Fergus Jenkins

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Fergus Jenkins is a Hall of Fame Canadian right-handed pitcher best known for his stellar Major League Baseball career, primarily with the Chicago Cubs, during which he became one of the game's premier strikeout artists of the late 1960s and 1970s.

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instanceOf Hall of Fame baseball player
human
professional baseball player
allStarSelection National League All-Star
allStarSelectionCount 3
awardReceived National League Cy Young Award
linked to: Cy Young Award
awardReceivedYear 1971
bats right
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1942-12-13
era late 1960s and 1970s
ethnicGroup Black Canadian
familyName Jenkins
finalMLBTeam Chicago Cubs
finalMLBYear 1983
fullName Ferguson Arthur Jenkins
givenName Ferguson
hallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInductionMethod Baseball Writers' Association of America election
linked to: BBWAA voting
hallOfFameInductionYear 1991
honor Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
Order of Canada member
jerseyNumber 31
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Texas Rangers
MLBDebutLeague MLB
MLBDebutTeam Philadelphia Phillies
MLBDebutYear 1965
nickname Fergie Jenkins
notableFor being one of the premier strikeout pitchers of the late 1960s and 1970s
sustained success as a starting pitcher with the Chicago Cubs
notableWork autobiographical and baseball-related books
occupation baseball coach
professional athlete
placeOfBirth Chatham, Ontario, Canada
positionPlayed pitcher
residence Ontario, Canada
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
statistic over 280 career wins
over 3,000 career strikeouts
teamJerseyRetiredBy Chicago Cubs
throws right

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Jenkins hasNotableBearer Fergus Jenkins