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Fergie Jenkins
Pitcher
Born: December 13, 1943 (1943-12-13) (age 64)
Chatham, Ontario
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1965
for the Philadelphia Phillies
Final game
September 26, 1983
for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Win-Loss record     284-226
Earned run average     3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the town in England see Chatham Kent. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent ( 2006 Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Rick Dempsey, The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 34
Strikeouts     3,192
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     1991
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Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13, 1943[1] in Chatham, Ontario, Canada[2]) is a right-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the town in England see Chatham Kent. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent ( 2006 Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of He was a three-time All-Star, winner of the 1971 Cy Young Award, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. Jenkins spent most of his career playing for the Chicago Cubs, but also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.

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Career

Early years

In 1963, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies and signed by Tony Lucadello. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Tony Lucadello ( July 30, 1912 - May 8, 1989) was a professional Baseball scout for the Chicago Cubs (1943 Jenkins made his major-league debut as a 22-year old in 1965 as a relief pitcher. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP He was traded the following year to the Chicago Cubs, along with Adolpho Phillips and John Herrnstein, for pitchers Larry Jackson and Bob Buhl. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Lawrence Curtis Jackson ( June 2 1931 - August 28 1990) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Robert Ray Buhl ( August 12 1928 - February 16 2001) was an American right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Jenkins would become one of the best pitchers in the majors. In his first full year as a starter for the Cubs (1967), Jenkins recorded twenty wins while posting a 2. 80 ERA and 236 strikeouts. He finished tied for second in the Cy Young Award voting, following Mike McCormick of the San Francisco Giants. Mike McCormick can refer to Mike McCormick (third baseman Mike McCormick (outfielder Mike McCormick (pitcher The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. He was also selected for the All-Star Game for the first time that season. The following year his numbers improved; once again he won twenty games, but his ERA dropped to 2. 63 and strikeout total increased to 260. In 1968 Jenkins lost five 1~0 games.

1971 season

Jenkins had his best season in 1971, playing in the All-Star Game, finishing seventh in MVP voting and winning the National League Cy Young Award. Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National He did this despite the fact New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver had a higher winning percentage, fewer losses, fewer hits allowed per nine innings, more strikeouts, more strikeouts per nine innings, more shutouts, and a lower earned run average than did Jenkins. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher who broke into the major leagues in and It is generally conceded that Jenkins's accolades for 1971 (arguably Seaver's best season) were in recognition of his pitching performance that were overlooked the previous four seasons. Jenkins won 20 games or more and struck out more than 200 batters each of these seasons while averaging 305 innings pitched and throwing 87 complete games (16 of them being shutouts).

Jenkins was the first Cubs pitcher and the first Canadian ever to win the Cy Young. He received 17 of 24 first place votes. Jenkins also posted a . 478 slugging percentage, hitting six home runs and batting in twenty runs in just 115 at-bats.

On April 6, 1971, Jenkins started the Cubs' opening-day game. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus The Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Jenkins pitched a complete game for the Cubs, and Billy Williams hit a home run in the final inning for the victory. Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is a former Outfielder in Professional baseball. [3] On September 1, 1971, Jenkins threw another complete game against the Montreal Expos and had two home runs. Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of The Cubs won the game 5-2. [4]

That season, Jenkins threw a complete game in 30 of 39 starts and received a decision in 37 of them, finishing with a 24-13 record (. 649). He walked only 37 batters versus 263 strikeouts across 325 innings. [5]

Statistics

Jenkins led the league in wins twice, fewest walks per 9 innings five times, complete games nine times, and home runs allowed seven times. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher His streak of six straight seasons with 20 or more wins (1967-1972) is the longest streak in the major leagues since Warren Spahn performed the feat between 1956 and 1961. Warren Edward Spahn ( April 23, 1921 &ndash November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League

Jenkins, fellow Cub Greg Maddux (with whom he shared the jersey number 31), Curt Schilling, and Pedro Martínez are the only major league pitchers to ever record more than 3,000 strikeouts with fewer than 1,000 walks. Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966 in San Angelo Texas) is a Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14 1966 in) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher. Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for the In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Only Robin Roberts allowed more home runs over a career. Robin Evan Roberts (born September 30 1926) is an American former Major League Baseball Starting pitcher whose years with the Philadelphia Jenkins achieved his 3000th strikeout on 1982-05-25 against Garry Templeton. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Garry Lewis Templeton (born March 24 1956 in Lockney Texas) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the

In 1974 Jenkins, then with the Texas Rangers (who had acquired him from the Cubs the previous off-season for two players, one of whom was future four-time batting champion Bill Madlock), became the first baseball player to win the Lou Marsh Trophy, an award given annually to Canada's top athlete (he won a career-high, and still a Rangers franchise record, 25 games). Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Bill Madlock Jr (born January 12, 1951 in Memphis Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball player The Lou Marsh Trophy, also known as the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy and Lou Marsh Award is a trophy that is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete professional or He was also named the Canadian Press male athlete of the year four times between 1967 and 1974. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP

Controversy

In late 1980, during a customs search in Toronto, Ontario, Jenkins was found possessing 3. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario 0 grams cocaine, 2. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant 2 grams hashish, and 1. Hashish (from Arabic: ar حشيش, lit "grass" also hash) is a preparation of cannabis composed of the compressed 75 grams marijuana. Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a In response, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspended him indefinitely. The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball. Bowie Kent Kuhn (October 28 1926 &ndash March 15 2007 was an American Lawyer and sports administrator who served as the 5th commissioner of Major League Baseball Jenkins missed the rest of the 1980 season, but in an unprecedented action, an independent arbiter reinstated him and he returned to the game, playing until his retirement following the 1983 season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Rick Dempsey, It has been suggested that this incident delayed his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. [6]

Honors

Ferguson Jenkins was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987, and in 1991 became the first Canadian ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is a museum located in St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP He was inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame in 2004. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. He was appointed the commissioner of the now-defunct Canadian Baseball League in 2003. The Canadian Baseball League, was an independent minor league that operated in 2003 Jenkins has been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Canada's Walk of Fame, Toronto, Ontario is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians On December 17, 1979, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada for being "Canada's best-known major-league baseball player". Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin [7] Governor General Michaëlle Jean officiated at his investiture into the Order, which finally occurred on May 4, 2007: over 27years after he was appointed. Michaëlle Jean, CC CMM COM CD ʒɑ̃ (born September 6, 1957, in Port-au-Prince, Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [8]

Notable Accomplishments

References and notes

  1. ^ 1943 is the year given throughout his career, and is the year shown in his Baseball Hall of Fame article. Some sources, such as Baseball-reference.com, claim a 1942 birthdate for Jenkins. Baseball-Referencecom is a website providing statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history
  2. ^ The Fergie Jenkins Foundation Inc
  3. ^ Apr 6, 1971, Cardinals at Cubs Play by Play and Box Score, Retrieved from baseball-reference.com
  4. ^ Sep 1, 1971, Expos at Cubs Play by Play and Box Score, Retrieved from baseball-reference.com
  5. ^ Fergie Jenkins Statistics, Retrieved from baseball-reference.com
  6. ^ Able, Allen (1991-07-15/2006-08-26). Baseball-Referencecom is a website providing statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history Baseball-Referencecom is a website providing statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history Baseball-Referencecom is a website providing statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Fergie Jenkins, 1st Cdn. in Baseball Hall of Fame (HTML/Video). The Journal. The Journal was a popular current affairs Newsmagazine on CBC Television from 1982 to 1992 Archives, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on 2007-05-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV
  7. ^ Honours Order of Canada Ferguson Jenkins, C.M. (HTML). Members of the Order of Canada. Governor General of Canada (2006-03-30). The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Retrieved on 2007-05-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV
  8. ^ Jenkins gets Order of Canada (HTML). The Toronto Star (2007-05-04). The Toronto Star is Canada 's highest-circulation newspaper though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Retrieved on 2007-05-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV

See also

External links

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