Friday, May 25, 2012

Cubs 365, May 25

On this day in 1982, in his second stint with the Cubs, Fergie Jenkins secured his place in baseball's Hall of Fame by recording his 3000th career strikeout. It happened in the third inning against San Diego Padres shortstop Gary Templeton.

Jenkins ended his career with 3192 strikeouts.

The lead off man for the Cubs on the day of Fergie's 3000th, by the way, was a rookie third baseman (that's right third baseman) named Ryne Sandberg.

Oh, and of course, the Cubs lost the game 2-1.