Cubs trade fergie jenkins to rangers baseball hall of fame. If you have any questions about the fergie jenkins foundation, dont hesitate to email us through the contact tab above, or call the office at 9056889418. He played major league baseball mlb for the philadelphia phillies, chicago cubs, texas rangers and boston red sox 19651983. While major league pitchers are a breed apart, the gentle sixfootfive fergie jenkins stands out more than most. My life from the cubs to cooperstown by fergie jenkins, by lew freedman. This copy of fergies first book, the game is easy, life is hard, co authored by dorothy turcotte, is autographed by fergie jenkins with his hof 91. Carl kovacs and tom ricketts introduce fergie jenkins new book. Ive photographed events all of chicago ranging from networking events, award ceremonies, flash mobs, fundraising events, conferences, book signings, launch parties, and many other special events. A nearly perfect pitcher, jenkins struck out over 3,000 batters and allowed less than 1,000 walks during his entire career. Novi, mi 48377 meet retired chicago cubs pitcher and hall of famer fergie jenkins at the detroit city sports autograph signing in novi, mi on sunday, june 11, 2017. Meet chicago cubs hall of famer and author fergie jenkins, as he signs copies of his biography fergie. Kerry wood chicagoland sports appearance connection. Fergie jenkins page at the bullpen wiki are you a stathead.
Fergies firstperson accounts of his daily travels to the ballpark with billy williams, who lived nearby, his and his teammates willingness to play. Please check out my other signed items in the store or up for auction. Get the latest updated stats for chicago cubs starting pitcher fergie jenkins on. Fergie jenkins canadianamerican athlete britannica. Fergie jenkins, a 1991 halloffamer, is by all measures the greatest pitcher in cubs history. Jenkins was on hand for a book signing, which took place at the retro suites in downtown cha. Ferguson arthur fergie jenkins cm born december, 1942 is a canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach. Sports speakers 360 is a booking agent for pro athletes. Canadian jenkins thrilled to have walker join him in hall. Fergie jenkins celebrity golf classic dvd the tournament may have been rained out but this dvd captures all your favorite celebrities. He pitched with texas for four seasons before returning to the chicago cubs in 1982. Fergie jenkins, canadianborn professional baseball player, one of the premier pitchers in the game in the late 1960s and early 70s. Veteran baseball player and hall of fame pitcher ferguson fergie jenkins chatted with digital journal about his book, the 1969 cubs.
Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Walter johnson, pete alexander, lefty grove, warren spahn, bob gibson, gaylord perry, steve carlton and ferguson fergie jenkins. There are well over 500 pictures all set to upbeat music. Book fergie jenkins for a speaking engagement businesses, nonprofit organizations, event planners and companies across the country have worked closely with our booking agents to hire fergie jenkins for a speaking engagements, guest appearances, product endorsements and corporate events. Fergie jenkins visits his hometown of chatham for book. Baseball hall of famer fergie jenkins talks the 1969 cubs. In this book, time trip back to 1969 with fergie jenkins, coauthor and. Jenkins played the majority of his career for the cubs. Fergie jenkins society for american baseball research. Commentator, showcases with fergie his new 1969 cubs book in oklahoma city at the. I also teamed up with chicago cubs hall of fame pitcher fergie jenkins for book signings at spring training in mesa, arizona and the chicago area. Sir alex fergusons 99 signings for manchester united. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. The cubs were on the other end of a jenkins trade in 1966, when they acquired jenkins early in the season from the phillies in a deal that included veteran starters bob buhl and larry jackson.
Marla mckenna discusses childrens books, linda blair. Fergie is the topic of discussion on steve cochran on wgn radio. May 22, 2009 chathams fergie jenkins visited his hometown on friday, may 22. My life from the cubs to cooperstown truly invites the reader into his life, from his baseball career, to his personal tragedies of divorce, suicide of his fiancee, death of his daughter and mother, the story of his drug arrest, and much more.
The 1969 cubs fergie jenkins black cat at shea stadium. Regarding his plans for 2019, jenkins said, doing a book tour. Businesses, nonprofit organizations, event planners and companies across the country have worked closely with our booking agents to hire fergie jenkins for a speaking engagements, guest appearances, product endorsements and corporate events. Ferguson jenkins december, 1943 was the first chicago cubs pitcher and first canadian to win the cy young award. A hardthrowing righthander, he won at least 20 games in each of six consecutive seasons 196772 while playing for the chicago cubs. My life from the cubs to cooperstown by fergie jenkins. All dvds are personally autographed by hall of famer fergie jenkins. The 1969 cubs long remembered never forgotten with and. If youre a nonprofit organization, you can view my nonprofit event photography portfolio to see a larger variety of my work. Fergie won 20 games in his first full season with the chicago cubs, earning a second place finish for the 1967 national league cy young award voting, and award he would later win in 1971. Sir alexs 99 signings for manchester united the clubs most decorated boss signed 99 players during his time at the club, some turned out to be quite remarkable, others more. Chathams fergie jenkins visited his hometown on friday, may 22. The christian science monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters.
This book brings you jenkins inside look at the 1969 chicago cubs that espn s david kaplan. Veteran baseball player and hall of fame pitcher ferguson fergie jenkins. Of those eight players, only one has the distinction of being the only canadianborn player enshrined in the national baseball hall of fame. Bill ames publicity director acquisitions associate. The fergie jenkins bursary was established in 1992 in part by the kinsmen club of chatham, chatham minor baseball association, the city of chatham and the former county of kent in recognition of fergie jenkins being voted into the major league baseball hall of fame. May 11, 2009 baseball fans will have a chance to meet chicago cubs legend fergie jenkins this week at a pair of book signings touting his new autobiography fergie. Hacksaw jim duggan december 19th 2015 paul hornung december 15th 2015 16x champion ric flair december 11th 2015 arn anderson december. Jan 14, 2020 jenkins star is so bright, even this nonathlete found himself occasionally tonguetied in the interview. Perhaps the best player from canada in baseball history, fergie jenkins quickly established himself as a star. Apparently eight starts is all it takes to either be the next coming of fergie jenkins or little more than a hasbeen who.
Ferguson fergie jenkins originally signed with the philadelphia phillies in 1962, but didnt find great success until the chicago cubs took him out of the bullpen and converted him into a starting pitcher five years later. Kerry wood, former and current cubs players, and local celebrities get behind the bar to serve drinks to their fans and compete for tips to benefit wood family foundation. Theres a lot of blank pages left in the book for both of. The beacon news covers the naperville book signing of fergie. Hall of fame pitcher fergie jenkins to be at novi, mi autograph signing jun 11. Jan 09, 2019 over the past three decades, every starter the bbwaa has inducted without substantial time as a closer has had either 300 wins or 3 cy young awards except for two, 1991 inductee fergie jenkins. Welcome to the official website of the fergie jenkins foundation, the charitable organization led by hall of fame pitcher ferguson jenkins. Jenkins an open source automation server which enables developers around the world to reliably build, test, and deploy their software. Fergie jenkins is a former major league baseball pitcher who was w threetime all star and the 1971 national league cy young award winner. Hall of fame pitcher fergie jenkins to be at novi, mi. Jenkins was on hand for a book signing, which took place at the retro suites in downtown chatham.
Fergie jenkins, kelly gruber and billspaceman lee will be signing for. I combine shipping for multiple items that are bought won. In his first year as a starter in 1967, the righthander notched 20 wins to go with a 2. Fergie jenkins is a former major league baseball pitcher who was w threetime all star and the 1971 national league cy young award. Purchase fergie jenkins newest book the 1969 cubs long remembered never forgotten. Ferguson fergie jenkins cubs signed jersey jsa coa ebay. Notes players granted free agency or released between oct 1 and dec 31 of 1981. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. When i pitched i saw every opponent as a challenge and.
Baseball hall of famer fergie jenkins talks the 1969 cubs book. The fergie jenkins foundation continues to seek out new fundraising opportunities and a comprehensive media kit can be found here, linked to this website. On this day in 1980, he was arrested on drug charges, shocking the baseball world and his home country. Fergie jenkins was a hero in canada, considered to be the best canadian player in baseball history. Fergie jenkins chicagoland sports appearance connection. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bills connections. View bill ames profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. This copy of fergies first book, the game is easy, life is hard, coauthored by dorothy turcotte, is autographed by fergie jenkins with his hof 91.
The evening will include opportunities to meet and mingle with cubs players, a silent auction, premium open bar, dinner buffet, and a raffle with all proceeds benefitting wff. Fergie returned to the bullpen in chicago before he retired in 1983 after nineteen major league seasons. Fergie jenkins visits his hometown of chatham for book signing. Fergie jenkins didnt expect hed be holding on to his status as the lone canadian in the national baseball hall of fame for nearly three. The official original site of the fergie jenkins foundation.
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