fergie jenkins is in my hall of famer collection

sometime during the summer of 1978, my dad pointed out that fergie jenkins was canadian. i knew about terry puhl being from saskatchewan, but i had not pulled fergie's 1978 topps card yet (there was no o-pee-chee card of him that year, oddly enough) to notice the line on the back that put his birthplace as "chatham, ont., can." i thought that was pretty cool, as i had been noticing jenkins in the box scores that season while he was pitching for the rangers.  given my canadian roots, jenkins was one of the first players i added to my player collections a couple of years later. now, he's in my hall of famer collection with this card as his entry:

that's a 2013 topps five star baseball autographs card numbered 154/333.  here's the back:

i was surprised when i finally did find his card in a pack and saw that he was shown as a member of the red sox.  at any rate, i continued to follow his career which ended with a return to the site of his greatest triumphs, the north side of chicago.  i could have gone with an autographed card from his second stint in texas, or one from his second go-around with the cubs, and i wound up with a card of old-fergie as a cub.  i think it looks great!

jenkins' best seasons were behind him by the time that i became a baseball fan, but i was able to appreciate his career as a whole by the time he retired following the 1983 season.  he hit the 3,000 strikeout milestone as a cub in 1982 which made national news, and he was well represented in my card collection, thanks in part to the topps set in 1983 with his appearances on the team leader and super veteran cards.

i never saw jenkins pitch in person, and he retired the year before i caught a short-term dose of cubs fever, but i was pleased to see him elected to the hall of fame in 1991 with rod carew and gaylord perry.  in doing so, jenkins became the first canadian so honored.  and, with tomorrow being canada day, it seemed like a good time to welcome fergie jenkins to my hall of famer collection.

here's my hall of famer collection as its been documented so far:

babe ruth - 2003 topps tribute world series edition world series tribute relic 351/425

honus wagner - 2001 topps tribute relic

tris speaker - 2011 topps tribute dual relic green parallel 53/75

eddie collins - 2002 topps tribute milestone materials relic

george sisler - 2004 topps tribute hall of fame tribute relic

dizzy dean - 2001 topps tribute relic

bob feller - 2001 topps archives certified autograph

jackie robinson - 2004 topps clubhouse collection clubhouse relic

ted williams - 1992 upper deck baseball heroes autograph 1067/2000

yogi berra - 1998 donruss signatures significant signatures 1640/2000

sandy koufax - 1998 donruss signatures significant signatures 1707/2000

roberto clemente - 2005 donruss greats hall of fame souvenirs relic

warren spahn - 1999 upper deck century legends epic signatures

mickey mantle - 2000 upper deck legends legendary game jerseys relic

willie mays - 1997 topps willie mays reprints certified autograph

al kaline - 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph

duke snider - 2003 upper deck sp authentic chirography hall of famers 144/250

bob gibson - 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph

hank aaron - 2004 topps originals 1979 topps all-time record holders rbi 03/32

frank robinson - 1995 upper deck autograph

don drysdale - 1993 nabisco all-star autographs

harmon killebrew - 2000 upper deck legends legendary signatures

pee wee reese - 2001 topps tribute relic

jim hunter - 1998 donruss signature series significant signatures 0736/2000

willie stargell - 2000 upper deck legends legendary signatures 

jim palmer - 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph

fergie jenkins - 2013 topps five star baseball autograph 154/333

gaylord perry - 2003 topps finest finest moments autograph

rollie fingers - 2018 topps archives signature series 1978 topps buyback 1/3

reggie jackson - 2018 topps tier one tier one talent autograph 19/60

steve carlton - 2018 topps five star career year autograph 43/45

mike schmidt - 2002 topps archives autoproof 1980 topps buyback 048/147

phil niekro - 2017 panini donruss recollection collection 1983 donruss buyback autograph 13/33

don sutton - 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph

carlton fisk - 1999 upper deck century legends epic signatures

tony perez - 2004 fleer national pastime 2002 fleer greats authentic autograph buyback 30/59

dave winfield - 2003 upper deck sp authentic chirography hall of famers 121/350

ozzie smith - 2019 topps finest finest origins autograph

gary carter - 1999 fleer sports illustrated greats of the game autograph collection

eddie murray - 2004 upper deck sp legendary cuts legendary sigs 45/50 

dennis eckersley - 2017 topps archives signature series 1984 topps buyback 47/99

paul molitor - 2016 topps museum collection archival autographs 021/125

bruce sutter - 2003 topps all-time fan favorites certified autograph

cal ripken jr - 2018 topps high tek portraitek autograph 32/75

jim rice - 2005 upper deck past time pennants past time signatures

andre dawson - 2000 fleer greats of the game autograph

bert blyleven - 2004 upper deck legends timeless teams autograph

greg maddux - 2018 topps luminaries masters of the mound autograph 13/15

pedro martinez - 2018 topps high tek portraitek autograph 09/60

ken griffey jr - 2003 upper deck game face autograph

tim raines - 2018 topps tribute tribute autograph green parallel 26/95

alan trammell - 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph

roy halladay - 2017 topps archives signature series 2004 topps buyback 15/23

pete rose* - 2018 panini flawless legendary signatures 15/25

barry bonds* - 2001 bowman heritage autographs

you can find the full list of hall of famers (and some not - yet) that i aim to include in this collection at my want list site.

*not currently a member of the hall of fame