Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Ferguson Jenkins as a result of the pitcher’s drug arrest on August 25th.

Ferguson Jenkins is convicted on cocaine possession charges in a Canadian court

ByThis Day in Baseball December 18, 1980August 29, 2022

1980 – Ferguson Jenkins is convicted on cocaine possession charges in a Canadian court, but has the verdict immediately erased by Judge Gerald Young because of his years of “exemplary” conduct.

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Day: December 18, 1980

Ferguson Jenkins is convicted on cocaine possession charges in a Canadian court

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