JACKIE A: Most baseball people think Gene...

JACKIE A: Most baseball people think Gene Autry’s wife, Jackie, actually runs the California Angels. This week the Sporting News even named Jackie Autry, the team’s executive vice president, one of the 25 most powerful people in sports. . . . Her reaction? Loud laughter. “I’m very flattered they would consider that I have that type of influence,” she says. “I still consider myself just a little old country girl from northern New Jersey.” . . . . Jackie and Gene marked the 12th anniversary of their first date on New Year’s Eve.