Sunday, May 29, 2016

Ferguson Jenkins: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1991

Born: December 13, 1942
1962: Signed by Philadelphia Phillies
1962-5: Minor Leagues
Debut: September 10, 1965 (Phillies)
1966: Traded to Chicago Cubs
1967-72: Six straight 20 win seasons
1968: Lost five 1-0 games
1971: Pitched complete game and hit 2 home runs vs Expos (September 1)
1971: Hit 6 home runs and had 20 RBI
1971: Won Cy Young Award (First Canadian to win the award)
1971: TSN Pitcher of the Year
1971: 24-13, 2.77, 30 CG, 3 SHO, 325 IP, 263 Strikeouts, 1.049 WHIP
1973: Traded to Texas Rangers
1974: Lou Marsh Trophy
1974: 25 wins
1975: Comeback Player of the Year
1975: Traded to Boston Red Sox
1977: Traded to Rangers
1979: Order of Canada
1980: Won 250th game
1981: Signed by Cubs
1982: 3000th strikeout
1983: Retired
1984-5: Pitched in Intercounty Baseball League
1987: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
1991: Elected to Hall of Fame (75% of vote)
1995: Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
2004: Texas Rangers Hall of Fame
2009: Cubs retired #31
2011: Canadian Postage Stamp

Accomplishments:
3x All Star
1971 Cy Young
1971 TSN Pitcher of the Year
3000 Strikeout club
July 1971 Player of the Month
2x Player of the Week
4x Canadian Athlete of the Year
1974 Lou Marsh Trophy
Six straight 20 win seasons (1967-72)
3192 Strikeouts/997 Walks
284-226
3.34
664 Games-594 GS
267 CG
49 SHO
4500.2 IP
1.142 WHIP
Won 15+ Games: 10x
Won 20+ Games: 7x
Won 25 Games (1974)
Sub 3 ERA: 4x
10+ CG: 13x
15+ CG: 9x
20+ CG: 8x
30 CG (1971)
200+ IP: 13x
250+ IP: 10x
300+ IP: 5x
200+ Strikeouts: 6x
250+ Strikeouts: 4x
Led league in wins: 2x
Led league in GS: 3x
Led league in CG: 4x
Led league in IP (325): 1971
Led league in Strikeouts (273): 1969
Led league in WHIP (1.038): 1970

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