Blue Jays Birthdays: Mike Flanagan

Dec 16 2022 by Bluebird Banter

 

Mike Flanagan was a left-handed pitcher who played in the majors for 18 seasons. Four of them with the Blue Jays.

He would have turned 71 today, but he passed away in 2011.

He was a good pitcher. You don’t play for 18 years without being a good pitcher. He finished 167-143 with a 3.90 ERA in 526 games, 404 starts.

For the first 13 years, he played with the Orioles. His best season was in 1979. He went 23-9 with a 3.08 ERA in 39 games, 38 starts pitching 265 innings. He won his Cy...

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