The roadway through the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario will be renamed Ferguson Jenkins way.
Roadway through Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to be renamed Ferguson Jenkins Way
Fergie Jenkins statue to be unveiled in Chatham on June 10
A Fergie Jenkins statue will be unveiled in Chatham, Ont., on June 10.
New national education program to teach youth about Fergie Jenkins
Photo: Canada's Sports Hall of Fame December 13, 2022 Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame News Release Calgary, Alta. – Youth across Canada will be provided the opportunity to learn from and be inspired by the journey of one of this nation’s most prolific athletes in the sport of baseball,... Continue Reading →
10 amazing Fergie Jenkins stats on his 80th birthday
December 13, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Happy 80th Birthday to Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins! I tell anyone who will listen that everyone in our country should know who Fergie Jenkins is. His story should be taught in schools, his face should be on our money and he should be featured on... Continue Reading →
Fergie Jenkins launches legal action against foundation in his name to retrieve artifacts
Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins would like to move his foundation and museum to his hometown of Chatham, Ont. Photo: CTV News Windsor October 4, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada In a sad turn of events, Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins is taking legal action against the foundation in his name to retrieve... Continue Reading →
Fergie Jenkins to be honoured with statue in hometown of Chatham
Fergie Jenkins beside his statue outside Wrigley Field. Photo: Fergie Jenkins/Twitter September 23, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Starting next spring, you won't have to drive to Wrigley Field to see a statue of Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins. Darrin Canniff, the mayor of Chatham, Ont., Jenkins' hometown, announced on Thursday that a... Continue Reading →
Fun Fergie Facts: Jenkins homered and threw a complete game in the same game 10 times
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada May 15th represented the 50th anniversary of a game in which Canadian baseball legend Fergie Jenkins not only tossed a complete game for the Chicago Cubs in their 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field, but he also clubbed a two-run home run to help his... Continue Reading →
Flashback: 49 years ago, Fergie Jenkins becomes first Canadian to win Cy Young Award
Fergie Jenkins is presented with the 1971 National League Cy Young Award at Wrigley Field. Photo: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame By Kevin Glew Coooperstowners in Canada It took him until his fifth consecutive 20-win season, but in 1971, Fergie Jenkins finally received the National League Cy Young Award. With the announcement, which formally took... Continue Reading →
Fun Fergie Facts: He went at least 7 innings in 81% of starts from 1967-72
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada By my count, the last Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher to throw seven innings in a game was 86 games ago. That was when right-hander Jacob Waguespack hurled seven scoreless innings and allowed only one hit to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on August 22, 2019. One... Continue Reading →
Fun Fergie Facts: 4 starts at Exhibition Stadium, 4 complete games
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Fergie Jenkins was a savvy, 34-year-old veteran with a Hall of Fame resume when he first had the opportunity to pitch a major league game in his home province. After outstanding tenures with the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers, the Chatham, Ont.-born right-hander was with the Boston Red Sox... Continue Reading →