1962
Born November 30, 1962
Bessemer, AL, USA
Bo Jackson Notable
b. November 30, 1962 · Kansas City Royals 1986–1990, Chicago White Sox 1991, 1993, California Angels 1994
Bo Jackson played for three clubs across nine seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1986 and closing with the California Angels in 1994.
Across 694 games he batted .250, with 598 hits and 341 runs. He finished with 141 home runs, 86 doubles and 82 stolen bases.
He played 557 games in the outfield, with 1,075 putouts and 44 errors.
He was an All-Star in 1989. He hit three home runs in a game in 1990.
He was born in Bessemer, AL, USA on November 30, 1962. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1989 |
| All-Star Game MVP | 1 | 1989 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1989 |
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 1993 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | KCR | 25 | 82 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 3 | .207 |
| 1987 | KCR | 116 | 396 | 46 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 30 | 158 | 10 | .235 |
| 1988 | KCR | 124 | 439 | 63 | 108 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 68 | 25 | 146 | 27 | .246 |
| 1989 | KCR | 135 | 515 | 86 | 132 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 105 | 39 | 172 | 26 | .256 |
| 1990 | KCR | 111 | 405 | 74 | 110 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 78 | 44 | 128 | 15 | .272 |
| 1991 | CHW | 23 | 71 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 0 | .225 |
| 1993 | CHW | 85 | 284 | 32 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 23 | 106 | 0 | .232 |
| 1994 | CAL | 75 | 201 | 23 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 20 | 72 | 1 | .279 |
| Career | — | 694 | 2393 | 341 | 598 | 86 | 14 | 141 | 415 | 200 | 841 | 82 | .250 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson made a major-league debut on September 2, 1986.
1990
Bo Jackson's Three-Home-Run Game, 1990
Bo Jackson hit three home runs for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees on July 17, 1990.
1994
Final major-league game: Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson played a final major-league game on August 10, 1994.
Image: U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC Photo by Chris Putman), CC BY 2.0