Ferguson Arthur Jenkins

Born: December 13, 1943
Place of Birth: Chatham, Ontario

• Jenkins was said to be a pitcher with pin-point control.

• Typically, he walked fewer that two batters for each nine innings he pitched; a remarkable record.

• Over his professional career, he struck out 3192 batters and only walked 997.

• Some felt he never received the fame he deserved as a baseball pitcher.

• His strikeout record is the ninth best in baseball.

• Jenkins had 267 complete games and 49 career shutouts.

• In 1971, he was named "Pitcher of the Year" by The Sporting News.

• He had 20 or more wins seven times in his 284 total victories.

• Jenkins pitched for six teams over his career, pitching in both major leagues.

• As a fielding pitcher, his record was a perfect 1.000 in at least 4 seasons.

• Jenkins became the first Canadian to be accepted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

• The Society for Baseball Research voted Jenkins as one of the top 100 baseball players in the 20th century

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