Grant Jackson (baseball)
| 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 | |||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Grant Dwight Jackson (September 28, 1942 – February 2, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher and coach.
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)