1977 fergie jenkins

fergie jenkins makes another appearance on the blog thanks to a little north-south cropping difference and a relocated facsimile autograph on this, his 1977 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

has anyone seen tug mcgraw's comic strip?

jenkins was just 10-10 for the red sox in 1977.  he made 28 starts (completing 11 of them), and had a 3.68 era and a singular shutout - a tidy three-hitter against his 'hometown' blue jays (jenkins was born about 200 miles from toronto).  the red sox traded jenkins back to the rangers in december of 1977, and he promptly won 18 games for his new/old team.

voici à vous, 1977 fergie jenkins!

1982 fergie jenkins

hall of famer fergie jenkins left the rangers for the second time in his career in december of 1981, and joined the cubs for the second time in his career.  here is his 1982 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

the card erroneously listed the vehicle of jenkins' arrival in chicago as a trade, but all information i have seen indicates that he was a free agent.  anyway, he was 36 wins short of 300 and 38 strikeouts shy of 3000 when he rejoined the cubs.  although he didn't make it to 300 wins (he won a total of 20 games in his final two seasons), he did hit the 3000 k mark on july 25, 1982 when he fanned garry templeton.

this month, jenkins' native canada released a postage stamp featuring his likeness as part of black history month.  there is no us manufactured variation, however.

voici à vous, 1982 fergie jenkins!