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Barry Zito League
8-11-2100
John Flynn Relief Pitcher
Retired (1970, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.91 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 100-95 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
SV 207 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 03-02-1931
K 1364 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(117 games)
IP 1913.0
WHIP 1.31 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1970
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance D    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val B+
Speed C- Bunt D  Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1954 NYA
6
 4
59
0
0
0
4
 3
90.0
 90 36 35 0 24
68
1.27
3.50
1955 NYA
6
 1
35
0
0
0
0
 1
35.1
 36 19 19 1 12
28
1.36
4.84
1956 NYA
1
 0
47
0
0
0
1
 0
54.0
 44 22 21 0 21
38
1.20
3.50
1957 NYA
4
 4
63
0
0
0
30
 3
64.2
 67 27 22 0 17
37
1.30
3.06
1958 NYA
7
 5
71
0
0
0
27
 6
68.2
 78 41 37 1 24
51
1.49
4.85
1959 NYA-ARI
8
 11
88
0
0
0
15
 3
131.2
 112 52 48 1 47
114
1.21
3.28
1960 STL
9
 7
82
0
0
0
20
 4
142.2
 133 67 64 0 47
100
1.26
4.04
1961 STL
9
 2
82
0
0
0
14
 5
172.0
 173 80 65 0 61
119
1.36
3.40
1962 STL
6
 12
86
0
0
0
14
 4
144.0
 139 82 74 0 52
118
1.33
4.63
1963 STL
8
 8
95
0
0
0
14
 9
196.0
 157 78 67 0 68
129
1.15
3.08
1964 STL
5
 8
92
0
0
0
13
 7
193.1
 209 107 97 2 60
139
1.39
4.52
1965 STL
14
 8
99
0
0
0
28
 11
158.0
 141 73 65 1 63
99
1.29
3.70
1966 STL
8
 9
82
0
0
0
16
 6
164.2
 148 65 60 1 54
122
1.23
3.28
1967 CLE
7
 8
68
0
0
0
6
 3
113.1
 130 68 67 0 34
80
1.45
5.32
1968 WAS
0
 7
68
0
0
0
4
 5
86.0
 97 45 42 1 27
58
1.44
4.40
1969 CHN
2
 0
72
0
0
0
1
 0
83.1
 87 41 40 1 25
51
1.34
4.32
1970 SEA-CLE
0
 1
11
0
0
0
0
 0
15.1
 24 11 9 1 4
13
1.83
5.28
2100
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
100
 95
1200
0
0
0
207
 70
1913.0
 1865 914 832 10 640
1364
1.31
3.91
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01John Flynn has retired from the Cleveland Fiery Rivers
1970-09-05The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have designated John Flynn for assignment.
1970-08-19A trade has been completed between the Seattle Howlers and the Cleveland Fiery Rivers. The Cleveland Fiery Rivers receive Amos Navarro, John Flynn, Bill Gear, Draft Pick 1972 Round 1 SEA (Dave Gilks), Draft Pick 1971 Round 1 SEA (Jorge Cheney) from the Seattle Howlers in exchange for Bill Lively (Optioned) , Bill Carlyle, Pete Jones. Protest This Trade.
1970-04-01The Seattle Howlers have promoted Al Webber to the major league team. The Seattle Howlers have promoted John Flynn to the major league team.
1970-04-01The Seattle Howlers have acquired John Flynn from the waiver wire.
1969-11-01John Flynn now holds the league record for career pitching appearances.
1969-03-30The Chicago Cubbies have promoted John Flynn to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jose Gerlach to the major league team.
1969-03-29John Flynn has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1968-03-28The Washington Insiders have promoted Al Bohn to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted John Flynn to the major league team.
1968-03-28John Flynn has signed with the Washington Insiders for $1.85M per year for 1 year.
1967-04-14The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have promoted John Flynn to the major league team. The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have promoted Rudy Paddock to the major league team. The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have sent Don Blocker to the minors. The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have sent Effie Fiene to the minors.
1967-03-31John Flynn has signed with the Cleveland Fiery Rivers for $5.9M per year for 1 year.
1966-09-26John Flynn of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1965-04-19John Flynn of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1960-05-20John Flynn of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1960-03-29The St. Louis Writers have promoted John Flynn to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jerry Brown to the major league team.
1960-03-29John Flynn has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $7.5M per year for 7 years.
1959-05-12A trade has been completed between the Arizona Heat and the New York Robber Barons. The New York Robber Barons receive Draft Pick 1960 Round 2 ARI (Spike Gormley) from the Arizona Heat in exchange for John Flynn.
1959-05-01The New York Robber Barons have placed John Flynn on the trade block.
1956-07-06The New York Robber Barons have promoted John Flynn to the major league team. The New York Robber Barons have designated Rick Bolin for assignment.
1956-07-05The New York Robber Barons have sent John Flynn down to the minors.
1956-06-13The New York Robber Barons have promoted John Flynn to the major league team. The New York Robber Barons have designated Fred Randall for assignment.
1956-06-13The New York Robber Barons have sent John Flynn to the minors.
1954-04-29The New York Robber Barons have promoted John Flynn to the major league team.
1950-05-20A trade has been completed between the Oakland Senators and the New York Robber Barons. The New York Robber Barons receive Al Bashore, John Flynn, Jim Meeks (Optioned) from the Oakland Senators in exchange for Rich Jones.