Doug Flynn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Doug Flynn
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 18, 1951(1951-04-18)
Age	73
Birthplace	Lexington
Country	United States
Birth City	Kentucky
Horoscope	Aries

Doug Flynn Biography

Doug Flynn is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on April 18, 1951 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

Robert Douglas Flynn, Jr. (born April 18, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1975 to 1985 as an infielder for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos and the Detroit Tigers. Flynn was a member of two world championship winning teams with the Cincinnati Reds and won a Gold Glove Award in 1980 as a member of the New York Mets.

Flynn was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He attended Bryan Station High School, where he starred in baseball, basketball and football, playing quarterback on a 12-1 team. He went to the University of Kentucky on a combination baseball-basketball scholarship. While attending Kentucky, Flynn and some friends went to a Cincinnati Reds tryout camp. Flynn made the cut. After one more tryout camp and yet another audition at Riverfront Stadium, the Reds signed him as an amateur free agent in 1971.

Doug Flynn Net Worth

Doug Flynn is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Doug Flynn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Flynn’s father, Bobby, was a second baseman in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ organization in 1948, and later played semi-pro ball with the Lexington Hustlers. While his son was coming up through the Reds’ minor league system, Bobby was also climbing politically, serving as Kentucky state senator. His mother also played second base in fast-pitch softball for years. After retirement from baseball, Flynn spent a couple of years working in the Mets minor league system. He then headed up the state of Kentucky’s anti-drug program.

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On August 5, 1980, Flynn tied a major league record with three triples in one game. He also scored all three times. For the week, he batted .419 (13 for 31) with five runs scored and five RBIs to be named NL Player of the Week. Still, Flynn’s greatest contribution to his club was with his glove. His .991 fielding percentage was tops in the league, and earned him the National League Gold Glove Award at second base. He was just the third Met ever to receive this honor (Tommie Agee in 1970 and Bud Harrelson in 1971 being the first two).

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Doug Flynn celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.

Flynn signed a new five-year contract before the 1981 season, but that did not prevent it from being his last season as a Met. With top prospect Wally Backman ready to make the jump to the majors, the Mets traded Flynn to the Texas Rangers with Dan Boitano for Jim Kern at the end of the season. Kern was then packaged with Greg Harris and Alex Treviño for George Foster from the Cincinnati Reds.