View From the Hill: Volume 5, No.1

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Ater 17 great years at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, AZ,the Chicago Cubs wrapped up their nal Spring Trainingseason at the ballpark.

And who could possibly be a

better ambassador to help theteam close out its nal slate ogames at Hohokam than FergieJenkins?

Once again, the Fergie JenkinsFoundation maintained aconstant presence at every CubsSpring Training home game

in 2013, raising money or anumber o charities, includingCubs Care, JDRF, St. Marys Food Bank and Habitat orHumanity. The Foundations autograph booth, back in itsamiliar location down the third-base line, welcomed thelikes o ormer Cubs Bill Buckner, Jody Davis, Lee Smith,Willie Wilson and Pete LaCock. Day ater day, thousands

o Cubs ans ocked to the Foundations booth to meetwith their heroes or the last time at the teams storiedballpark.

To Cubs aithul, these ormer players, along withFergie, have become staples at the stadium or thepast several years, signing autographs, taking picturesand sharing stories rom their playing days. It is always

remarkable to see how many people travecorners o the continent, making the trip t

catch a glimpse ocurrent and ormSpring Training. Aor not ans are rerst or their twenJenkins autograpremains the samo a lasting memstory and the knothey have helpeddiference in thethrough the Ferg

Foundations charitableendeavors.

With 2013 in the books,the Cubs will now be turning

their attention to 2014 andthe opening o their brand

new $100-million 15,000acility, which will also bein Mesa. The yet-to-be-named stadium will eaturenumerous adjacent practiceelds and a developing

Volume 5, No. 1

Serving Humanitarian Need Through the Love of Sport

Inside

February Golf

S[pring Train

MLB Fan Fests

Christmas Si

Museum Upd

Black History

View from the HillThe Fergie Jenkins Foundation News

Fergie and the Cubs leave Hohokam on a high

Coming up in our next issue ofView from the Hill: The Fergie Jenkins Charity Golf Classic, St. Catharines

MLB All Star Fan Fest 2013, New York

Chicago Blackhawks Fest

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

Museum Updates

Foundation Updates

How to Make a Donation to the Fergie Jenkins Foundation

As a non-prot organization, the Fergie Jenkins Foundation relies on the generosity o itssponsors, donors and supporters to conduct its day-to-day acti vities. There are a number o

ways that you can assist the Foundations charitable eorts.

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In-kinddonation, whichwillalsopromoteyourbusiness

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Fergies hope of giving back to organizations and communities in need through the love of sport is being accomplished with the help of sponsors and supporters likeyou. He hopes that with your continued support, the Foundation will develop and continue to help for years to come. For more information regarding the Fergie

Jenkins Foundation, please visit:

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In the USA, mail to:e Fergie Jenkins Foundation 165 Portage Rd Lewiston, NY 14092

Fergie signs for a young Cubs fan at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, AZ.


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The Fergie Jenkins Foundation

Who We Are

Fergie Jenkins .................... ChairmanCarl Kovacs .................... PresidentJohn Oddi ........ Executive Director

Board of Directors

Jaff Stevenson Paul CartwrightReid Strongman Kelly McGifn

Barry House David SchurmanRick Quirk Denise Stone

Peter Warkentin Dave Hamilton

Elite Volunteers

Foundation Staff

Mike Treadgold

Communications Coordinator

Editor-in-Chief

Rachel Pray

Executive Assistant

Brett Varey

Special Events Coordinator

Dexter McQueen

Sport Management Coordinator

Kerrigan McNeill

Public Relations Coordinator

(Assitant Editor)

Jillian Buttenham

Curator & Manager of Public Outreach

Jessica Chase

Curator & Manager of Education

For more information

Mail t: 7 C P - S , S.C, ON, C LR P7-- [email protected]

Swinging for the Fences

PROFILING THE CHARITIES

WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT

The Peoria Diamond Club is a non-prot organization,

based in Peoria, AZ, whose ocus is to redistribute revenues

and donations to local youth groups and childrensprograms.

Run almost exclusively by volunteers, the Peoria DiamondClub maintains an active prensence at all San Diego Padres

and Seattle Mariners Spring Training games, leading

gameday operations and other stadium activities.

The Fergie Jenkins Foundation is proud to continue tosupport the Peoria Diamond Club through our Cactus

League autograph undraisers.

The Fergie Jenkins Foundation has enjoyed a multi-year

partnership with the Oakland As Community Fund, arelationship orged as a result o the Foundations Cactus

League undraising at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the

Spring Training home o the Oakland Athletics.

The As Community Fund supports charities in the BayArea, specically those afliated with youth programs,

drug prevention and the underprivileged. With a mandatethat ocuses intently on investing in the uture, the AsCommunity Fund shares many o the same values as the

Fergie Jenkins Foundation.

Interns

Tyler HarrisonSport Management

Noah AndersonSport Management

Nick ButtsSport Management

Zack SchipperSport Management

Geoff BassettPublic Relations

Bryan Robinson

Sport Management

Stacy ArrowsmithDennis Coulson

Ben Craig

Bill LoftusSid Stern

Steve Swan

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The Fergie Jenkins Celebrity Classic With a New Date a

Feel

A Spring Spent in Phoenix, Arizona

From the ArchivesA LOOK BACK AT WHAT SOME OF NORTH AMERICAS GREATEST SPORTS

WRITERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT FERGIE JENKINS

MOSTCONSISTENTWINNINGPITCHER

PUBLISHED IN THE MONTREAL STAR,

REPRINTED IN BASEBALL DIGESTBY: JOHN ROBERTSON FEBRUARY 1970

Major League baseball gets such saturationcoverage that there should be no such thing

as an unsung super star, right? Especially when

that super star is a pitcher.

For example, no one is going to say that

Tom Seaver hasnt gotten his due recognition

or being baseballs best pitcher o the year

(25-7) in 1969. And Dennis McLain of the Tigers

(31-6) has been suitably enshrined for his 1968heroics, with Jim Lonborg of the Red Sox (22-9),

everybodys hero in 1967.

And or day-to-day greatness, well BobGibson and Juan Marichal are up there

alongside McLain, and now Seaver, in a class by

themselves.

But wait a minute! Schools not out quite yet.

Ive just spend a very dry, dusty aternoon

wading through major league pitching records,and the resulting revelations might surprise

you.

For example, who is the only pitcher in the

majors to win 20 games or more in each o

the last three seasons, complete more than 20each year over that same span, pitch more total

innings, start more games, and record morestrikeouts than any o his contemporaries?

No, it wasnt Gibson, McLain or Marichal. It

was Canadas own Ferguson Jenkins.

Okay, so maybe Im waving the ag a little,

but i Tom Seaver can be heralded as baseballs

All-American boy, why cant we do a little

crowing too?

Ive been waiting patiently since the season

ended or one baseball writer somewhere

to give Fergie the recognition he deserves.

My hackles started to rise way back in spring

training when Sports Illustrated did a large

layout on baseballs present-day iron-men andignored him completely.

I bristled when Fergies own manager, LeoDurocher, publicly ripped him or not putting

out when he got clobbered in a crucial game

during the Cubscollapse in the stretch. When

he notched his 20th victory in September, none

o the wire services even bothered to mention

that he had achieved the milestone or the thirdconsecutive season his only three seasons,

incidentally, as a starter in the majors.

But the last straw was a recent story in the

Sporting News which saluted Chicagos Bill

Hands, an excellent young pitcher, as the Cubs

big stopper in 1969, with a snide inference that

Jenkins didnt do the job when it mattered

down the stretch.

Now I dont suggest that Jenkins was better

than Seaver in 1969, Gibson or Marichalin 1968, or even Mike McCormick in 1967.

Likewise, McLains record dwared his in the

last two seasons, and Lonborg had a ar better

percentage in 1967.

But day in day out, over the last three

seasons, Jenkins pitched longer, otener and

more consistently than each one o the so-

called super stars, and its about time somebodycame out and said so.

Jenkins not only leads in total games started,

innings pitched and strikeouts, he ties Marichalfor the National League lead in wins with

61, and hes the only pitcher among himself,

Marichal, Seaver, McLain and Gibson to win

and complete 20 games in all three seasons.Granted, a broken leg hampered Gibson in

1967, and Marichal had arm trouble that year.

And certainly Fergies overall ERA and games

lost ranks him th in those departments. But

or sheer durability, he tops them all.

Im not suggesting Jenkins is the best pitcher

in the majors. Im not suggesting that he was

in any o the three years mentioned. But I dobelieve that mid the oceans o publicity the

others have gotten or their exploits, that

the 25-year-old righthander rom Chatham,

Ont., deserves a little more than he got rombaseballs horde of expert analysts in 1969.

Ater the ak he took rom his own manager

or the Cubsabysmal stretch showing, I

think its time that somebody went on recordcongratulating him or a job well done.

AROUND THE HORN Kind words from across the continent and on the web

The Fergie Jenkins Foundation is on Twitter as we extend our charitable reach and interact with our

supporters. Follow us@fergiejenkins31

Matthew Galligan @Matthew Galligan@FergieJenkins31 it was great hearing you sing for the 7th inning stretch the other day! #GoCubsGo 14 Apr

Andrew Hendriks @77hendriksGreat time with @FergieJenkins31 & the @FJMuseum tonight in Kitchener. Great insight into the way thegame used to be 8 May

David Morneau @DMMorneauLaw@FJMuseum @FergieJenkins31 Looks like our event last week raised over $8k! ank you very much! Peopleare still raving about FJ! 17 May

Five baseball parks. Forty-two days and wellover ty baseball games. That sums up how The Fergie

Jenkins Foundation spent their spring, 2013.

For nearly two months the sta o the Foundation and a

group o celebs made their home at the Phoenix Airport

Hampton Inn or most o Febru-

ary and all o March. Once again

the Foundation was dedicated to

raising unds or various charities

in the Phoenix area during Spring

Training.

Once again the Founda-

tion set up shop at the spring

training home elds o the

Oakland Athletics (Phoenix), the

Chicago Cubs (Mesa), the SanFrancisco Giants (Scottsdale) the

San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners (Peoria), and

the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals (Surprise).

Proceeds rom the event once again went to numerous

charities represented by each team and stadium.

While Fergie and The Foundation spent all

month in Phoenix there were a ew celebwho paid a vi sit over the course o Spring

Fergie and the Foundation were joined b

greats as Rollie Fingers, Gaylord Perry, Be

Willie Wilson, Jody Davis, Jon Warden, Bil

Gaylord Perry, Jim Mud

Moon Odom, Vida Blue,

Pete LaCock and more.

Fans gathered at th

booth at each ballpark

meeting some o their

ball legends. Our celebr

pleased to interact with

sharing stories rom the

signing items or ans a

charity.The Foundation on

a very successul spring raising a signica

each o the charities we support during s

We would like to thank all o our celebrity

Phoenix Airport Hampton Inn and every

it such a successul month.

This past November the Foundation was forced

to cancel the Fergie Jenkins Celebrity Golf Classic held in

Phoneix, AZ due to scheduling conicts. For many o our

American supporters it meant not having the oppo rtu-

nity to take part in one o our most successul events o

the year. But with every closed door comes another op -

portunity. With the November tournament put on hold

the Foundation was able to schedule a similar tourna-

ment in February the ollowing year.

The tournament in February coincided perectlywith Cactus League Spring Training allowing many

o our celebrity guests to attend since many o them

would already be in the Phoenix area. This years tour-

nament took place at its old home, the Wigwam Resort

& Golf Club in Litcheld Park, AZ with a Celebrity Meet

and Greet taking place at the Foundations home during

the Spring, the Phoenix Airport Hampton Inn.

Celebrities such as Rollie Fingers, Gaylord Perry,

Pee Wee Harrison, Pierre Pilote, Ron Wicks, Al Oliver,

Willie Wilson and many more came out to the event to

once again support the Foundation and the charities we

help raise unds or.

Fergie was eeling

the eects o his career

and was unable to make

it out on the course but

did help two o our sta,

Brett Varey and Kerrigan

McNeill, man the putting

contest. Fergie gave tips

and advice to golers asthey tried to putt their

way to a prize at the end

o the tournament. Rollie Fingers also sa

to instead travel across the course taking

each group o golers.

The event proved to be a success

could not be any better. Moving ahead th

will permanently move the Fergie Jenkin

Classic held In Phoenix from November t

Celebrity Guests Rollie FiWillie Wilson take pictur


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December 2012December15-18Fergie Jenkins Foundation Charity

Autograph Signings feat. Pierre Pilote Spor ts N More

at Yorktown Center Mall Lombard, IL

December19Fergie Jenkins Foundation CharityAutograph Signing feat. Pierre Pilote Peru Mall Peru, IL

January 2013January11-13Texas Rangers Fan Fe stival Arlington

Convention Centre Arlington, TX

January12 Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation

Event Los Angeles, CA

January18-20Chicago Cubs Convention Sheraton

Chicago Chicago, IL

January19 Warren Spahn Awards Banquet

Oklahoma City, OK

January25-27Minnesota TwinsFest H.H.

Metrodome Minneapolis, MN

January28-February2Randy Hundley Fantasy

Camp Mesa, AZ

February 2013February7York Area Sports Night Heritage Hills

Golf Resort & Conference Center York, PA

February9Recognition by Harlem Globetrotters

Rogers Centre Toronto, ON

February15Peoria Diamond Club Night on the

Diamond Peoria Sports Complex Peoria, AZ

February16-17Cactus League Kicko Event

Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza Scottsdale, AZ

February24-25The 7th Annual Fergie Jenkins

Celebrity Classic The Wigwam Litcheld Park, AZ

March 2013

March1-28Fergie Jenkins Foundation Spring

Training autograph fundraisers Multiple Arizona

locations

April 2013April8-11 Chicago Cubs Opening Week Festivities

Wrigley Field Chicago, IL

April19North Bay Sports Hall of Fame Banquet

North Bay, ON

May 2013May3-5Sportcard & Memorabilia Expo feat. Gaylord

Perry, Phil Niekro, Goose Gossage & Andre Dawson

International Centre Mississauga, ON

May4-5Toronto Maple Leas Baseball Banquet &

First Pitch Marriott by Toronto Airport & Christie Pits

Toronto, ON

May8A night with Fergie Jenkins in support o Cystic

Fibrosis Canada THE-MUSEUM Kitchener, ON

June 2013June3Jon Wardens Charity Golf Classic The Oasis

Golf & Country Club Loveland, OH

June10Tony Fernandez Charity Golf Classic Wooden

Sticks Golf & CC Uxbridge, ON

June11-12Scatcherd Charity Golf Classic Oakwood

Inn Resort & Spa Grand Bend, ON

June1420th Annual Fergie Jenkins Charity Classic

Rockway Vineyards St. Catharines, ON

June27-30Canadian Baseball Hall o Fame Induction

Weekend St. Marys, ON

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FOUNDATION ROAD MAPWHERE WEVE BEEN AND WHERE WERE GOING

Rememberwhe

n...?

In May 2009, right

ater his #31 jer-sey was retired by

the Chicago Cubs,

Fergie paid a

visit to the Illinois

Veterans Home

to spend time

with some brave

Americans.

Curators Corner: Fergie Jenkins Museum Upd

What began as a dream o Fergies has been slowlybut surely taking shape over the last ew years at theFoundation. In November of 2011 The Fergie JenkinsFoundation held an ofcial grand opening o The FergieJenkins Museum. The Museum promised to be dedicated tothe lie and career o Canadas only Major League BaseballHall o Famer, while also showcasing artiacts rom otherprominentsports gures.

Fast orward

just over ayear and theFoundationwelcomed twonew sta, Jilland Jessica, asthe Museumsco-curators.

The two would work over the next two months catalogingand arranging items that would be on display in the newmuseum. In February o 2013 the Foundation held a sotopening o an upper gallery dedicated to Fergies role inBlack History.

With the additiono the Fergie andFriends BlackHistory gallery,the Museum has

continued totake shape. Newtouch screensupstairs allowvisitors to exploresix scrapbookscompiled by

Fergies ather. These scrapbooks, through nearticles and photographs, provide a snapsholie rom his childhood in Chatham to his retMajor League Baseball. Also, the arrival o diour downstairs gallery means that we can shFergies collection o memorabilia, includingbaseballs, the award he received when he wthe Canadian Baseball Hall o Fame and nevphotographs rom his lie outside o basebal

Moving orward, the sta o the museum w

to complete the exhibits eatured in the maiensuring that our all calendar includes schothere is still plenty to do, every day the Musecloser to completion.

MUSEUM HOLDS OPENING OF

THE FERGIE AND FRIENDS BLACK

HISTORY GALLERY

On February 10th,the Fergie JenkinsMuseum hosteda gathering omedia personnel,politicians, Black

History advocatesand members o thegeneral public incelebration o BlackHistory Month and

the completion o the Museums upstairs gallery.

The Museums second oor explores Fergies connectionto southern Ontarios black history, as well as his road to theMajors. Upstairs, visitors can also see a sampling of Fergies

Negro Leagues memorabilia, mementos fromwith other black athletes, and items rom Fer

Event guests were welcomed by Fergie, ouJessica Chase and Jillian Buttenham, Niagaraadvocate Wilma Morrison, St. Catharines City

Mat Siscoe and St. Catharines MPP Jim Bradlespeeches were ollowed by an open house eand cheese, intended to give our rst visitoracility and spark interest in St. Catharines nespace.

It was the rst time that Fergie and the pubseen the work done by the new curators. All Foundation look orward to seeing what ourplanned or the uture o The Fergie Jenkins Museum.

Fergie The

Globetrotter

Fergie along with his old off-season te

Harlem Gloebtrotters at an event set up

curators Jill and Jess


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A Christmas Tradition for Fergieand the Foundation

January is always abusy time o year or theFoundation and Fergie.With three an ests inthree dierent states(Cubs Fest, RangersFest and Twins Fest)it seemed as thoughFergie and his guestswere always at a home

away from home at thebeginning o the newyear.

Fergie and the Foundation were joined at all three eventsby ellow Hall-o-Famer Rollie Fingers. From January 12-14th the Foundation alongside Fergie and Rollie made theirrst stop in Texas or Rangers Fest and were joined by Hall-of-Famer Gaylord Perry. The following week the Foundationtook the truck down to Fergies second home away romhome Chicago, or Cubs Fest. Fergie and Rollie were onceagain joined by Gaylord Perry for the three day eventstarting on January 18th.

The three Hall-o-Famers were joined by appearances romormer Cubs such as Jay Johnstone, Lee Smith and RandyHundley. Finally, during the last week o the month Fergie,

Rollie and the Foundation headed down to Mwhere they were joined by Jim Mudcat Graor Twins Fest.

Proceeds rom all three events went to helcharities that the Foundation supports. Eacha success and Fergie and the Foundation canJanuary to hit the road again or what promimonth.

A Busy Beginning of the Year for Fergie and the Foun

Fergie Fact

Did you know...

From 1967-1972, during Fergies str

straight 20-win seasons, he also comp

than 20 games in each of these six yea

Since 2000, only James Shields and

have completed more than ten games

season, and no pitcher since Fernand

in 1986 has completed more than 20 g

single season.

Furthermore only Steve Carlton (197

Catsh Hunter (1975) have completed

than 30 games in a single season sinc

accomplished this feat in 1971.

When it comes to endurance and co

few pitchers in the last 50 years have

better than Fergie Jenkins.

Photos of charity check presentations made bythe Fergie Jenkins Foundation in Arizona

Chicago baseball and hockey ans may haveound something special under the Christmas tree romThe Fergie Jenkins Foundation this past Christmas. Inwhat has become a Christmas tradition, the Foundationand Fergie traveled to Lombard, IL or an annual Christ-mas charity autograph signing at the Yorktown CenterMall. This year the Foundation and Fergie had a specialguest as NHL Hall-of-Famer Pierre Pilote joined us at ourbooth and signed autographs or ans.

The Foundation once again set up shop at thepopular memorabilia store, Sports N More, who havebeen hosts o the annual event or the p ast ew years.Cubs and Blackhawks ans came out to the store tomeet Fergie and Pierre.

Proceeds rom the event were once again direct-ed towards the Juvenile Research Foundation (JDRF).Whether it was the spirit o Christmas and givi ng or theexcitement at seeing two living Chicago legends, anscrowded the store in hopes o getting to meet bothFergie and Pierre.

Once again the signing at Sports great success and the Foundaton was abdonation to the JDRF just in time or the

Fergie and the Foundation wouldthe owner and sta of Sports N More forcommodating and welcoming as alwaysreturn next year and hope to bring someto the table once again.

Fergie presents a check to the Habitat for Humanity.

Fergie and Gaylord Perry present check to the Scottsdale Charos Foundation.

Fergie presents check to Mesa Hohokams Foundation.

Fergie presents check to the Peoria Diamond Club.

Fergie presents a check to the JDRF.

Fergie presents check to St. Marys Food Bank.

Two Chicago legends, Fergie Jenkins and Pierre Pilote.

Fergie is joined by fellow Hall-of-Famers Rollie Fingersand Gaylord Perry at Rangers Fest 2013.


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