Mike Flanagan (baseball player)

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Michael Kendall (Mike) Flanagan (born December 16, 1951 in Manchester, New Hampshire) is a former left handed pitcher and current front office executive of the Baltimore Orioles.

Flanagan was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 7th round of the 1973 draft, and made his major league debut with the Orioles on September 27, 1975. One the team's most dependable pitchers for the next nine years, Flanagan went to the All-Star Game in 1978 and won the Cy Young Award in 1979. That season was his best in baseball: with a record of 23-9 (leading the league in wins) and an ERA of 3.08.

On August 31, 1987, Flanagan was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for pitchers Oswaldo Peraza and José Mesa. He had two solid seasons for the Blue Jays as a starter before being converted to a reliever in the 1990 season. Returning as a free agent to Baltimore for the 1991 season, he pitched effectively that season as a reliever. After a forgettable 1992 season, Flanagan retired from baseball.

In an 18-season career, Flanagan posted a 167-143 record with 1491 strikeouts and a 3.90 ERA in 2770.0 innings pitched.

Currently, Flanagan is the Orioles Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations.

Contents 1 Highlights 2 Trivia 3 Reference 4 External links

[edit] Highlights

• 1977- 10th in complete games
• 1978- All-Star, 1st in games started, 7th in wins, 5th in complete games, 5th in losses, 4th in strikeouts, 4th in innings pitched
• 1979- American League Cy Young Award winner, TSN Pitcher of the Year, 1st in wins, 3rd in strikeouts, 3rd in innings pitched, 6th in AL Most Valuable Player voting, 1st in WHIP, 4th in ERA, 4th in winning percentage, 2nd in games started, 5th in complete games, 1st in shutouts
• 1980- 10th in wins, 9th in innings pitched, 2nd in games started, 10th in shutouts
• 1981- 8th in shutouts
• 1982- 8th in games started, 9th in complete games
• 1983- 3rd in winning percentage
• 1984- 9th in complete games, 9th in shutouts
• 1988- 10th in games started

[edit] Trivia

• tied for the Southern League lead in shutouts with 3 while playing for the Asheville Orioles in 1974
• led the International League with a .765 winning percentage while playing for the Rochester Red Wings in 1975
• from 1973 to 1976 had a combined minor league record of 35-16 with an ERA of 2.21
• gave up Ike Hampton's first major league home run. {Memorial Stadium -- April 30, 1977}

[edit] Reference

• 1980 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News

[edit] External links

• Mike Flanagan Player Page at Baseball-Almanac
• Mike Flanagan Player Page at Baseball Reference
• Retrosheet

Preceded by: Ron Guidry

American League Cy Young Award 1979

Succeeded by: Steve Stone