Michael J. Flynn (March 15, 1872 – June 16, 1941) was a

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, at least for one day, during the 1891 season. He was born in

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. He played in one game for the Boston Reds of the

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, on August 31, 1891. Behind the plate, he handled six

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flawlessly for a

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of 1.000. At the plate, he went 0-for-2 for a .000

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. The game with the

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ended in a 2-2 tie. It was played at the

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in Boston, Massachusetts. Flynn, a 19-year-old, was the sixth-youngest player to appear in an A.A. game that season.

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