August 25, 2011
N.H. native and former Orioles standout Mike Flanagan found dead
by NEBJ Staff/
New Hampshire native Mike Flanagan, who won a Cy Young Award and a World Series title with the Baltimore Orioles, was found dead at his Maryland home on Wednesday, according to multiple sources. He was 59.
Authorities have not announced the cause of death.
Flanagan had an 18-year Major League career that included stints with Baltimore (1975-87 and 1991-92) and Toronto (1988-90).
Flanagan was the 1979 American League Cy Young Award winner following a 23-9 season for the Orioles. He had a 3.08 ERA.
In 1983, Flanagan was 12-4 as the Orioles won the World Series.
For his career, Flanagan had a 167-143 record and a 3.90 ERA.
Following his retirement in 1992, Flanagan was a pitching coach for the Orioles and eventually worked in the Baltimore front office as executive vice president of baseball operations.
A standout baseball and basketball player in Manchester (N.H.) Memorial High School, Flanagan played both sports at the University of Massachusetts, where he was a teammate of future NBA legend Julius Erving.
Flanagan also played in the Cape Cod Baseball League as a member of the Falmouth Commodores.
Orioles managing partner Peter Angelos issued a statement on Flanagan’s passing on Wednesday:
"It is with deep sadness that I learned of the death of my friend Mike Flanagan earlier this evening. In over a quarter century with the organization, Flanny became an integral part of the Orioles family, for his accomplishments both on and off the field. His loss will be felt deeply and profoundly by all of us with the ballclub and by Orioles fans everywhere who admired him. On behalf of the club I extend my condolences to his wife, Alex; and daughters Kerry, Kathryn and Kendall."
