Ferguson Jenkins
Actor
- Born
- December 13, 1942 (age 83) · Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Ferguson Arthur 'Fergie' Jenkins OC (born December 13, 1942) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1965 to 1983 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox.
He played most of his career with the Cubs. He was a National League (NL) and Cubs All-Star for three seasons, and in 1971, he was the first Canadian and Cubs pitcher to win a Cy Young Award. He was a 20-game winner for seven seasons, including six consecutive seasons for the Cubs. He was the NL leader in wins, in 1971, and the American League (AL) leader in wins, in 1974. He was also the NL leader in complete games in 1967, 1970, and 1971, and the AL leader in complete games in 1974. He led the NL in strikeouts in 1969 and had over 3,000 strikeouts during his career. His 284 victories are the most by a black pitcher in major league history.
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He played basketball in the off-season for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1967 to 1969, and pitched two seasons in Canada for the minor league London Majors following his major league career.
He became the first Canadian to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991; he remained the only one until Larry Walker's election in 2020.
Known for
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- 2024See Her Be Her as Self
- 2022The Remarkable Life of Ron Santo as Self
- 2021Billy Williams: The Sweet Swinger as Self
- 2021Glory and Grief: The Ferguson Jenkins Story as Self
- 2017Bud Fowler and the Page Fence Giants
- 2015The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs
- 2014Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker as Self
- 2006Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs as Self
- 2000When It Was a Game 3 as Self (voice)
- 1974King of the Hill