We talked for about three hours. The couple has two daughters, Madeline Jenkins and Mackenzie Jenkins, and together reside in Washington, D.C. . Inducrted into the Chatham [Ontario] Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. Famously known by the Family name Ferguson Arthur, is a great Athlete. And take the baby with her?' Family (1) Trivia (13) Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991, the first Canadian player so honored. On a happy personal note, Ferguson married Lydia Farrington in 1993. He is popular for being a Baseball Player. Ferguson Jenkins is a strong supporter of Black Heritage groups and charitable causes. (With Stanely Pashko) Ferguson Jenkins: The Quiet Winner, Putnam, 1975. From 1967-1974, Jenkins won 20 games or more all but once. Jenkins struck out Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew in his All-Star debut, won the National League Cy Young Award in 1971 and back with the Cubs notched his 3,000th strikeout in 1982. Nothing ever changed on the mound for Jenkins, Canada's first and only son in baseball's Hall of Fame. DeVault wrote, Jenkins proved to be a power-pitching, durable, consistent strikeout artist for many years to come by mentally charting batters tendencies and devising a game plan to get them out. Jenkins led the National League in strikeouts in 1969 with 273, and he set the Cubs strikeout record in 1970 with 274. You can scroll down for information about his Social media profiles. 0:22. He spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs, and also played with the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox. When he was quite young his father moved the family to Iowa where they lived and worked as farmers. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. . I sometimes had a better season than the guys who won in my time, but they had starred in postseason the years before. "I told her that she could come visit me wherever I was. The former Lydia Farrington, who Jenkins had first met in 1969, became his third wife in 1993. This is the time to draw on that account." Most Popular #36956. The date on the calendar on the wall was Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1992, two days after Jenkins's 49th birthday. "My father was a cook on shipping lines in the Great Lakes, and my mother was home alone a lot. My address is in my purse. It brought him a lot of money, fame on both sides of the border, and no protection from the pain and tragedy of life that so many without a lightning bolt for a right arm experience every day. In 2003, Jenkins moved from his ranch in Oklahoma to one in Arizona. It was the last he saw them alive. If she wanted to open his mail, he would be happy to do it with her. "But my mind is racing 90 miles an hour. Whenever he walks out there, manager Leo Durocher says of a young ace in the process of reeling off six consecutive 20-victory seasons on the North Side, he believes hes going to beat you.. She then drove for about 35 miles before their deaths. He married his third wife Lydia in 1993. Trivia. Jenkins, 78, has known unimaginable tragedy. Lou Brock and Bob Gibso n of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Willie Horton of the Detroit Tigers, had stints with the team during the . I just don't know. "Oh, Raymond," said Jenkins after a moment, "it's supposed to start getting cold and rainy tomorrow. 1960- Jenkins would learn his craft well while pitching in Wrigley Field, the smallest ball park in the major leagues. //. Scroll Down and find everything about him. And I'm trying to be his dad as much as I can.". Jenkins was always one of the most gentlemanly of ballplayers, and was thrown out of a game only once, when he threw a few bats onto the field in a pique. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. "Cindy knew I was talking with front-office people," said Jenkins. His father, a chef, immigrated from Barbados, while his mother was a descendant of American slaves who escaped through the Underground Railroad, before settling in Southwestern Ontario. Retired from playing and coaching, Jenkins continued to dedicate himself to charitable works and to the promotion of the game he loves. They included a jogging outfit and sweaters for Cindy. Its actually good for the game, Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. We've revisiting it today for our Sunday Read series. The best players gravitate to the wealthiest clubs, Jenkins observed, leaving many teams with no chance to win a pennant. I think so. He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1991. He was the NL Cy Young. He won 284 games in 19 seasons. And there were 267 complete games. According to Macleans, Durocher called Jenkins one of the best pitchers in baseball, ever. Durochers hunch regarding Jenkinss pitching potential was proven when Jenkins struck out six of the American Leagues greatest hitters in the 1967 All-Star game, including Mickey Mantle, Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Jim Fregosi, and Tony Oliva. But I came out of it. His suspension from baseball was also overturned by an arbitrator. "I told them, 'Your dad's just not having a good day.' Raymond talked about the computer game and what he wanted to do when he grew up. This feature documentary follows one of the greatest Canadian baseball players of all time, Ferguson Jenkins, through the 1972-1973 season. A hard-throwing right-hander, he won at least 20 games in each of six consecutive seasons (1967-72) while playing for the Chicago Cubs. Which, of course, they pretty much havent. I said, 'Why? I never said that. WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE FERGIE JENKINS FOUNDATION. Ferguson Holmes Jenkins (1909 - 31 October 1996), also known as Ferguson "Fergie" Jenkins Sr., was a Canadian baseball player, and the father of National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins. But the incident became a cloud shadowing Jenkinss otherwise golden reputation as a player and person. After Jenkins' career ended, he endured numerous horrifying tragedies he buried a young mother, a young wife, a young fiance and a young daughter. Portrait of Texas Rangers pitcher Fergie Jenkins, #31, on January 01, 1974. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. His second wife, Mary-Anne Miller, whom he had met and married in Chicago in 1987 died in 1990. He wore the same jersey number for the Chicago Cubs as Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux. "Although she was blind, and never saw me play, she always knew this was the game I wanted to do whole-heartedly.". Four days after he learned of this recognition, he lost his wife, Mary Anne. He played for four different teams, the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and the Boston Red Sox. Euros: England vs. Germany (11 a.m., ESPN). Asinof reported that as a youth Jenkins practiced his pitching by throwing chunks of coal at open doors of passing freight cars 100 feet away.. Boog was Cindy's nickname for Samantha. Why if she's unhappy, chop off her life like that? Macleans, July 8, 1991, p. 42; September 14, 1998, p. 9. Chatham-Kent, Ont., will unveil a 9-foot bronze figure of the 80-year-old former pitcher on June 10. Canadian sports writers named him the Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year four times between 1967 and 1974. The baseball player is currently single, his starsign is Sagittarius and he is now 80 years of age. Last week was one of triumph and sadness for Ferguson Jenkins. Fergie Jenkins Ferguson Arthur Jenkins Born: December 13, 1942 Chatham, ON CAN Primary Position: P All Position s Played: P, PR Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6'5" Weight: 205 Career: 1965-1983 Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. "But it was pretty clear that they got along just fine.". When he retired in 1983, Jenkins had posted 49 career shutouts. He had produced a 96 average, and received the game. Canadiens at Lightning, Game 1 (7 p.m., NBCSN, Peacock). This time, though, baseball is overshadowed by heart. Pitchers are a breed apart, wrote Eliot Asinof in a Time biography of pitching great Fergie Jenkins. Cindy also seemed to take to farm life, and was active in classes in town, particularly ceramics. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Jerome Jenkins was a huge fan of National Lampoon's "Vacation," the movie series starring Chevy Chase. It brought him a Cy Young Award as the National League's best pitcher for 1971, and three other times either second or third place in voting. In 1961, Jenkins signed a $7,500 contract with Philadelphia. Following the 1981 season he became a free agent and signed with the Cubs, determined to improve his game. 1966- IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FERGIE JENKINS FOUNDATION, DON'T HESITATE TO SEND US A NOTE VIA THE HEADER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE WEBSITE. He was awarded the C.M. Samantha Jenkins was not at the nursery. Find out Ferguson Jenkinsnet worth 2020, salary 2020 detail bellow. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Baseball star Ferguson Jenkins' girlfriend killed herself and Jenkins' 3-year-old daughter this week, Noble County Sheriff Jerry Cook said Wednesday. Cynthia Takieddine, 44, and Samantha Jenkins, 3, both of Guthrie, were found dead in Takieddine's car northwest of Perry about 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, Cook said. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. A well-rounded athletehe played hockey, soccer, basketball, track, and swamthe younger Jenkins adored baseball most. Then in the late afternoon, around 5 o'clock, the phone rang in the kitchen of his ranch house here. The suicide note that Cindy left on the front seat of the Bronco provided no answers for him, either, he said. he called to Jenkins from the doorway. The first Canadian elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, Jenkins also became Commissioner of the newly formed Canadian Baseball League (CBL) in 2003. ." Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. Her death in January 1991 came just four days after the announcement that Fergie, as everyone calls him, had been named to baseball's Hall of Fame. Jenkins wasn't the only baseball player to suit up for Harlem. Jenkins had told the gathering at Cooperstown: "My father was a semipro ballplayer and he played in the Negro leagues, but he didn't make the major leagues because he was limited by history" -- the color barrier in big-league baseball that existed until 1947.