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Al Jackson
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 68 of 1252 players

Alvin Neill Jackson
Born: December 25, 1935 at Waco, Tex.
Died: August 19, 2019 at Port St. Luci, Fla.
Throws: Left Bats: Left
Height: 5.10 Weight: 170

Al Jackson has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 15 times, most recently on July 16, 2022.

Non-playing roles with Mets

Coach 1999 - 2000

First Mets game: April 14, 1962
Last Mets game: May 22, 1969

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
15	April 14, 1962	October 3, 1965
38	April 9, 1968	June 12, 1969
54	June 6, 1999	October 26, 2000

Al Jackson also played for the following teams:

Pittsburgh Pirates 1959, 1961; St. Louis Cardinals 1966, 1967; Cincinnati Reds 1969

Al Jackson managed the following Mets farm team:
Kingsport Mets 1981

Drafted from Pittsburgh Pirates by Mets on October 10, 1961.

Traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals with Charley Smith in exchange for Ken Boyer on October 20, 1965.

Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Mets in exchange for Jack Lamabe on July 16, 1967.

Sold by the New York Mets to the Cincinnati Reds on June 13, 1969.

Established a Mets season record for Walks in 1962 with 78 and in 1963 with 84.
Established a Mets season record for Shutouts in 1962 with 4. Tied by Carl Willey in 1963. Broken by Jerry Koosman in 1968 with 7.
Established a Mets season record for Strikeouts in 1962 with 118. Tied by Roger Craig in 1962. Set new record in 1963 with 142.
Established a Mets season record for Wins in 1963 with 13. Broken by Tom Seaver in 1967 with 16.
Tied Mets season record of 34 Games Started in 1963. Record was previously set by Jay Hook in 1962. Tied by Tracy Stallard in 1964 and by Jack Fisher in 1964. Broken by Jack Fisher in 1965 with 36.

Pitching Record with New York Mets

Year G IP W L Pct. H R ER HR SO BB GS CG ShO Sv ERA

1962 36 231.1 8 20 0.286 244 132 113 16 118 78 33 12 4 0 4.40

1963 37 227.0 13 17 0.433 237 128 100 25 142 84 34 11 0 0 3.96

1964 40 213.1 11 16 0.407 229 115 101 18 112 60 31 11 3 0 4.26

1965 37 205.1 8 20 0.286 217 111 99 17 120 61 31 7 3 0 4.34

1968 25 92.2 3 7 0.300 88 42 38 5 59 17 9 0 0 0 3.69

1969 9 11.0 0 0 0.000 18 13 13 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 10.64

6 years 184 980.2 43 80 0.350 1033 541 464 82 561 304 138 41 10 0 4.26

Led National League in runs allowed with 128 in 1963.

Led Mets in wins with 13 in 1963 and with 11 in 1964. Tied for Mets lead in wins with 8 in 1965.
Led Mets in earned run average with 4.40 in 1962.
Led Mets in runs allowed with 128 in 1963.
Led Mets in earned runs allowed with 100 in 1963.
Led Mets in walks with 78 in 1962 and with 84 in 1963.
Led Mets in strikeouts with 142 in 1963 and with 120 in 1965. Tied for Mets lead in strikeouts with 118 in 1962.
Led Mets in games started with 34 in 1963.
Tied for Mets lead in complete games with 11 in 1964.
Led Mets in shutouts with 4 in 1962, with 3 in 1964 and with 3 in 1965.

Games where Al Jackson had 10 or more Strikeouts
vs. Philadelphia (NL) 05/04/65.

Mets record in games started by Al Jackson
1962: (11-22) 1963: (15-19) 1964: (12-19) 1965: (9-22) 1968: (2-7)