Hall of Fame

Richard Flaherty
Richard Flaherty
Sport(s): Baseball
Year of Graduation: 1987
Year Inducted: 2000

One of the elite pitchers in Saint Joseph’s College baseball history, Flaherty ranked, at the time of his induction, among the program’s career leaders in virtually every statistical category

Going into the Hall of Fame, the 6’5” righthander was the Monks’ all-time leader in victories (23) and strikeouts (256), ranked second in innings (242.1) and ERA (2.67) and third in strikeouts per nine innings (9.5)

Posted one of the best pitching seasons in team history in 1985, when he went 9-1 with a 1.92 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 70.1 innings – all of which ranked as single-season records at the time

As a senior, helped lead the Monks to their first NAIA New England Region Championship with a 6-3 record and 80 strikeouts in 81 innings

 

 

Career Statistics:

YR ERA W L SV G IP H R ER BB SO
1983 2.57 3 1 0   28 25 17 8 14 26
1984 3.14 5 3 0 12 63 68 32 22 19 61
1985 1.92 9 1 2 14 70.1 51 25 15 19 89
1986 3.00 6 3 0 11 81 82 39 27 34 80
Total 2.67 23 8 2 37 242.1 226 113 72 86 256 

 

 

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