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D.O.B/family info
Fergie Jenkins was born on December 13, 1942, he's now at the age of 73 Jenkins was born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, the only child of Delores and Ferguson Jenkins, Sr. His father, a chef and chauffeur, immigrated from Barbados, while his mother was a descendant of American slaves who escaped through the Underground Railroad, before settling in Southwestern Ontario. Both of his parents were good athletes; his father was an amateur boxer and semi-pro baseball player. -
Jenkins early teens
A talented athlete, Jenkins competed in track and field, ice hockey, and basketball in his school years. When he began playing bantam baseball in his teens, he started out as a first baseman. He practiced his pitching skills by throwing pieces of coal from a local coal yard, aiming at either an open ice chute or the gaps of passing boxcars. -
allstar in the making
In 1962, Jenkins signed by Philadelphia Phillies, made his major-league debut as a 22-year-old in 1965, as a relief pitcher. Traded the following year to the Chicago Cubs, 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 20 W's while posting a 2.80 ERA and 236 strikeouts. He finished tied for second in the Cy Young Award voting, He was also selected for the All-Star Game for the first time that season -
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off season
during Fergies off season he played with the all star basket ball team, the Harlem Globetrotters. pitched two seasons in Canada for the minor league London Majors following his major league career In 1991, then became the first Canadian to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. -
They couldn't touch him
The following year his numbers improved; once again he won twenty games, his ERA dropped to 2.63 and his strikeout total increased to 260. Jenkins established a reputation for achieving his pitching feats and his statistics while spending most of his career pitching in a "hitter's ballpark"—Wrigley Field in Chicago. Furthermore, in 1968, Jenkins lost five of his starts in 1–0 ballgames -
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career stats
from 1968 to 1972 Fergie had pitched over 300 innings,topping out at 325 in 72.1967, 71, and 72 he pitched allstar seasons. in 1974 he threw a solid 25 wins for the seasons, that would be the last time of his career he would hot over 20 wins. he was in the top 50 nominees for MVP, 6 times for CY which he won in 71. after the 1974 season with the rangers, his stats dropped incredibly. ending his career in 1983 with a 6 and 9 record. He had over 3,000 strikeouts during his career. -
71 Season
Jenkins had his best season in 1971. On April 6, 1971, Jenkins started the Cubs' opening-day game. The Cubs defeated the Cardinals 2–1 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. Jenkins pitched a complete game for the Cubs, and Billy Williams hit a home run in the final inning for the victory. On September 1, 1971, Jenkins threw another complete game against the Expos and had two home runs. The Cubs won the game. He was named NL Player of the Month. In July, with a 6-1 record, 2.14 ERA, and 49 K -
later seasons
In 1972, Jenkins completed his sixth consecutive season with 20 or more wins. By the middle of the following season, Jenkins expressed that he did not feel like playing baseball anymore. Jenkins finished the season, but registered a 14–16 win-loss record.After that season, Jenkins was traded to the Texas Rangers. Texas manager Billy Martin was pleased with the trade, describing Jenkins as a workhorse and a winner.He then achieved a personal best 25 wins during the season. -
caught at the border
during a customs search in Toronto, Jenkins was found possessing 3.0 grams cocaine, 2.2 grams hashish, and 1.75 grams marijuana. On September 8, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspended him indefinitely. an independent arbiter, Raymond Goetz, overturned the suspension and reinstated him and he returned to the league. Eventually, when he went to trial, the judge gave him an absolute discharge for lack of some evidence. he was not further punished for this incident, this delayed his intro to the H.O.F -
Post Baseball
Jenkins ran for the Ontario Liberal Party in the 1985 Ontario general election, in the riding of Windsor—Riverside, but placed third behind the NDP. -
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post baseball
Jenkins ran for the Ontario Liberal Party in the 1985 Ontario general election, in the riding of Windsor—Riverside, but placed third behind the NDP. Ferguson Jenkins's number 31 was retired by the Chicago Cubs in 2009. On December 13, 2010, the Canadian Post announced that Jenkins would be honoured in Canada with his own postage stamp. it would be published in February 2011 to celebrate Black History Month.
