On October 18, 1977, Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, leading the Yankees to an 8–4 win over the Dodgers and the World Series title. He homered on the first pitch of three separate at-bats, off Burt Hooton (4th inning), Elias Sosa (5th), and Charlie Hough (8th).
Jackson's three-homer night capped a turbulent season — he had feuded with manager Billy Martin and been benched during the ALCS — and cemented the "Mr. October" nickname coined earlier in the series. It was the Yankees' first championship since 1962 and came after their four-game sweep loss to Cincinnati in 1976.
Reggie Jackson did hit three home runs in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series, but they came on three consecutive pitches only in the sense that he homered on the first pitch of each at-bat — not three pitches in a row from the same pitcher. He homered off Burt Hooton, Elias Sosa, and Charlie Hough. This is a description of a historical Sports Illustrated cover photo; it is a personal/cultural observation, not a factual claim requiring verification. This is a podcast promotion with episode topics; no factual claim is made. Duplicate podcast promotion; no factual claim.
This reflects a live FP3 timing snapshot; the final classification (post tg:formula1/25859) confirms Hamilton finished first, Verstappen second, Leclerc third.
Lewis Hamilton topped final practice at the US Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, per the official F1 channel. A quote/interview clip; not a factual assertion about race results or stats. Promotional/descriptive post; no factual claim.
MForty-eight years ago tonight, Reggie Jackson put on a World Series show nobody's ever matched.
LThree swings, three bombs. Mr. October earned the name for a reason.
MHistory account posted it today, but let's get this right — the myth is three homers on three straight pitches.
LThat's what everyone always says!
MWrong. Three homers on three first pitches, three separate at-bats. Hooton, Sosa, Hough.
LThree different pitchers? Still insane, but not the same.
MGame 6, Yankee Stadium, Dodgers. Reggie goes deep in the fourth, fifth, eighth. Yankees win 8-4, take the title.
LFirst Yankees ring since '62. And this is the same guy Billy Martin benched in the ALCS.
MSame guy. Feuded with Martin all season, then goes out and puts up the greatest single-game performance in World Series history.
LAnd people forget — the year before, the Reds swept them. Yankees looked done.
MReggie also became the first player to hit five homers in a single World Series. Five!
LThat number might never get touched. Not with the way pitching is now.
MOne replay on the post shows Bill Russell leaping over a sliding Thurman Munson. That's a whole other era of baseball.
LYou don't see slides like that today. Guys are told not to break up the double play.
MSpeaking of eras — different sport, but Formula 1 is running the US Grand Prix right now, and the grid just got interesting.
LLewis Hamilton topped final practice in Austin, ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc. Lewis is not done!
MHamilton hasn't looked that quick in practice all year. People wrote him off, he's proving something.
LCareful. Practice is practice. Qualifying is where the real lap times come.
MOh, come on, you can't tell me you didn't get fired up seeing Hamilton flip the order on Verstappen.
LI'm saying practice laps are meaningless! Teams are doing race sims, different fuel loads. Don't get it twisted.
MIt's not about the time, it's about the confidence. Hamilton needed a session like this and he delivered.
LLook, I'll give you that. That session did matter. But I'm not buying a Hamilton pole until I see it in Q3.
MQualifying is later tonight. We'll know soon enough.
LAnd if Lewis takes pole, I'll be the first to say it. But practice is practice.
MKeep that energy. Now, the F1 channel also posted a Jeremy Clarkson clip about how the sport's fandom has changed.
LClarkson — the guy who hates every new thing except when it makes money.
MHe's been around long enough to see it go from a niche thing to this massive, American-friendly spectacle.
LDrive to Survive changed everything. New fans show up in Austin not knowing a single driver's name, and now they're arguing about tire strategy.
MSome purists hate that. I love it. More eyes, more money, more drama.
LAnd more pressure on the drivers who can't handle the spotlight. That's the trade.
MTonight at COTA will show us who's built for it. Hamilton in top form, Verstappen chasing, Leclerc right there.
LOne thing's for sure — the crowd in Austin is going to be loud. Texas knows how to show up for horsepower.