| Mike Flanagan | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Mike_Flanagan.jpg) Flanagan in 2007 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 16, 1951 Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. | |
| Died: August 24, 2011 (aged 59) Sparks, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 1975, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1992, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 167–143 |
| Earned run average | 3.90 |
| Strikeouts | 1,491 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Michael Kendall Flanagan (December 16, 1951 – August 24, 2011)[1] was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher, front office executive, and color commentator. He spent 18 years as a player in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles (1975–1987, 1991–1992) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1987–1990).
Flanagan was a starting pitcher for the Orioles from 1975 through 1987. He was named to the American League (AL) All-Star Team once in 1978. In 1979, the first of two years he would play on an AL pennant winner, his 23 victories led the circuit and earned him the AL's Cy Young Award. He was a member of the Orioles' World Series Championship team in 1983. During the 1987 season, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, with whom he pitched through 1990. He returned to Baltimore to close out his playing career as a relief pitcher in 1991 and 1992. During this second tour, he combined with three other pitchers to throw a no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics on July 13, 1991.[2] He was also the last Orioles pitcher to appear in a major-league contest at Memorial Stadium. In an 18-season career, Flanagan posted a 167–143 record with 1,491 strikeouts and a 3.90 earned run average in 2,770 innings pitched.
He served in three different positions with the Orioles after his retirement as an active player. He was the pitching coach in 1995 and 1998 and the executive vice president of baseball operations from 2006 through 2008. At the time of his death, he was one of the team's broadcasters, a role he had previously held three times (1994, 1996–1997, and 1999–2002).
- ^ "Sources: Mike Flanagan Found Dead". WBAL Sports. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, pp.210-11