Michael Ray "Mike" Jackson is a former professional baseball player whose career spanned 19 seasons, 16 of which were spent in Major League Baseball. Jackson, a relief pitcher for the majority of his career, compiled a career earned run average of 3.42, allowing 451 earned runs off of 983 hits, 127 home runs, and 464 walks while recording 1,006 strikeouts over 1,005 games pitched. Standing 6 feet 1 inch and weighing 185 pounds, he made his professional debut in 1984 for the minor-league Spartanburg Suns, an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. After battling arm injuries in the early 1990s, Jackson reestablished himself as a top relief pitcher for the Reds in 1995 and went on to pitch in the 1997 World Series for the Indians. After one-year stints with the Astros, Twins, and White Sox, Jackson retired from baseball in 2005. 

December 22nd, 1964 in Houston (Age 59)