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27. Mike Flanagan

27. Mike Flanagan
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: December 16, 1951 in Manchester, NH USA
  • Weight: 185 lbs.
  • Height: 6'0"
  • Bats: L
  • Throws: L
  • Debut: September 05, 1975
  • Final Game: September 27, 1992
  • Cy Young Award - 1979
  • TSN All-Star - 1979
  • TSN Pitcher of the Year - 1979
  • Cy Young - 1979
  • MVP - 1979
 
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Mike Flanagan was an innings eater for years for the Baltimore Orioles, and with 141 Wins is one of the most winningest Pitchers in franchise history.

Flanagan debuted for Baltimore in 1975, and he would play there until he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in August of 1987.  In terms of advanced metrics, Flanagan was not considered excellent, and he would never be in the top ten in bWAR for Pitchers.  In fact, he was only in the top ten in ERA and WHIP once, and that year was 1979 when he won 20 Games and won the American League Cy Young Award.  Flanagan still picked up the "W" in a lot of games, and he was a large component of the Orioles 1983 World Series Championship Team.

In 1994, Flanagan was the sole entry to the Orioles Hall of Fame.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Selected in the 7th Round of the Amateur Draft 6/5/73.
  • Departed: Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Oswaldo Peraza and a Player to be Named Later (which would be Jose Mesa) 8/31/87.
  • Games Played: 450
  • Notable Statistics: 141 Wins
    116 Losses
    3.89 ERA
    328 Games Started
    98 Complete Games
    17 Shutouts
    49 Games Finished
    4 Saves
    2,317.2 Innings Pitched
    1,297 Strikeouts
    3.79 FIP
    1.334 WHIP
    1.75 SO/BB
    21.5 bWAR

    6 Playoff Games
    3 Wins
    1 Loss
    3.48 ERA
    5 Games Started
    1 Complete Game
    31 Innings PItched
    17 Strikeouts
    1.26 WHIP
    4.26 SO/BB
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    World Series Champion (1983)
    Cy Young (1979)
    The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (1979)
    All-Star (1978)
    Most Wins (1979)
    Most Games Started (1978)
    Most Shutouts (1979)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Pitcher (1977, 1982, 1984 & 1986)

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