Steamer Flanagan
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James Paul Flanagan
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
- School University of Notre Dame
- Debut September 25, 1905
- Final Game October 7, 1905
- Born April 20, 1881 in Kingston, PA USA
- Died April 21, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
James "Steamer" Flanagan played center field for the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates, hitting .280 and slugging .400 in seven games.
The 1905 Pirates won 96 games under player-manager Fred Clarke. Flanaagan was segven years younger than star player Honus Wagner.
He is the only major league player, through 2009, remembered by the name Steamer, although Bob Stanley was nicknamed "Stanley Steamer".
Flanagan was at the University of Notre Dame between the years 1900-05, at a time when there were a number of other future major leaguers there. The two most prominent were Red Murray and Bob Bescher.
Steamer was playing minor league ball as early as 1902 with Toledo, and after his days in the majors spent parts of four seasons with Rochester.
