Pat Flury

Patrick Shannon Flury

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 220 lbs.

• School College of Southern Idaho
• High School Edward C. Reed High School

• Born March 14, 1973 in Reno, NV USA

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Biographical Information

Pat Flury played in the minor leagues and in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Flury was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 63rd round of the 1991 Amateur Draft, but he decided to go to college. The Kansas City Royals picked him in the 7th round of the 1993 Amateur Draft, and he was 2-2 with a 3.27 ERA and 7 saves in his first season for the Eugene Emeralds. He tied for 4th in the Northwest League with 27 appearances and tied Steve Day and Ryan Whitaker for 3rd in saves. Flury recorded a 3.93 ERA in 34 relief outings in 1994 for the Rockford Royals, then he went 2-6 with a 4.31 ERA for the Springfield Sultans in 1995. On April 15, 1995, he completed a no-hitter along with Jose Rosado against the Winston-Salem Warthogs. He also pitched 15 games with a 2.45 ERA for the Wilmington Blue Rocks in '95, and his ERA was 1.92 with a 7-2 record and 5 saves in 45 appearances for the Blue Rocks in 1996. Flury went 8-3 with 5 saves and a 3.56 ERA in 42 games for the Wichita Wranglers in 1997, but his ERA rose to 6.08 in 18 games for the AAA Omaha Royals. He tied for 5th among Royals farmhands in wins and trailed only Steve Prihoda in games pitched.

The Reno native struggled again in Omaha as his ERA was 5.40 in 8 games in 1998, and he went to the Boston Red Sox in the middle of the season. Flury notched 16 saves with a solid 1.76 ERA in 26 games for the Trenton Thunder, but he still couldn't pitch well at the AAA level as he had a 5.64 ERA in 17 games for the Pawtucket Red Sox. Among Red Sox minor leaguers, only Jeff Taglienti had more saves and he was 5th in the Eastern League, between Lariel González and Mick Pageler. With the Lobos de Arecibo, he led the 1998-1999 Puerto Rican League with 6 saves. He then signed with the Cincinnati Reds for 1999, and he had a 2.87 ERA in 43 games with 15 saves for the Chattanooga Lookouts. Flury proved that he didn't belong at the AAA level again, and he allowed 18 runs in 23 innings with 5 saves for the Indianapolis Indians. He led Reds farmhands with 66 appearances, two ahead of John Riedling and trailed Brandon Puffer and Todd Williams in saves. Only Francisco Cordero and Steve Rain had more saves in the Southern League.

Flury was 1-0 with a 7.91 ERA for the Calgary Cannons affiliated to the Florida Marlins in 2000, and he finally had the ability to deal with AAA batters after he went to the Montreal Expos organization. He went 4-3 with a 1.42 ERA and 5 saves for the Ottawa Lynx, but his ERA rose to 4.63 in 10 appearances for the Lynx in 2001. Flury also went 3-2 with a 2.47 ERA for the Columbus Clippers affiliated to the New York Yankees in the same season, and he recorded a 1.59 ERA in 4 games with the Norwich Navigators.

The Nippon Ham Fighters then signed him, and he pitched 10 games with a 3.46 ERA in 2002. Flury returned to the Royals system in 2003, and he pitched 17 games with a 3.04 ERA for the Wranglers. He also had a 4.50 ERA in 7 games in Omaha, and he recorded a 6.14 ERA in 7 games for the Portland Beavers. He then signed with the Marlins in 2004, and he went 3-4 with a 2.56 ERA for the AA Carolina Mudcats but allowing 13 runs in 9 innings for the Albuquerque Isotopes. Flury's ERA was 1.23 in 8 appearances for the Jupiter Hammerheads in 2005, and he also completed 2 2/3 shutout innings for the MudCats. However, his ERA was 5.53 in 22 games for the Isotopes, and he announced his retirement.

Overall, Flury was 41-31 with a 3.55 ERA and 68 saves in 547 appearances, struck out 712 and pitched 755 2/3 innings in 12 seasons in the minor leagues.

Sources

• Wiki Japan