Editing Ferguson Jenkins (section)

====Early seasons====
In 1962, Jenkins was signed by Philadelphia Phillies scout [[Tony Lucadello]].<ref name="blackcanada"/> Jenkins made his major-league debut as a 22-year-old in 1965, as a [[relief pitcher]]. He was traded the following year to the Chicago Cubs, along with [[Adolfo Phillips]] and John Herrnstein, for pitchers [[Larry Jackson (baseball)|Larry Jackson]] and [[Bob Buhl]]. Jenkins would become one of the best pitchers in the majors. In his first full year as a starter for the Cubs (1967), Jenkins recorded 20 wins while posting a 2.80 [[Earned run average|ERA]] and 236 strikeouts. He finished tied for second in the Cy Young Award voting, following [[Mike McCormick (pitcher)|Mike McCormick]] of the [[San Francisco Giants]]. He was also selected for the [[1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] for the first time that season.

[[File:Fergie Jenkins 1969.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Jenkins in 1969]]
The following year his numbers improved; once again he won 20 games, his ERA dropped to 2.63 and his strikeout total increased to 260. Jenkins established a reputation for achieving his pitching feats and his statistics while spending most of his career pitching in a "hitter's ballpark"—[[Wrigley Field]] in Chicago.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ferguson Jenkins: The Quiet Winner |first=Stanley |last=Pashko |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |location=New York |year=1975}}</ref> Furthermore, in 1968, Jenkins lost five of his starts in 1–0 ball games.