| Patsy Flaherty | |
| Width: | 225 |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Mansfield, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 8 |
| Debutyear: | 1899 |
| Debutteam: | Louisville Colonels |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 14 |
| Finalyear: | 1911 |
| Finalteam: | Boston Rustlers |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 67–84 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 3.10 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 271 |
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Patrick Joseph Flaherty (June 29, 1876 – January 23, 1968), born in Mansfield (now Carnegie), Pennsylvania,[1] was a pitcher for the Louisville Colonels (1899), Pittsburgh Pirates (1900 and 1904–05), Chicago White Sox (1903–1904), Boston Doves (1907–08), Philadelphia Phillies (1910) and Boston Rustlers (1911), who specialized in his spitball.[2]
He led the American League in hits allowed (338) and losses (25) in 1903. He led the National League in earned runs allowed (88) in 1908.
In 9 years Flaherty had a win–loss record of 67–84, 173 games, 150 games started, 125 complete games, 7 shutouts, 18 games finished, 2 saves, innings pitched, 1,292 hits allowed, 616 runs allowed, 449 earned runs allowed, 25 home runs allowed, 331 walks allowed, 271 strikeouts, 56 hit batsmen, 25 wild pitches, 5,156 batters faced, 2 balks and a 3.10 ERA.
He died in Alexandria, Louisiana, at the age of 91 and is buried at Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana.