earned run average5.80
Strikeouts33
Teams

Jackson was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies after graduating high school in 1964, and spent the first two seasons in the Phillies minor league system before being signed by the Boston Red Sox.[1] He served in the Army during the Vietnam War era, and missed the 1966 and 1967 seasons as a result.[2] Jackson spent 1968 and 1969 with the Red Sox in the minor leagues, and finished the 1969 season with 11 wins, 10 losses, and a 4.76 ERA for the AAA Louisville Colonels. After the season, he was traded back to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gary Wagner.[1]

Jackson made his major league debut with the Phillies against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 10, 1970, in which he pitched the final 1​1⁄3 innings in a 7–0 loss, giving up three hits, walking one and striking out one. The very first batter he faced was future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton. During the at bat, the Dodgers pulled off a double steal, with Willie Crawford stealing home. Sutton then doubled to score the Dodgers' final run of the game.[3] He finished the season with a 1.42 ERA in five games, spending most of the season with the AAA Eugene Emeralds of the Pacific Coast League. On June 11, 1970, he pitched a no-hitter for the Emeralds against the Tucson Toros.[4] After pitching in one game for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971, Jackson spend two seasons with the Kansas City Royals, pitching in seven games in 1972 and nine in 1973. After being traded from the Royals to the Indians on June 8, 1973 for Steve Mingori, he pitched in his final game on July 27, 1973, and spent the rest of his career in the minors with the Oklahoma City 89ers and the Thetford Mines Pirates before retiring after the 1974 season.[5]

References
  1. "Mike Jackson's Ready For The 500-1 Shot". The News. Paterson, New Jersey. February 21, 1970. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Mike Jackson Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  3. "May 10, 1970, Dodgers at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  4. "Mike Jackson Hurls No-Hitter". The Spokesman-Review. June 13, 1970. p. 6.
  5. "Mike Jackson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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