Fiction aside, the name that leaps to mind would be Reginald Martinez Jackson, who late in 1967 joined a Kansas City A's team that hadn't had a winning record since 1948, and hadn't won a pennant since 1931. Reggie helped The Swingin' A's win 5 consecutive AL West titles and 3 consecutive World Series during his 8 seasons in the East Bay.
Reggie crying in the dugout after the A's were swept by Baltimore in the 1971 ALCS. Yes, sometimes there
is crying in baseball.
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"Reginald Martinez Jackson"…you're first name is white, your middle name's Latino, and your last name is black. No wonder you're so messed up. —Mickey Rivers
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REGGIE: I'll have you know, I have an IQ of 175!
MICKEY: Out of what, 1000?
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