Mike Flanagan
American baseball player and coach
Died when: 59 years 251 days (716 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Michael Kendall Flanagan (December 16, 1951 – August 24, 2011) 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.
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 ERA 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).
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