Grant Jackson (baseball)
Grant Dwight Jackson (September 28, 1942 – February 2, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher and coach.
| Grant Jackson | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: September 28, 1942 Fostoria, Ohio, U.S. | |||
| Died: February 2, 2021 (aged 78) North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 3, 1965, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 8, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 86–75 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.46 | ||
| Strikeouts | 889 | ||
| Saves | 79 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Jackson played in Major League baseball (MLB) from 1965 to 1982 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, and Kansas City Royals.[1]
After Jackson’s playing career, he was a coach for the Pirates and Cincinnati Reds.[2][3][4]
Jackson died on February 2, 2021 from problems caused by COVID-19 in North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania, aged 78.[5]
References
- ↑ "Grant Jackson Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Grant Jackson". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ↑ Kates, Maxwell (August 1, 2017). "Grant Jackson". SABR.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Grant Jackson Player Card - Jobs in Baseball". thebaseballcube.com. The Baseball Cube. 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ↑ Mackey, Jason (2 February 2021). "Grant Jackson, the Pirates' Game 7 winner in 1979, dies at age 78". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
Other websites
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Grant Jackson at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
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