I was at this game with my dad. It was pretty spectacular. After the fans ran on the field, I hopped over and grabbed some Yankee Stadium dirt. I still have that bottle of dirt and our Game 6 (and Game 2) tickets. What a ride home through the City.
@@GetBenched2010 Fun Fact The NY METS had a chance to draft him in '69 in the 1st round but they took a no name catcher instead.What year did they take TOM SEAVER just curious???? Imagine these guys as teammates!!!!
My problem with Cosell was his egomania. Couldn't keep his damn mouth shut for two seconds to allow Keith Jackson or whoever happened to be the play by playing man to make any calls and all. When Chris Chambliss walked off the ALCS the previous year no sooner had the ball left the bat, Howard started screaming and Keith Jackson couldn't even make any sort of a call.
Yeah, and I love Keith Jackson (who doesn't), but he wasn't a baseball guy. Or bowling, as I recall, when he tried to do that. Howard had to interrupt Keith's call because he still didn't realize how majestic it was.
My favorite hitter when I was a kid ... Loved how he put so much into every swing, and extended so far out .... He would get so low to the ground shifting his body ...
In his book, Graig Nettles said it gave him chills when Reggie hit the third one. I'm watching this on my computer screen 39 years later, and I get chills every time I see it. You can hear the roar of the crowd is deafening. Imagine the people who were there. They must have been swept up in a wave of emotion unlike any they had ever felt. This was magic.
+Daniel Zanier ....It brings tears to my eyes! Even today as I watch this, as Reggie and I share the same birthday (5/18)...*....only one word....." clutch".....still, think about what he did here...BIGGEST stage, World Series...3 different pitchers.....only 1 pitch each! Thank you Mr. October"..for some classic /wonderful memories....39 long years ago! I was 14 on 10/18/77...*
Agree! I was a sophomore in college and watched this game with a bunch of other guys. I chuckle when someone asks if a knuckleball can be hit a long way...I always say, "Ask Charlie Hough".
I love when Reggie comes out to tip his cap to the crowd....clearly he's thanking them. I remember watching this as it happened and I could tell he just he wanted to be loved, and wow the reaction of the crowd was awesome. When he hugged Torres, it was plain to see how relieved he was. He truly felt like a Yankee finally.
@@atiboyful I know they weren't actually 'seats' , it was the batter's eye, but I heard that area referred to as such from other people since I was a kid, so that's what I always called that area...
Can you imagine if this happened today instead of 40 years ago? The exit velocity meter and the sound off of the bat would've been a thing of beauty. This tear has to be wiped from the corner of my eye every time I watch this video. I told my kids I don't apologize for it one bit.
Cosell and his understatement: "Oh what a blow!" "Forget about who the most valuable player is" "He's answered the whole world" "What a colossal blow" "What are they all thinking now?" "He knew it was gone, a monstrous blow" "Fulfillment is written in his face." Howard could make some guy mowing his lawn sound like a world-changing event.
+Randy Bailin That was one of the interesting things about Howard. As limited as his knowledge of baseball was, at least compared to the people he shared the booth with, he was very good at doing what you mentioned. And it did make him and the moment more compelling.
Howard didn't get fired because of the "little monkey" statement. ABC was trying to nudge Cosell out for about a year and a half. Cosell was still playing up being....Cosell, but he thought he would leave on his terms, and the same thing with Jimmy the Greek. Their shelf life had expired, and the network took advantage the very first time they could. Both Cosell and Greek have made "old school" comments before, but in the mid 80's with these guys in their 60's the old guard was not being nudged out, but the door opened and a swift boot. A couple of old timers saw it, learned and never went up to that line. Charlie Jones, Pat Summerall, Vin Scully and Jack Buck. All worked well into their senior years on major networks. Even though they saw the purge going on, they played the game smartly and left on their terms. Cosell was one of a kind though. ABC should have just made him apologize on air and moved on, but Cosells time was indeed done. He served his purpose and probably (and I'm not joking) was the biggest reason why ABC "the 3rd Network at the time he hit the scene nationally" became the no.1 Network for the first time in its history in 1975 through the begining of the 80's. Cosell was THE STAR on that network. No doubt. If you lived through that time period you know thats a fact.
He's a classic lefthand hitter that everybody loves to watch. Arguably the best player in the 70's. Along with barry bonds, he's got one of the most memorable swings that I ever saw in modern baseball era.
IMHO not even close to the best of the 70's. Many HRs but never hit for average and was marginal in the field. I'd take Morgan, Garvey, Bench, Brett, Munson, Schmidt, Rice and others before Reggie.
@@bobd1082 Say what you will.... 4 hr crowns...an mvp...5x champ... WS mvp for 2 teams...500hr club...probably the greatest nickname of all time....Had a candy bar named after him....and came through when it counted most... A certified baseball ICON
Reggie Jackson is quite a legend in the history of baseball, if you ask me. 563 home runs, twice World Series MVP where he spanked 4 consecutive home runs; three of them on three pitches. I like to think of him as the god of baseball.
I’ll never forget this night. I was 7 years old watching this with my Brothers. Reggie Jackson was like a superhero back then. I used to eat a Reggie candy bar before my little league baseball games when I played 8-10.
Take a look at that man. I see a compact, powerful batter with a swing that would stand out in any age. I see no signs of juice, just pure power. Wish I could say that about a lot of others.
That Yankee Stadium roar [the old one] had a feral intensity I've never heard anywhere else, and never more so than when Reggie entered legend in Gm 6.
Feral is a great word for it and it wasn't just the stadium. In 1977, the city itself had that feral aspect. When you visited, you probably weren't going to be the victim of a mugging, but chances were very high you'd at least witness one. The fans hang over the top of the fence for the final out of the series, and when they storm the field they look not too different from the Iranian kids storming the US embassy.
The greatest performance Ive ever seen. Saved the best for last, just like a great entertainer would. On the most hallowed ground, in the biggest spotlight. This is the definition of GREATNESS.
Incredibly exciting back then and if you ask me it hasn't lost any of its luster or magic even this many years later. Reggie was amazing and like no other ! Love him !
Pete Stelling The amazing thing about that game was this... The three pitches -- he saw, three went out of the park. That was the longest by far off Charlie Hough, the knuckleballer. The other two went into the right field stands.
Sitting way way way back in the bleachers, that night, I never thought I would be writing this some 45 years later. Speaking as a person who despised the man (for numerous reasons way to long to list) It was by far the greatest single game hitting display I ever witnessed. Unless you were there you cannot imagine the euphoria of the crowd. I remember getting home over a hr. later and people were still driving up and down the streets beeping horns in impromptu parades. I will never go to another World Series again as nothing could ever duplicate that night. Baseball peaked for me that night.
was at that game on the 3rd base side. Reggie came up for the 3rd time, said to the guy next to me ,5 bucks Reggie his another one, he says I'll give you 10- 1 he doesn't. 50 buck went along way in 1977 , thanks for the memories Reggie !!!
Reggie homered in his last AB of game 5 in that 1977 WS....and after a walk in his first AB in game 6, hit hit 3 HR in 3 consecutive ABs in game 6....that's 4 consecutive official ABs. After opening on the road in 1978, Reggie then homered on the first pitch in his first Yankee Stadium AB. He was totally locked-in at that time.
He homered in his first HOME at bat of 1978. The Yanks opened the 1978 season in Texas, followed by a trip to Milwaukee. They then home-opened vs. Chicago, and Reggie homered in his first AB versus lefty Wilbur Wood. Still very impressive even if it wasn't 6 in a row. It was 4 straight homers in Yankee Stadium in 4 straight plate appearances there.
I was rooting for the Dodgers, but this was very exiting to watch. I watched the ENTIRE post-season. I was 9 years old at the time. I was crushed in back to back years, but I understood the significance of this event, so I was exited about it. Besides, Reggie's mother was Puerto Rican, so I was also happy about that (being Puerto Rican myself).
IT'S BEEN 40 YEARS SINCE THAT MAGICAL NIGHT, AND IT AFFECTED MANY OF US! FIRST AND FOREMOST, REGGIE HIMSELF, BUT ALSO KEITH JACKSON "THE ONLY OTHER MAN TO DO THAT, AND HE DID IT TWICE, IS BABE RUTH" AND HOWARD COSELL WITH THE "THAT'S PRETTY SPLENDID COMPANY TO BE IN!" QUOTE. SPORTS ARE ABOUT MEMORIES, AND IF YOU REMEMBER THIS GAME, YOU'VE GOT SOME GOOD ONES! REGGIE, THANK YOU!
Agreed. I didn't like what they did with the old stadium in it's final decade. I've only been once to the new place and think it's way to corporate and pricey.
Reggie was one of the only players I've seen who could hit a home run when he wanted to... If a pitcher knocked him down with a pitch he would pop up, start spitting angrily and you knew something was going to happen. Mr October, deservedly cool name.
Every time Reggie came to bat it was pure theatre. It didn't matter if it was the World Series or a game that didn't matter, whether he hit one out or struck out you had to watch.
I would have paid money to see that man play baseball. I just love it when he knows he hit it out. And this has got to be the rare homer he hit without his hard bat flip. Love it when he does that.
I'll just add one more comment/suggestion here. 1977 was a bizarre/magical year for the city of New York. If you're old enough to recall those times, or just enjoy history, you should read "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx is Burning" by Jonathan Mahler. It's outstanding and really gives you a feel for that time in that city.
I remember the Son of Sam and the blackout. I think this WS win helped a lot of people. I'm not from NY or a Yankee fan, but that was quite a wild time.
I was 10 years old on October 18, 1977 and it was my Dad's 40th birthday. What an incredible moment and it is something that I will never, ever, ever forget. New York Yankees Forever!!!
i loved those!!!!! saw reggie hit a home run and they all threw reggie bars on the field, my grandpa said what are they doing that for, hahahha i told him when he hits a home run the throw the bars out, this is right after the bars came out, saw lou hit a home run that day as well :)
My dad and I were there that night in the upper deck in right field and I remember seeing that ball was above the lights and thought 'well Reg you flew out'. But it kept going. Looked down quickly to see Rick Monday against the CF wall with his eyes up as the ball landed in the black.
I remember watching this on tv. The way the ball came off the bat, not on a line but straight up in the air. Looked like a routine fly out to center. Notice how Keith Jackson was fooled until Cosell took the mic. That's the kind of strength he had.
This, along with Mark Messier's guarantee and subsequent hat trick in the 1994 playoffs against New Jersey are the two greatest clutch performances I've ever seen in my 50 years of watching sports.
Not a Yankee fan in any way shape or form but man, this is what baseball is all about. Yankee Stadium, a left handed power hitter, The World Series vs the Dodges. Doesn’t get any better than that.
I was not at this game, but I remember it well. I was a huge Dodgers fan. Came back from an evening mid-term exam at the University of Florida. All through the exam I had been daydreaming and imagining the Dodgers winning this game and extending the series. Just as I got back into the university T.V. room (or whatever it was called), Reggie came up and hit this home run. End of dream, right then and there. Gotta give it up for Mr. October!
The ball was given to Jackson and then to Standard Brands who produced the Reggie Bar. It made it's way to a Christie's auction and then sold on May 4, 2012 to an unknown collector.
It almost looks like Reggie hit it off the end of the bat and got under it and yet, he absolutely CRUSHED it, Howard sure got it right by saying it was a monstrous blow! It was that and soo much more! Mr. October annihilated it! And also, got the candy bar named after himself!
5 home runs that series. 4 of them consecutive. Steve Garvey said "I must admit, when Reggie hit his third home run and I was sure nobody was looking, I applauded in my glove."
That night in 1977, Reggie M. Jackson's 3rd Homer off Charlie Hough, carried 475 ft. High, into the Black Area of Yankee Stadium back then, was a Tremendous Shot, Indeed. I was like, WOW, Did U See That. God Bless. Mr. Granville S. Wright, Admirer Of Reggie M. Jackson, And Fellow Toastmaster.
Many NYers loved him, many hated him, many loved and hated him. He could go long periods without doing any work, but during crunch time he was The Man. This day cemented his place in NYY and World Series history.
Reggie Jackson was one of the best free agent signings in Yankee history. This man delivered and got the job done for them. They don't win the 1977 and 1978 World Series without Reggie Jackson.
The announcers' call was bit strange. I've always assumed that they initially did not know how far the ball was hit because it went to dead center and the TV announcers were sitting up behind home plate. It wasn't until the centerfielder gave up on the ball and the fans in the bleachers started going bananas that they realized what they were witnessing.I was in the fourth grade, and I remember watching most of this game on TV before my parents finally made me go to bed. They came upstairs and let me go back down to watch the last inning and the post-game interviews. For a while I kind of resented that I didn't get to see this historic moment live, but as I look back on it 40 years later I realize I probably enjoyed it even more. Whenever I was in bed and the Yankees were on at night, I would sneak a small transistor radio into bed and hide it under my pillow so I could listen to the game. This meant I got to hear the WMCA broadcast of Reggie's third home run instead of seeing it on TV ... and Mel Allen's radio call still gives me goose bumps in a way the TV call doesn't.
OMG Mel Allen, you really were lucky. Great story. Far as this call which did sound slightly tentative, I think if you ask a pro baseball play by play person, they'd say you always make the call based on the outfielder's action. Otherwise you'll using your home run voice for a lot of routine outs. Most of the time it's very hard to gauge it from a booth behind home plate like you can from the outfield. That's why you get a lot of 'back, back, back...' in the calls. Occasionally my local team's broadcaster would use their basketball guy to fill in mid-season and it was fun to listen to him go full 'Shot heard round the world' on a fly ball caught on a light jog 30 feet from the warning track.
I was at this game with my dad. It was pretty spectacular. After the fans ran on the field, I hopped over and grabbed some Yankee Stadium dirt. I still have that bottle of dirt and our Game 6 (and Game 2) tickets. What a ride home through the City.
now that is awesome!!!!
41 yrs ago tonight!
That Homerun was over 500 feet! They shorted REGGIE JACKSON because he's Black!
I call BS. Post tickets and photos
@@joeambrose3260 Same lol
I never get tired of watching this.
What people forget, Reggie actually hit 4 HRs in 4 official at bats! He had a HR night before and a walk in his last at bat!
Then on opening day in 1978, Reggie hit another homer on his first at bat to make it 5 in a row
Yes He Did. Can you say , "clutch"? NYC loved that man
@@johngapter362 teammates hated him!
That is inaccurate.
@@elmoblatch9787 munson, nettles....
My grandpa, who was not a fan of the Yankees or Reggie Jackson, cried after Reggie hit his third home run. It was a special moment for baseball.
Steve Garvey once remarked that when he was sure no one was looking, he quietly applauded in his glove. That's respect.
To Stevedrums:No.That's class.
No. That's BS
I was just on a zoom cal with Steve Garvey 💀💀
LA came within a hair of signing Reggie in 1977 too.
@@GetBenched2010 Fun Fact The NY METS had a chance to draft him in '69 in the 1st round but they took a no name catcher instead.What year did they take TOM SEAVER just curious???? Imagine these guys as teammates!!!!
Cosell certainly had his critics, but the man knew exactly what to say when the moment needed it.
Cossell was a Yankee homer who probably had his pants around his ankles as Reggie was rounding the bases
He maximized the moment more than he knew the game. But he was so good with the former it hardly mattered.
My problem with Cosell was his egomania. Couldn't keep his damn mouth shut for two seconds to allow Keith Jackson or whoever happened to be the play by playing man to make any calls and all. When Chris Chambliss walked off the ALCS the previous year no sooner had the ball left the bat, Howard started screaming and Keith Jackson couldn't even make any sort of a call.
Even when he was fired!!!!
Yeah, and I love Keith Jackson (who doesn't), but he wasn't a baseball guy. Or bowling, as I recall, when he tried to do that. Howard had to interrupt Keith's call because he still didn't realize how majestic it was.
My favorite hitter when I was a kid ... Loved how he put so much into every swing, and extended so far out .... He would get so low to the ground shifting his body ...
I am a diehard Red Sox fan , but damn, what a special moment.
Sorry your DOUCHEBAG manager pinch-ran for big Poppy in 8th of ALDS !! Would have been ANOTHER epic bottom of the 9th for him... NO DOUBT !!
@@taxitalknyc7600 Harsh much?
Also a diehard Red Sox fan, but also admit that this was one of the most classic moments in baseball history
In his book, Graig Nettles said it gave him chills when Reggie hit the third one. I'm watching this on my computer screen 39 years later, and I get chills every time I see it. You can hear the roar of the crowd is deafening. Imagine the people who were there. They must have been swept up in a wave of emotion unlike any they had ever felt. This was magic.
+Daniel Zanier ....It brings tears to my eyes! Even today as I watch this, as Reggie and I share the same birthday (5/18)...*....only one word....." clutch".....still, think about what he did here...BIGGEST stage, World Series...3 different pitchers.....only 1 pitch each! Thank you Mr. October"..for some classic /wonderful memories....39 long years ago! I was 14 on 10/18/77...*
Agree! I was a sophomore in college and watched this game with a bunch of other guys. I chuckle when someone asks if a knuckleball can be hit a long way...I always say, "Ask Charlie Hough".
Ditto. In three days it will be the 40th anniversary of this game
I was 16....ran out in the street afterwards screaming my head off
Losers
I love when Reggie comes out to tip his cap to the crowd....clearly he's thanking them. I remember watching this as it happened and I could tell he just he wanted to be loved, and wow the reaction of the crowd was awesome. When he hugged Torres, it was plain to see how relieved he was. He truly felt like a Yankee finally.
I loved the HBO movie about this (I think it was HBO). It's on RUclips last I checked.
This is one of my favorite Yankee moments of all time.
Amazing 3rd HR off a low velocity knuckleball of all things! That just tells you the bat velocity and arm extension Reggie had on that pitch
Watching the reply towards the end, did the ball just land in the black seats, or did it deflect down to there off the Marlboro sign? 🤔
@@zuel660 Those were not black "seats" at the old yankee stadium. Nobody ever sat there.
@@atiboyful I know they weren't actually 'seats' , it was the batter's eye, but I heard that area referred to as such from other people since I was a kid, so that's what I always called that area...
@@zuel660 Let's just cherish that historic moment, shall we?
so you're saying in the 45 yrs since it happened you've not had a chance to cherish it? LOL@@atiboyful
Can you imagine if this happened today instead of 40 years ago? The exit velocity meter and the sound off of the bat would've been a thing of beauty. This tear has to be wiped from the corner of my eye every time I watch this video. I told my kids I don't apologize for it one bit.
And off of a knuckler.
Cosell and his understatement: "Oh what a blow!" "Forget about who the most valuable player is" "He's answered the whole world" "What a colossal blow" "What are they all thinking now?" "He knew it was gone, a monstrous blow" "Fulfillment is written in his face." Howard could make some guy mowing his lawn sound like a world-changing event.
+Randy Bailin That was one of the interesting things about Howard. As limited as his knowledge of baseball was, at least compared to the people he shared the booth with, he was very good at doing what you mentioned. And it did make him and the moment more compelling.
Now you have someone like Joe Buck who if he had called this game would have made it sound like someone mowing his yard.
Give me Phil Rizutto any day! “Holy Cow”!
Cosell was great too bad he made a poor statement and got fired, i really liked him growing up.
Howard didn't get fired because of the "little monkey" statement. ABC was trying to nudge Cosell out for about a year and a half. Cosell was still playing up being....Cosell, but he thought he would leave on his terms, and the same thing with Jimmy the Greek. Their shelf life had expired, and the network took advantage the very first time they could. Both Cosell and Greek have made "old school" comments before, but in the mid 80's with these guys in their 60's the old guard was not being nudged out, but the door opened and a swift boot. A couple of old timers saw it, learned and never went up to that line. Charlie Jones, Pat Summerall, Vin Scully and Jack Buck. All worked well into their senior years on major networks. Even though they saw the purge going on, they played the game smartly and left on their terms. Cosell was one of a kind though. ABC should have just made him apologize on air and moved on, but Cosells time was indeed done. He served his purpose and probably (and I'm not joking) was the biggest reason why ABC "the 3rd Network at the time he hit the scene nationally" became the no.1 Network for the first time in its history in 1975 through the begining of the 80's. Cosell was THE STAR on that network. No doubt. If you lived through that time period you know thats a fact.
He's a classic lefthand hitter that everybody loves to watch. Arguably the best player in the 70's. Along with barry bonds, he's got one of the most memorable swings that I ever saw in modern baseball era.
IMHO not even close to the best of the 70's. Many HRs but never hit for average and was marginal in the field. I'd take Morgan, Garvey, Bench, Brett, Munson, Schmidt, Rice and others before Reggie.
Memorable swings... Ken Griffey jr ? Reggie was great enough to have a candy bar named after him that I remember eating, lol.
@@bobd1082 Rose.
@@bobd1082
Say what you will....
4 hr crowns...an mvp...5x champ... WS mvp for 2 teams...500hr club...probably the greatest nickname of all time....Had a candy bar named after him....and came through when it counted most...
A certified baseball ICON
Reggie Jackson is quite a legend in the history of baseball, if you ask me. 563 home runs, twice World Series MVP where he spanked 4 consecutive home runs; three of them on three pitches. I like to think of him as the god of baseball.
Try 4 on 4 pitches,genius
You are sick
Reggie thought of himself as a god. Most people just view him as a very talented player. with a God sized ego
Best hitting performance I've ever seen. I was a College Freshman and the partying at the Bar when he hit these home runs was electric
I’ll never forget this night. I was 7 years old watching this with my Brothers. Reggie Jackson was like a superhero back then. I used to eat a Reggie candy bar before my little league baseball games when I played 8-10.
Reggie Jackson was worth every penny the Yankees paid him.
A bargain by today’s standards
Absolutely
He only made 9 million for his whole career
@@anguslean4058 and about 6 million of that was paid by the Angels
@@harvey20c poor Reggie
I mean literally Poor Reggie
Take a look at that man. I see a compact, powerful batter with a swing that would stand out in any age. I see no signs of juice, just pure power. Wish I could say that about a lot of others.
That Yankee Stadium roar [the old one] had a feral intensity I've never heard anywhere else, and never more so than when Reggie entered legend in Gm 6.
Was waiting for it to start raining
"REGGIE !" bars
@@joeambrose3260 That came on Opening Day 1978 when he homered in his first at-bat of the season.
Feral is a great word for it and it wasn't just the stadium. In 1977, the city itself had that feral aspect. When you visited, you probably weren't going to be the victim of a mugging, but chances were very high you'd at least witness one. The fans hang over the top of the fence for the final out of the series, and when they storm the field they look not too different from the Iranian kids storming the US embassy.
Legend of Mr October 5 WS Championships says it all
Mr. October
The greatest performance Ive ever seen.
Saved the best for last, just like a great entertainer would.
On the most hallowed ground, in the biggest spotlight.
This is the definition of GREATNESS.
Incredibly exciting back then and if you ask me it hasn't lost any of its luster or magic even this many years later. Reggie was amazing and like no other ! Love him !
Only one other man had done it in a World Series game- ..........Babe Ruth !
Bourgusmorg Pablo Sandoval and Albert Pujols
But Reggie will always be Mr October
Pete Stelling The amazing thing about that game was this... The three pitches -- he saw, three went out of the park. That was the longest by far off Charlie Hough, the knuckleballer. The other two went into the right field stands.
The most amazing thing to me when I watched it live was I thought he missed it. I thought he popped it up. Amazing moment in sports.
Reggie...the only player who could strike out four times in a game and you left the park feeling you got your monies worth
+mottthehoople684 Dave Kingman was that type of player as well.
Lagstorm He was statistically..it’s the charisma that Reggie had over Him (that and being on a winning team)
@@lagstorm1 KINGMAN can't be mentioned in the same sentence with JACKSON!
@@WilMars-rr1ny You just did exactly that!
@@lagstorm1 I did didn't I? Well he can't carry REGGIE'S jockstrap. How's that?
Sitting way way way back in the bleachers, that night, I never thought I would be writing this some 45 years later. Speaking as a person who despised the man (for numerous reasons way to long to list) It was by far the greatest single game hitting display I ever witnessed. Unless you were there you cannot imagine the euphoria of the crowd. I remember getting home over a hr. later and people were still driving up and down the streets beeping horns in impromptu parades. I will never go to another World Series again as nothing could ever duplicate that night. Baseball peaked for me that night.
was at that game on the 3rd base side. Reggie came up for the 3rd time, said to the guy next to me ,5 bucks Reggie his another one, he says I'll give you 10- 1 he doesn't. 50 buck went along way in 1977 , thanks for the memories Reggie !!!
Reggie homered in his last AB of game 5 in that 1977 WS....and after a walk in his first AB in game 6, hit hit 3 HR in 3 consecutive ABs in game 6....that's 4 consecutive official ABs. After opening on the road in 1978, Reggie then homered on the first pitch in his first Yankee Stadium AB. He was totally locked-in at that time.
He homered in his first HOME at bat of 1978. The Yanks opened the 1978 season in Texas, followed by a trip to Milwaukee. They then home-opened vs. Chicago, and Reggie homered in his first AB versus lefty Wilbur Wood. Still very impressive even if it wasn't 6 in a row. It was 4 straight homers in Yankee Stadium in 4 straight plate appearances there.
Wasn't that when they threw "Reggie" bars on the field after his home run?
Get a life, losers !
@@replaybb yes.
I was rooting for the Dodgers, but this was very exiting to watch. I watched the ENTIRE post-season. I was 9 years old at the time. I was crushed in back to back years, but I understood the significance of this event, so I was exited about it. Besides, Reggie's mother was Puerto Rican, so I was also happy about that (being Puerto Rican myself).
IT'S BEEN 40 YEARS SINCE THAT MAGICAL NIGHT, AND IT AFFECTED MANY OF US! FIRST AND FOREMOST, REGGIE HIMSELF, BUT ALSO KEITH JACKSON "THE ONLY OTHER MAN TO DO THAT, AND HE DID IT TWICE, IS BABE RUTH" AND HOWARD COSELL WITH THE "THAT'S PRETTY SPLENDID COMPANY TO BE IN!" QUOTE. SPORTS ARE ABOUT MEMORIES, AND IF YOU REMEMBER THIS GAME, YOU'VE GOT SOME GOOD ONES! REGGIE, THANK YOU!
Look at how beautiful the stadium was before they plastered billboard all over the place. And yes that was 417 at the Center field fence
Jamessr23 Did you miss the giant Marlboro ad in center field?
+BOSS NASS ....pre diamond vision
it looked like Yankee stadium now it has no character
+Jamessr23 312-387-430-417-385-353-310. Man, I loved post-reno old Yankee Stadium, especially '76-'84!
Agreed. I didn't like what they did with the old stadium in it's final decade. I've only been once to the new place and think it's way to corporate and pricey.
Very few hit it in the black seats. No steroids either! Reginald Martinez Jackson!
That shot hit the Marlborough sign and bounced back into the black seats, A majestic blast that was never done before or after
And it was a knuckleball, he had to supply all the power
And to think the Mets passed on him when they had the chance. Signed Steve Chilcott instead, who never played a big league game.
I'm wondering where that would have landed in the original Yankee Stadium relative to where the monuments were.
soup and old clothes 600 feet lol
Reggie was one of the only players I've seen who could hit a home run when he wanted to... If a pitcher knocked him down with a pitch he would pop up, start spitting angrily and you knew something was going to happen. Mr October, deservedly cool name.
Saw it live.Great childhood.
CLASSIC! I was 14 when I saw this with my Dad on TV...Great memories! Reggie has the same B-day as me too! (May 18th)
Wow, that is my wife's AND my second son's birthday, I never knew that!!
I call BS. Post birth certificates
Every time Reggie came to bat it was pure theatre. It didn't matter if it was the World Series or a game that didn't matter, whether he hit one out or struck out you had to watch.
Captain Hook Yeah i think people paid tickets just to watch him take those monster swings. No one ever looked better striking out then Reggie. LOL
Absolutely amazing!
Red Sox fan here, what a incredible zone Reggie was in that night...Had to be one of longest hrs in stadium history
Reggie was phenomenal
Some athletes are simply bigger than life. Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Tom Brady, and Reggie Freaking Jackson!
Reggie loved high pressure moments. Some have it some don't
great performance from Reggie, remarkable clutch hitting superstar, very exciting moment
I would have paid money to see that man play baseball. I just love it when he knows he hit it out. And this has got to be the rare homer he hit without his hard bat flip. Love it when he does that.
Great moment in sports history...love the curtain call.
I remember seeing this when I was about 6 years old. Reggie Jackson=greatest of all time.
I'll just add one more comment/suggestion here. 1977 was a bizarre/magical year for the city of New York. If you're old enough to recall those times, or just enjoy history, you should read "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx is Burning" by Jonathan Mahler. It's outstanding and really gives you a feel for that time in that city.
I remember the Son of Sam and the blackout. I think this WS win helped a lot of people. I'm not from NY or a Yankee fan, but that was quite a wild time.
"What a colossal blow" Howard says. That's right!
I could watch this all day long...
When I was a kid, my Tigers sucked. Reggie was my favorite player. REG-GIE, REG-GIE!
Loser
@Francis Maxwell I call BS. Post tickets and pics
Was that when Sparky Anderson was managing?
@@dalethelander3781 No. This was in 1977. Sparky came along in 79.
I was 10 years old on October 18, 1977 and it was my Dad's 40th birthday. What an incredible moment and it is something that I will never, ever, ever forget. New York Yankees Forever!!!
I remember seeing this with my Dad, I was 14..classic! I also have the same birthday as Reggie! May 18th. Great memories.
I call BS. Post birth certificate
Bring back the Reggie bar
+James D: I saw them at Dollar Tree recently.
+Carey Conley 38 year old Reggie Bars?
i loved those!!!!! saw reggie hit a home run and they all threw reggie bars on the field, my grandpa said what are they doing that for, hahahha i told him when he hits a home run the throw the bars out, this is right after the bars came out, saw lou hit a home run that day as well :)
that was opening day 78....reggie hit a HR in his first AB off Wilbur wood,,,,i was there and threw my bar....
They were delicious...
thanks for posting.
Classic swing. Just classic.
My dad and I were there that night in the upper deck in right field and I remember seeing that ball was above the lights and thought 'well Reg you flew out'. But it kept going. Looked down quickly to see Rick Monday against the CF wall with his eyes up as the ball landed in the black.
Like him or hate him Reggie stepped up in big moments. They didn't call him Mr October for nothing.
I remember watching this on tv. The way the ball came off the bat, not on a line but straight up in the air. Looked like a routine fly out to center. Notice how Keith Jackson was fooled until Cosell took the mic. That's the kind of strength he had.
Reggie Jackson was just warming up too! Awesome beautiful swing that Reggie has!
This, along with Mark Messier's guarantee and subsequent hat trick in the 1994 playoffs against New Jersey are the two greatest clutch performances I've ever seen in my 50 years of watching sports.
One of my favorite moments ever in baseball...REG-GIE!!
I was just a 15 year old kid at the time, but I still remember that feeling I had when the ball left that bat.
I still remember that live as it happened. I was 11 and became a even bigger yankee fan as i am to this day and forever⚾
My dad wasn't a Jackson fan
When he hit the 3rd one my dad just said "wow" and shook his head
I remember watching this game like it was yesterday !
Really, so what did u have for breakfast on 10-18-77 ?
What's so cool is that while Reggie was alone in the dugout he looks to the camera, holds up 3 fingers and says "that's three momma."
Look how gracious Reggie Jackson was. Professionalism at its best.
Some guys just have “it” Reginald Martinez Jackson is one of those guys
Reggie had the "It" factor, his biggest moment on the biggest stage and the coolest nickname ever. Mr. October.
Ah the 77-78 was my Yankees. No more :(
Not a Yankee fan in any way shape or form but man, this is what baseball is all about. Yankee Stadium, a left handed power hitter, The World Series vs the Dodges. Doesn’t get any better than that.
I was not at this game, but I remember it well. I was a huge Dodgers fan. Came back from an evening mid-term exam at the University of Florida. All through the exam I had been daydreaming and imagining the Dodgers winning this game and extending the series. Just as I got back into the university T.V. room (or whatever it was called), Reggie came up and hit this home run. End of dream, right then and there. Gotta give it up for Mr. October!
One of the top 10 performances in the history of American sports.
Gotta love Mr. October. New York Yankees Forever!!!
Reggie literally SAT on that ball , extending his arms, and shifted his weight. What power !!! 💥
0:31 Ohhh what a blow!!!
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Howard stepping all over Keith Jackson's Play-by-Play call. Classic! Lol
That trot around the bases was so dope epic!
The ball was given to Jackson and then to Standard Brands who produced the Reggie Bar. It made it's way to a Christie's auction and then sold on May 4, 2012 to an unknown collector.
An absolute bomb by "Mr October" !!!!
It almost looks like Reggie hit it off the end of the bat and got under it and yet, he absolutely CRUSHED it, Howard sure got it right by saying it was a monstrous blow! It was that and soo much more! Mr. October annihilated it! And also, got the candy bar named after himself!
5 home runs that series. 4 of them consecutive. Steve Garvey said "I must admit, when Reggie hit his third home run and I was sure nobody was looking, I applauded in my glove."
That night in 1977, Reggie M. Jackson's 3rd Homer off Charlie Hough, carried 475 ft. High, into the Black Area of Yankee Stadium back then, was a Tremendous Shot, Indeed. I was like, WOW, Did U See That. God Bless. Mr. Granville S. Wright, Admirer Of Reggie M. Jackson, And Fellow Toastmaster.
Love the great Howard Cosell going nuts!!!
I remember watching this game in college. Not to mention this epic blast.
I was 8 years old when this happened and watched it with my grandpa.
Howard Cosell calling the play by play!
Can you imagine the party in NYC 1977 after this game?!?!
Many NYers loved him, many hated him, many loved and hated him. He could go long periods without doing any work, but during crunch time he was The Man. This day cemented his place in NYY and World Series history.
Reggie Jackson was one of the best free agent signings in Yankee history. This man delivered and got the job done for them. They don't win the 1977 and 1978 World Series without Reggie Jackson.
WOW CLASSIC REGGIE MARTINEZ JACKSON a NY Yankee for Life!
2 legends on play by play HC/KJ
One of the great, elite power hitters of all time who's name should probably come up more often when that is discussed
He was Outstanding!
With a tremendous amount of pressure on him he backed up what he had said. I'M THE STRAW THAT STIRS THE DRINK.
The announcers' call was bit strange. I've always assumed that they initially did not know how far the ball was hit because it went to dead center and the TV announcers were sitting up behind home plate. It wasn't until the centerfielder gave up on the ball and the fans in the bleachers started going bananas that they realized what they were witnessing.I was in the fourth grade, and I remember watching most of this game on TV before my parents finally made me go to bed. They came upstairs and let me go back down to watch the last inning and the post-game interviews. For a while I kind of resented that I didn't get to see this historic moment live, but as I look back on it 40 years later I realize I probably enjoyed it even more. Whenever I was in bed and the Yankees were on at night, I would sneak a small transistor radio into bed and hide it under my pillow so I could listen to the game. This meant I got to hear the WMCA broadcast of Reggie's third home run instead of seeing it on TV ... and Mel Allen's radio call still gives me goose bumps in a way the TV call doesn't.
OMG Mel Allen, you really were lucky. Great story. Far as this call which did sound slightly tentative, I think if you ask a pro baseball play by play person, they'd say you always make the call based on the outfielder's action. Otherwise you'll using your home run voice for a lot of routine outs. Most of the time it's very hard to gauge it from a booth behind home plate like you can from the outfield. That's why you get a lot of 'back, back, back...' in the calls. Occasionally my local team's broadcaster would use their basketball guy to fill in mid-season and it was fun to listen to him go full 'Shot heard round the world' on a fly ball caught on a light jog 30 feet from the warning track.
Still gives me chills, and I'm not even a Yankees fan.
Charlie Hough considered his knuckle ball unhittable; for that reason I enjoy watching this clip, and Hough's reaction
Legendary
One of the greatest moments in sports history.
39 years ago today.
The simplicity of Reggie's homers will never be appreciated: Three first swings and Three Homers off 3 different pitchers