James Paul Flanagan (April 20, 1881 – April 21, 1947) was a Major League Baseball

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. He played for the

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just at the end of the 1905 season (September 25-October 7). The 24-year-old rookie, who stood and weighed 185 lbs., was a native of Kingston, Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Notre Dame. Flanagan played well during his time with the Pirates. In seven games he hit .280 (7-for-25) with one

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, one

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, three runs batted in, and seven

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. He also had three

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. In the field he handled 19

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flawlessly for a

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of 1.000. Two of his famous teammates on the Pirates were future

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Honus Wagner and

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. Flanagan died at the age of 66 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

External links

Baseball Reference
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