What were his career stats against the likes of Charlie Hough and Tom Candiotti?
— Steve Y., Lutz, Fla. We don’t get too many Mr. October questions for the Inbox, so let’s take a look in the history books. Jackson was 4-for-18 (.222) off Candiotti with one double, one homer and four RBIs. The homer came in his final at-bat against him on June 28, 1987. Hough held him to nine hits in 47 trips (.220) with two doubles, three homers and eight RBIs. Of course, those are regular-season stats. That blast he hit off Hough into the Yankee Stadium black in the 1977 World Series trumps all the statistical research you want to do. As far as the highlight reels are concerned, like all those grainy videos of Babe Ruth belting moonshots (and not striking out), Jackson will be remembered doing just fine against the knuckleball. Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
