Today on the
blog, another card from my 1981 "Drake's Big Pitchers" set released
about a year ago, this one my Fergie Jenkins card:
He'd eventually post six 20-win seasons, six 200-strikeout seasons,
five 300+-inning years, four sub-3.00 E.R.A. Years and become the first
pitcher in Major League history to finish with 3000+ strikeouts with
LESS than 1000 base on balls.
Overall in 19-seasons Jenkins finished with a 284-226 record, with a
3.34 earned run average, 49 shutouts and 3192 strikeouts over 664
games, 594 of which were starts.
In 1991 he capped off his career with an induction into Cooperstown on
his third try, just getting the 75% of the vote with 75.4% support.Such a treat to be able to have seen him pitch in the Big Leagues! The days of strong starters going deep into games.
