Doug Flynn Notable

b. April 18, 1951 · Cincinnati Reds 1975–1977, New York Mets 1977–1981, Texas Rangers 1982, Montreal Expos 1982–1985, Detroit Tigers 1985

Doug Flynn played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1985. His longest stay was with the New York Mets, from 1977 to 1981.

Across 1,308 games he batted .238, with 918 hits and 288 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 115 doubles and 20 stolen bases.

He played 961 games at second base, with 2,415 assists and 61 errors. He turned 532 double plays. He also played 309 games at shortstop.

He was born in Lexington, KY, USA on April 18, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Gold Glove	1	1980
Player of the Week	1	1980

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1975	CIN	89	127	17	34	7	0	1	20	11	13	3	.268
1976	CIN	93	219	20	62	5	2	1	20	10	24	2	.283
1977	CIN/NYM	126	314	14	62	7	2	0	19	11	29	1	.197
1978	NYM	156	532	37	126	12	8	0	36	30	50	3	.237
1979	NYM	157	555	35	135	19	5	4	61	17	46	0	.243
1980	NYM	128	443	46	113	9	8	0	24	22	20	2	.255
1981	NYM	105	325	24	72	12	4	1	20	11	19	1	.222
1982	MON/TEX	146	463	26	104	12	4	0	39	8	37	6	.225
1983	MON	143	452	44	107	18	4	0	26	19	38	2	.237
1984	MON	124	366	23	89	12	1	0	17	12	41	0	.243
1985	DET/MON	41	57	2	14	2	1	0	2	0	3	0	.246
Career	—	1308	3853	288	918	115	39	7	284	151	320	20	.238

On this day & linked events

1951

Born April 18, 1951

Lexington, KY, USA

1975

Major-league debut: Doug Flynn

Doug Flynn made a major-league debut on April 9, 1975.

1985

Final major-league game: Doug Flynn

Doug Flynn played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.

Image: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0