On this date in Yankees history: Reggie Jackson is Mr. October

BRONX, N.Y. — On this date in 1977, Reggie Jackson helped put the New York Yankees back on top of the baseball world. The Bronx Bombers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-4, in Game 6 of the World Series, at Yankee Stadium. It marked the twenty-first title in franchise history and the first since 1962.

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Mr. October made some history of his own in this contest. Jackson joined Babe Ruth's heroics in 1926 as the only two players with a three-homer game in World Series history.

Mr. October wasn't messing around either. All of his home runs came on the first pitch. A two-run homer to right off Burt Hooton in the fourth frame to give the pinstripes a 4-3 edge. A two-run shot to right off Elias Sosa in the fifth frame to make it 7-3. Plus a solo shot to center, into the black seats, off Charlie Hough in the eighth to increase New York's advantage to 8-3.

Jackson would earn World Series MVP honors.