Major League Baseball Player. For ten seasons (1959 and 1961 to 1969), he was a left-handed pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. Born Alvin Neill Jackson, he attended Moore High School in Texas and later enrolled at Wiley College. Jackson pitched in the Mexican Baseball League, prior to signing as an amateur free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955. He made his major league debut on May 31, 1959 and would pitch sporadically with Pittsburgh before he was selected by the New York Mets during the 1961 expansion draft. He lost 20 decisions during the Mets' woeful inaugural season (1962) and failed to produce a winning record during his tenure in New York, which included a second 20-loss year (1965). After he was acquired by St. Louis, he experienced a world championship season (1967). However, he did not play during the postseason. He returned to the Mets for a second stint in 1969 and finished his career for a brief time with the Reds (1969). In 303 career regular season games, he compiled a 67-win, 99-loss record with a lifetime 3.98 ERA, in 1,389 innings pitched. After retiring as a player, he remained in the sport and served as a minor league instructor. In addition, he served as a pitching coach with the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets.
Major League Baseball Player. For ten seasons (1959 and 1961 to 1969), he was a left-handed pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. Born Alvin Neill Jackson, he attended Moore High School in Texas and later enrolled at Wiley College. Jackson pitched in the Mexican Baseball League, prior to signing as an amateur free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955. He made his major league debut on May 31, 1959 and would pitch sporadically with Pittsburgh before he was selected by the New York Mets during the 1961 expansion draft. He lost 20 decisions during the Mets' woeful inaugural season (1962) and failed to produce a winning record during his tenure in New York, which included a second 20-loss year (1965). After he was acquired by St. Louis, he experienced a world championship season (1967). However, he did not play during the postseason. He returned to the Mets for a second stint in 1969 and finished his career for a brief time with the Reds (1969). In 303 career regular season games, he compiled a 67-win, 99-loss record with a lifetime 3.98 ERA, in 1,389 innings pitched. After retiring as a player, he remained in the sport and served as a minor league instructor. In addition, he served as a pitching coach with the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets.
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