Don Flynn

Donald Michael Flynn

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

• School Temple University
• High School North Catholic High School

• Born January 11, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA USA
• Died April 10, 2022 in Meadowbrook, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Don Flynn reached AA and later was a college coach.

Flynn debuted as a pro in 1961, going 12-9, 3.98 between the Modesto Reds and Fresno Giants. He tied for 6th in the California League in wins and was 5th with 165 strikeouts. He pitched in '62 for the Geneva Redlegs (8-8, 3.20, 170 K in 163 IP) and Rocky Mount Leafs (0-1, 5 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 6 K in 2 IP). He was second in the Reds chain in batters fanned, 14 behind Joseph Carboni and 3 ahead of Jim Duckworth.

In 1963, he was 15-9 with a 3.03 ERA for Rocky Mount. He was 4th in the Carolina League in wins, 10th in ERA and tied Jerry Merz for 7th in K (164). He led in IP (211, one ahead of Bill Knoch and George Pressley). Among Reds farmhands, he tied Charlie Rabe and Ted Wills for second in wins (two behind Merz) and tied Merz for 5th in strikeouts. He split 1964 between the Peninsula Grays (9-6, 3.09) and Macon Peachers (2-2, 4.40). He tied Phil Henderson for 9th in the Cincinnati chain in victories and tied John Huber for 9th with 143 K.

Moving to the Washington Senators chain (after being picked in the AA phase of the 1964 Rule V Draft), he was 7-5 with a 3.93 ERA in 56 games for the Burlington Senators, moving to relief. Among Senators farmhands, only Casey Cox pitched more games. He led the Carolina League in games pitched, 8 ahead of Teddy Dillard. He wound down his pro career with the '66 York White Roses, going 1-3 with a 2.61 ERA. He had gone 42-34 with a 4.13 ERA as a pro, with 29 complete games and 5 shutouts.

Flynn was assistant coach at Temple University from 1973-1990 and then head coach of Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences/Thomas Jefferson University from 1991-2005. He served in the Air Force Reserves starting in the early 1960s and coached and taught (math and English) at John F. Kennedy High School and Cheltenham High School. He ran marathons (including the Boston Marathon) and triathlons into his 70s.

Sources include Obituary, 1964 Baseball Guide