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Ferguson Jenkins was the ace of the beloved Cubs teams of the '60s and '70s and pitched 10 seasons for Chicago, spanning three decades. He became the Cubs' all-time leader in strikeouts and games started. Canada's first Hall-of-Famer, he finished with a 284-226 lifetime record, 3,192 strikeouts, and a 3.34 ERA despite playing 12 of his 19-year career in hitters' ballparks, Wrigley Field and Fenway Park. He won 20 games in 7 seasons, including 6 consecutive from 1967 to 1972. His trademarks were pinpoint control and changing speeds. He won the Cy Young Award in 1971, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on July 21, 1991, and his uniform number, 31, was retired by the Cubs on May 3, 2009.
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