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He died on 24 August 2011, at age 59, in Sparks, Gencoe, Baltimore, MD, US, SPARKS, Md. - Michael Kendall Flanagan, 59, died Aug. 24, 2011, at home. He was born on Dec. 16, 1951, in Manchester, N.H., the son of Edward and Lorraine (Lane) Flanagan. Recognized as one of Manchester's greatest athletes, the Memorial High School graduate attended the University of Massachusetts before being drafted by the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. He played professionally for 18 seasons, spending the majority of his career as a pitcher for the Maryland-based team. In 1979, after winning 23 games, with an ERA of 3.08, he was presented with the Cy Young Award, given annually to the best pitcher in the American League. As a member of the Orioles, Flanagan also won a World Series ring in 1983. Though he will be most remembered for his athletic talent, he was also recognized as one of professional baseball's most humorous, most intelligent players. After ending his career in 1992, he was elected to the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in 1994. Flanagan was named pitching coach for the parent club in 1995 and 1998. He worked as an Orioles broadcaster for six years and was appointed as executive vice president of baseball operations (general manager) of the Orioles from 2006 to 2008. Flanagan was a part of the Orioles organization for more than 30 years and at the time of his death, was a television color commentator for Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, working alongside fellow pitcher and long-time friend, Jim Palmer. In addition to his parents of Manchester, family members include his wife, Alex Lynn (Debes) Flanagan; three daughters, Kerry Flanagan-Krabbe and her husband, Jack, of Baltimore, Kathryn Chisolm and her husband, Denis, of Saskatchewan, Canada, and Kendall Flanagan of Sparks; a brother, Timothy, and his wife, Carol, of Upton, Mass.; two sisters, Elaine Swett, of Albany, N.H., and Catherine Montville, of Manchester, N.H.; his first wife, Kathleen Walsh, of Oldsmar, Fla.; many nieces and nephews. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/unionleader/obituary.aspx?n=michael-k-flanagan&pid=153493984#sthash.bYi2yJdi.dpuf.