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DATE: SUNDAY, August 15, 1993                   TAG: 9308150117
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

JACKSON GETS ANOTHER HONOR FROM YANKEES

The Yankees retired Reggie Jackson's No. 44 on Saturday in ceremonies held before their game in New York against the Baltimore Orioles.

Outside Yankee Stadium, the newest version of Reggie's candy bar was distributed to fans.

Jackson, inducted into the Hall of Fame on Aug. 1, will have his number posted on the back left-field wall alongside those of Billy Martin (1), Babe Ruth (3), Lou Gehrig (4), Joe DiMaggio (5), Mickey Mantle (7), Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra (8), Roger Maris (9), Phil Rizzuto (10), Thurman Munson (15), Whitey Ford (16), Elston Howard (32) and Casey Stengel (37).

"People talk about tradition," Jackson said. "I believe it started here. No offense to the Red Sox, Dodgers, Cardinals, Cubs, Celtics, Packers, Cowboys, but anywhere you go in the world, the greatest name in sports belongs to the Yankees."

The Yankees also announced that a Jackson plaque will be added to monument park deep beyond the left-field wall.

"I want to thank my friend, George Steinbrenner," Jackson said. "To be honored with the Babe, Joe D., Mickey, Whitey and Yogi is about as good as it gets."

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