On this date 54 years ago, Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) became the first Canadian to win the National League 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 →