Patsy Flaherty
Patrick Joseph Flaherty (June 29, 1876 – January 23, 1968), born in Mansfield (now Carnegie), Pennsylvania,[1] was a pitcher for the Louisville Colonels (1899), Pittsburgh Pirates (1900 and 1904–05), Chicago White Sox (1903–1904), Boston Doves (1907–08), Philadelphia Phillies (1910) and Boston Rustlers (1911), who specialized in his spitball.[2]
| Patsy Flaherty | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 29, 1876 Mansfield, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: January 23, 1968 (aged 91) Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 8, 1899, for the Louisville Colonels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 14, 1911, for the Boston Rustlers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 67–84 |
| Earned run average | 3.10 |
| Strikeouts | 271 |
| Teams | |
He led the American League in hits allowed (338) and losses (25) in 1903. He led the National League in earned runs allowed (88) in 1908.
In 9 years Flaherty had a win–loss record of 67–84, 173 games, 150 games started, 125 complete games, 7 shutouts, 18 games finished, 2 saves, 1,302+2⁄3 innings pitched, 1,292 hits allowed, 616 runs allowed, 449 earned runs allowed, 25 home runs allowed, 331 walks allowed, 271 strikeouts, 56 hit batsmen, 25 wild pitches, 5,156 batters faced, 2 balks and a 3.10 ERA.
He died in Alexandria, Louisiana, at the age of 91 and is buried at Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana.
References
- Bohn, Terry. "Patsy Flaherty". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Bill James and Rob Neyer. 2004.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)