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Old Timers Banquet to Feature Ferguson Jenkins

Hall of Famer won 1971 National League Cy Young Award, was three-time All Star

NASHVILLE, TN – November 21, 2016 – “Fergie” Jenkins, major league pitcher with four clubs from 1965 through 1983, will be featured speaker at the 79th annual Old Timers banquet, scheduled for Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Nashville Airport Marriott. Jenkins pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs.

He won 20 games or more for the Cubs seven times, including six consecutive seasons. In 1971 he was named Cy Young award winner after posting 24 wins and a 2.77 ERA. Three years later he led the American League with 25 wins as a member of the Texas Rangers.

In 19 seasons, he completed 267 games and posted 3,192 strikeouts. He is one of only four pitchers to have more than 3,000 strikeouts with less than 1,000 walks.

Jenkins was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.

Scholarships will be awarded to senior high school baseball players at the event.

Banquet tickets are now on sale for $75 each and may be purchased from any Old Timers board member. For more information call Old Timers president Russ Pyles (238-5308), Farrell Owens (587-1384) or Rip Ryman (319-8459).

Formed in 1938 by a group of local baseball enthusiasts, the Old Timers organization is one of the oldest such organizations in the United States, celebrating its 79th year of existence in 2017.

***The Old Timers Baseball Association of Nashville is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and all contributions are tax-deductible***