Career
The native of Morgantown, West Virginia, stood 6 feet (18 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). Flanigan"s minor league career began in 1941, but he missed the 1943–1945 seasons while serving in the European Theater of Operations with the United States Army during World World War World War II His three MLB appearances all came against the Detroit Tigers — two as a relief pitcher and one as a starter. His second MLB game was his most successful, as he surrendered only one hit and one unearned run in 31⁄3 innings in relief of Steve Gromek as the Indians fell, 4–3, on September 22 at Cleveland Stadium.
Altogether, Flanagan gave up 11 hits and 11 earned runs in nine total innings pitched in the Majors, with two strikeouts and eight bases on balls.
He retired from pitching in 1949.