» August 4, 1978: Baltimore and Mike Flanagan hand Ron Guidry his 2nd loss of the year, stopping the Yankees, 2–1.
» September 26, 1978:
Baltimore's Mike Flanagan has a no-hitter against Cleveland with two outs in the 9th inning when Gary Alexander homers and two singles follow. Don Stanhouse comes in to save the 3–1 Orioles win.
» August 15, 1979: Eddie Murray, no gazelle, surprises the White Sox with a 12th-inning steal of home to give the Mike Flanagan and the Orioles a 2–1 win.
» September 3, 1979: The Orioles win a pair from Toronto, 2–1 in 11 innings, and 5–1. Eddie Murray provides the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 11th. Tippy Martinez (9–2) is the winner. Mike Flanagan is the winner in the nitecap, the major's first 20-game winner this year.
» October 31, 1979: Mike Flanagan, who posted a 23-9 record for the Orioles, is named the winner of the American League Cy Young Award by a comfortable margin over the Yankees Tommy John.
» June 9, 1984:
For the second time in a week, Orioles Mike Flanagan beats the Tigers, this time shutting them, 4–0, out on seven hits. The Tigers stay in front by five 1/2 games.
» June 17, 1984: At Yankee Stadium, with one out in the 8th inning, Gary Roenicke hits a grand slam for the O's, as they beat New York, 6–2. Mike Flanagan benefits, but he's not the only winner as the home run makes Anne Sommers of College Park, MD a million dollars. Ms. Sommers had entered the Equitable Bank's Sweepstakes.
» September 5, 1984: Cal Ripken's first-inning error lets in a score, and that's it as the Tigers beat Baltimore, 1–0. Juan Berenguer (8–9) is the winner with Willie Hernandez picking up his 28th save. Mike Flanagan goes all the way in the loss. Detroit's magic number is now 15.
» July 13, 1991: The Orioles defeat the A's 2-0 on a combined no-hitter by pitchers Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson, and Gregg Olson. It is only the second time in history that four pitchers have combined to throw a no-hitter. On September 28, 1975, Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad, and Rollie Fingers turned the trick for Oakland against the California Angels. Milacki is lifted in the 6th after Willie Wilson smashes a ball off the pitcher's index finger.
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