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November 3, 1971: Fergie Jenkins became first Canadian to win Cy Young Award
On this date 55 years ago, Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) became the first Canadian to win the National League Cy Young Award.
But What Do I Know? . . . Nick Pivetta, Doug Melvin, Liam Hicks, Marco Estrada, Pascual Perez
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Doug Melvin, Liam Hicks, Erik Sabrowski, Marco Estrada and Pascual Perez.
Brewers’ World Series-winning manager Pat Murphy key reason Chris Robinson made it to big leagues
It would’ve been difficult to find someone in Southwestern Ontario who was cheering harder for Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy to win the World Series than Chris Robinson.
The former big league catcher, and now director of baseball operations for the Great Lake Canadians in Dorchester, Ont., played for Murphy on the San Diego Padres’…
More than 60 years later, Claude Raymond still savours time in Milwaukee
More than 60 years ago, a young Canadian right-hander named Claude Raymond (St. Jean, Que.) was cutting his big league teeth in the city of Milwaukee — with the Milwaukee Braves.
But What Do I Know? . . . Liam Hicks, Jim Henderson, Joe Siddall, Fergie Jenkins, Phil Marchildon
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Liam Hicks, Joe Siddall, Fergie Jenkins and Phil Marchildon.
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