Al began his career in 1959 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played for the Pirates 1959, 1961, New York Mets 1962-65, 1968-69, St. Louis Cardinals 1966-67 and Cincinnati Reds 1969. Al pitched in 302 career games and compiled a 67-99 won/loss record. He led all NL pitchers with 63 assists in 1966 and was a member of the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals. He also played for the 1962 New York Mets as well as the 1969 New York Mets. Al signed this 8x10 photo on Sunday July 11, 2004.

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Alvin Neill Jackson (born December 25, 1935), affectionatly referred to as "Little" Al Jackson, is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1959 to 1969. His 43 wins with the New York Mets were the franchise record until Tom Seaver eased past the mark in 1969.

Jackson was born in Waco, Texas and attended Wiley College. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1955 but his first regular major league experience came as a member of the inaugural 1962 New York Mets. As a starting pitcher, he posted an 8-20 record that year. After three more seasons of sixteen or more losses with the Mets, including a second 8-20 campaign, Jackson was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Boyer. In 1966, his first year in St. Louis, Jackson had his best season in the majors. He was sixth in the National League in earned run average and ninth in complete games. Unfortunately for Jackson, he also lost fifteen games and, the next year, was used more as a relief pitcher. Those 15 losses gave him a five year streak of at least 15 losses-the record since 1900 is six. Despite going 9-4 in 1967, he did not see action in the 1967 World Series.

After the 1967 season, Jackson was traded back to the Mets for pitcher Jack Lamabe and continued pitching out of the bullpen. He was with the "Miracle" Mets of 1969 but was sold to the Cincinnati Reds in June after compiling an ERA over ten, and never did play in a postseason.

Jackson pitched 33 games for the Reds in relief to finish 1969. Before he played a game in 1970, the Reds released him and his career was over.

In addition to his 43 wins as a Met, Jackson's franchise record of 10 shutouts was also broken by Seaver. Two of them (July 27, 1962, October 2, 1964) were 1-0 wins over Bob Gibsonthe Mets' first two victories over the future Hall-of-Famer and the only two times the Mets defeated him between 1962 and 1966.

Personal life

Al Jackson and his wife Nadine have two sons, Reginald and Barry and two grandsons, Wesley and Kyle.

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