Reggie Jackson’s bookend milestones

Reggie Jackson in 1967

Reggie Jackson, then of the Kansas City Athletics, hits the first home run of his Hall of Fame career 59 years ago today off California left-hander Jim Weaver during a 3-2 loss to the Angels before a Sunday afternoon crowd of 10,993 in Anaheim.

Exactly 17 years to the day later in 1984, Jackson, then playing with the Angels, hits his 500th career homer off another left-hander, Kansas City’s Bud Black, in a 10-1 loss to the Royals before a Monday night crowd of 28,862 in Anaheim.

Jackson finishes his career with 563 homers with only one each coming off Weaver and Black.

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