1964
Born December 22, 1964
Houston, TX, USA
Mike Jackson Marquee
b. December 22, 1964 · Philadelphia Phillies 1986–1987, Seattle Mariners 1988–1991, 1996, San Francisco Giants 1992–1994, Cincinnati Reds 1995, Cleveland Indians 1997–1999, Houston Astros 2001, Minnesota Twins 2002, Chicago White Sox 2004
He appeared in 1,005 games, fifteenth on the all-time list, and pitched 81 of them in 1993 alone. Seventeen seasons gave him 142 saves and a 3.42 earned run average across 1,188 innings, and not one All-Star selection in any of them.
He was a setup man for most of it and a closer for two years: 40 saves with a 1.55 earned run average for the 1998 Cleveland club that won 89 games and reached the Championship Series. He had a 3.24 the year before, when he saved 15 and set up for José Mesa.
Eight clubs used him and Seattle and San Francisco had him longest before Cleveland. He came back at thirty-nine after missing a season to shoulder surgery. The 2010 ballot gave him no votes at all.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PHI | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | PHI | 55 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .118 |
| 1988 | SEA | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | SEA | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | SEA | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | SEA | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | SFG | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1993 | SFG | 81 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| 1994 | SFG | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | CIN | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1996 | SEA | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | CLE | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | CLE | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | CLE | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | HOU | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | MIN | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | CHW | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 1005 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .179 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.38 |
| 1987 | PHI | 3 | 10 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 109.1 | 88 | 51 | 56 | 93 | 4.20 |
| 1988 | SEA | 6 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 99.1 | 74 | 29 | 43 | 76 | 2.63 |
| 1989 | SEA | 4 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 99.1 | 81 | 35 | 54 | 94 | 3.17 |
| 1990 | SEA | 5 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 77.1 | 64 | 39 | 44 | 69 | 4.54 |
| 1991 | SEA | 7 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 14 | 88.2 | 64 | 32 | 34 | 74 | 3.25 |
| 1992 | SFG | 6 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 82.0 | 76 | 34 | 33 | 80 | 3.73 |
| 1993 | SFG | 6 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 77.1 | 58 | 26 | 24 | 70 | 3.03 |
| 1994 | SFG | 3 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 42.1 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 1.49 |
| 1995 | CIN | 6 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 49.0 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 2.39 |
| 1996 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 6 | 72.0 | 61 | 29 | 24 | 70 | 3.63 |
| 1997 | CLE | 2 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 15 | 75.0 | 59 | 27 | 29 | 74 | 3.24 |
| 1998 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 40 | 64.0 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 1.55 |
| 1999 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 39 | 68.2 | 60 | 31 | 26 | 55 | 4.06 |
| 2001 | HOU | 5 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 69.0 | 68 | 36 | 22 | 46 | 4.70 |
| 2002 | MIN | 2 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 59 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 3.27 |
| 2004 | CHW | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 5.01 |
| Career | — | 62 | 67 | 1005 | 7 | 142 | 1188.1 | 983 | 451 | 464 | 1006 | 3.42 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Mike Jackson
Mike Jackson made a major-league debut on August 11, 1986.
2004
Final major-league game: Mike Jackson
Mike Jackson played a final major-league game on August 29, 2004.
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