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Ferguson Jenkins: Biography from Answers.Com 4/17/10 6:38 PM Ferguson Jenkins: Biography from Answers.com 4/17/10 6:38 PM Ferguson Jenkins Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Ferguson Jenkins Fergie Jenkins (born Dec. 13, 1943, Chatham, Ont., Can.) Canadian-born U.S. baseball pitcher. In high school Jenkins excelled in amateur baseball, basketball, and hockey. He began his major league career with the Philadelphia Phillies in the early 1960s, before playing for the Chicago Cubs, the Texas Rangers, and the Boston Red Sox, winning at least 20 games in each of six consecutive seasons (1967 – 72) and setting several season records. He was awarded the Cy Young award in 1971 for his 24 – 13 won-lost record and 2.77 earned run average. For more information on Fergie Jenkins, visit Britannica.com. Black Biography: Fergie Jenkins baseball player Personal Information Born Ferguson Arthur Jenkins on December 13, 1943, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada; married Kathy Williams, 1965 (divorced); married Maryanne (died 1991); married Lydia Farrington, 1993; children: Kelly, Delores, Kimberly, Raymond (stepson), Samantha (died 1993). Memberships: Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Career Philadelphia Phillies (National League), professional baseball player, 1965-66; Chicago Cubs (National League), professional baseball player, 1966-73, 1982-83; Texas Rangers (American League), professional baseball player, 1974-75, 1978-81; Boston Red Sox (American League), professional baseball player, 1976-77. Team Canada, pitching coach for Pan-Am Games, 1987; Texas Rangers (Oklahoma City 89ers minor league team), pitching coach, 1988-89; Cincinnati Reds, roving minor league coach, 1992-93; Chicago Cubs, minor league coach, 1995-96; Canadian Baseball League, commissioner, 2003-. http://www.answers.com/topic/ferguson-jenkins?&print=true Page 1 of 12 Ferguson Jenkins: Biography from Answers.com 4/17/10 6:38 PM Life's Work "Pitchers are a breed apart...," wrote Eliot Asinof in a Time biography of pitching great Fergie Jenkins. "They are special, and they know it. Ferguson Jenkins was the perfect pitcher." Over 19 baseball seasons, the three-time All-Star finished with a record of 284 wins and 226 losses, despite pitching at home in some of baseball's hitters' ballparks, including Wrigley Field in Chicago and Fenway Park in Boston. Jenkin's unprecedented combination of 3,000-plus strikeouts and less than 1,000 walks made him one of baseball's most controlled finesse pitchers. The six-foot-five, 200-pound right-hander joined Major League Baseball's elite early in his career and was lauded by baseball fans in the United States and Canada after his retirement in 1983. The first Canadian elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, Jenkins also became Commissioner of the newly formed Canadian Baseball League (CBL) in 2003. Developed Pitching Talent Ferguson Jenkins, Jr. was born in Chatham, Ontario, on December 13, 1943. His mother went blind during the birth. His father, Ferguson Arthur Jenkins, Sr., was a talented baseball player but "born too early to break the organized-baseball color line," observed Asinof. A well-rounded athlete--he played hockey, soccer, basketball, track, and swam-- the younger Jenkins adored baseball most. Asinof reported that as a youth Jenkins practiced his pitching by "throwing chunks of coal at open doors of passing freight cars 100 feet away." Philadelphia Phillies scout Gene Dziadura took notice of Jenkins's game after watching the lanky teen play in a local Chatham league. According to a 1991 Maclean's article, Jenkins began "a regimen of splitting firewood...even though his parents' home had no fireplace" after Dziadura advised him to build his upper body. In 1961, Jenkins signed a $7,500 contract with Philadelphia. He worked on improving his game with the club's minor league team for three-and-a-half seasons before joining the Phillies for the first time in 1965 as a relief pitcher. He took the mound seven times that season, performing well. Nevertheless, the Phillies traded him to the Chicago Cubs early in the 1966 season. Cubs manager Leo Durocher soon made Jenkins a starter. According to Maclean's, Durocher called Jenkins "one of the best pitchers in baseball, ever." Durocher's hunch regarding Jenkins's pitching potential was proven when Jenkins struck out six of the American League's greatest hitters in the 1967 All-Star game, including Mickey Mantle, Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Jim Fregosi, and Tony Oliva. Cubs catcher Randy Hundley praised Jenkins as "a dominant pitcher I could have caught with a pair of pliers." According to an article found on Jenkins's official Web site, written by Darl DeVault, Hundley said, "[Jenkins's] location was near perfect, and he could blow his fastball by hitters, although sometimes we didn't agree on the sign." Leading the National League in starts in 1968, 1969, and 1971, and in completed games in 1970 and 1971, Jenkins's talent was showcased with the Cubs, bringing his pitching prowess to the attention of baseball fans across America. DeVault wrote, "Jenkins proved to be a power-pitching, durable, consistent strikeout artist for many years to come by http://www.answers.com/topic/ferguson-jenkins?&print=true Page 2 of 12 Ferguson Jenkins: Biography from Answers.com 4/17/10 6:38 PM mentally charting batters' tendencies and devising a game plan to get them out." Jenkins led the National League in strikeouts in 1969 with 273, and he set the Cubs strikeout record in 1970 with 274. Dominated in Two Leagues Jenkins told DeVault that he never considered pitching work. The competition was a thrill for him. "From '67 through '75 there were a lot of premier pitchers performing in the major leagues, such as Don Drysdale, Jim Palmer, Juan Marichal, Bob Gibson, and Tom Seaver," Jenkins told DeVault. "Beginning a series I always wanted to start against the number-one pitcher on the opposing ball club, even if it meant pitching with only two or three days rest." Jenkins began a streak of more than 20 wins a season for six consecutive years. He would have seven total 20-win seasons. While with the National League Cubs, Jenkins proved an effective batter. In 1971, the year Jenkins became the first Cub to capture the Cy Young award for best Major League pitcher, he batted .243, including six homers and 20 RBIs. DeVault speculated in his 2004 biographical article on Jenkins, "Since today's pitchers start fewer games with five-man rotations, and managers depend on their bullpens more, Jenkins will likely be the last pitcher to put a six-year, 20-game win streak together." Asinof summed up Jenkins's baseball savvy this way: "Statistics have always been the sportswriters' measure of a ballplayer. But Jenkins's special talents take him beyond the stats. There was a purity to his pitching, often described as water flowing from a glass. He had pinpoint control of his 90-m.p.h. fastball and was always ahead of the count." Jenkins was traded to the Texas Rangers before the 1974 season, after a rare losing season with the Cubs. He posted 25 wins during his first season as a Ranger, becoming the first 20-win pitcher in a Rangers' uniform. "It was an outstanding year with Billy Martin managing the Rangers and great rookies hitting the ball well," Jenkins reported to DeVault. "Fortunately for me, they also played some great defense helping me win 25 games that year." The Sporting News voted Jenkins the American League's Comeback Pitcher of the Year for 1974. He played two seasons with the Rangers, falling to 17-18 in 1975, before he was traded to the Boston Red Sox. After two seasons with the Red Sox, where he threw inconsistently, Jenkins was traded back to the Rangers, where he played for four more seasons. Following the 1981 season he became a free agent and signed with the Cubs, determined to improve his game. In 1982, he became the seventh Major League pitcher to notch 3,000 career strikeouts. When he retired in 1983, Jenkins had posted 49 career shutouts. Revered in Canada Despite Missteps Though Jenkins played for teams in the United States, Canadian sports fans took notice of Jenkins's achievements in baseball. Canadian sports writers named him the Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year four times between 1967 and 1974. And in 1974, Jenkins became the first baseball player to be awarded the Lou March Trophy, an annual honor recognizing Canada's top athlete. http://www.answers.com/topic/ferguson-jenkins?&print=true Page 3 of 12 Ferguson Jenkins: Biography from Answers.com 4/17/10 6:38 PM Jenkins won more Canadian than American sports awards, a point of controversy among baseball commentators who believe that Jenkins ought to have won more than one Cy Young award. Jenkins admitted to DeVault that he felt his stats made him a terrific Cy Young candidate during several seasons, but he often pitched for mediocre teams. "I am grateful to have won my Cy Young Award, and to make the top three in balloting five times," he said, "but it was hard to figure out the voting some years. I sometimes had a better season than the guys who won in my time, but they had starred in postseason the years before. Maybe the writers voted for pitchers who had good seasons who they saw bask in the spotlight of pennant races and the World Series. Unfortunately, I never got to do that, so my Cy Young chances suffered." In 1980, Jenkins was convicted of cocaine possession after being found with three grams in his suitcase at Toronto International Airport. Fortunately for Jenkins, a judge--who described Jenkins as "a person who has conducted himself in exemplary fashion in the community and the country"--declared his criminal record wiped-clean.
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