Patsy Flaherty

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American baseball player (1876–1968)

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::summary American baseball player (1876–1968) ::

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Field	Value
name	Patsy Flaherty
image	Patsy Flaherty.jpg
width	225
position	Pitcher
bats	Left
throws	Left
birth_date
birth_place	Mansfield, Pennsylvania, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	September 8
debutyear	1899
debutteam	Louisville Colonels
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	September 14
finalyear	1911
finalteam	Boston Rustlers
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Win–loss record
stat1value	67–84
stat2label	Earned run average
stat2value	3.10
stat3label	Strikeouts
stat3value	271
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Louisville Colonels ()
Pittsburgh Pirates ()
Chicago White Sox (–)
Pittsburgh Pirates (–)
Boston Doves (–)
Philadelphia Phillies ()
Boston Rustlers () Patrick Joseph Flaherty (June 29, 1876 – January 23, 1968), born in Mansfield (now Carnegie), Pennsylvania, was an American 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.

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, 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".
''The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches''. Bill James and Rob Neyer. 2004.

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