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Elected to Hall of Fame 1991
National League Cy Young Award in 1971
Pitched in four All Star games
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Canada's first Hall of Fame member, Fergie Jenkins used
pinpoint control and effectively changed speeds to win 284
games. Cast in the same mold as finesse artists like Catfish
Hunter and Robin Roberts, Jenkins forged an impressive 3.34
ERA despite playing 12 of his 19 seasons in hitters' ballparks
Wrigley Field and Fenway Park. A diligent workhorse,
Jenkins used an easy, uncomplicated motion to reach the
20-win mark seven times and capture the National League
Cy Young Award in 1971.
Pin-point accuracy allowed Fergie Jenkins to retire as
the ultimate control pitcher in the
game, establishing arguably the best finesse record in 128
years of organized
baseball. Jenkins walked fewer than two batters per nine
innings for his 18-year and
35 day, major-league career. Fergie Jenkins is the only
pitcher in history to record more
than 3,000 strike-outs (3,192), while giving up less than
1,000 walks (997).
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Each walnut swivel base includes a laser
engraved signature of Fergie Jenkins |
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Fergie Jenkins currently lives on
a ranch just north of Guthrie,OK and raises appaloosa
horses. Besides being a rancher, he speaks to youth
groups about his career and the dangers of using
drugs and alcohol and raises money for worthy causes
and charities via his Foundation.
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