Fergie Jenkins

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Fergie Jenkins is a Canadian Hall of Fame pitcher renowned for his dominant tenure in Major League Baseball, particularly with the Chicago Cubs in the late 1960s and 1970s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Fame baseball player
Major League Baseball pitcher
human
professional baseball player
allStarSelection 1967
1971
1972
awardReceived National League Cy Young Award
awardReceivedYear 1971
bats right
billedFrom Chatham, Ontario
CanadianHallOfFameInductionYear 1987
careerERA 3.34
careerStrikeouts 3192
careerWins 284
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1942-12-13
ethnicGroup Black Canadian
familyName Jenkins
founded Fergie Jenkins Foundation
fullName Ferguson Arthur Jenkins
givenName Ferguson
HallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionMethod Baseball Writers' Association of America vote
HallOfFameInductionYear 1991
height 6 ft 5 in
honor statue outside Wrigley Field
jerseyNumber 31
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Chicago Cubs
leaguePlayedIn Major League Baseball
memberOf Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
MLBDebutDate 1965-09-10
MLBDebutTeam Philadelphia Phillies
nickname Fergie
notableAchievement first Canadian inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
recorded six consecutive 20-win seasons from 1967 to 1972
notableFor dominant pitching with the Chicago Cubs in the late 1960s and early 1970s
occupation athlete
baseball coach
philanthropist
placeOfBirth Chatham, Ontario, Canada
playedForTeam Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs (second stint)
Philadelphia Phillies
Texas Rangers
positionPlayed pitcher
sport baseball
throws right

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Chicago Cubs
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