Jackson becomes 13th member of 500 home run club
Jackson spent five of his remaining six years in the big leagues with the Angels before returning to Oakland for his final season. The 14-time All-Star retired at age 41 after the 1987 season with the Athletics.
He was enshrined in Cooperstown in 1993, becoming the 29th first ballot Hall of Famer.
Kristen Gowdy was a public relations intern in the Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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