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Michael kendall flanagan december 16, 1951 august 24, 2011 was an american lefthanded pitcher, front office executive, and color commentator. Mike sweeney baseball cards for sale including brands like topps, upper deck, and heritage. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring. Find the collection of mike sweeney sports cards online at. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. The mike sweeney page is available to be sponsored. Sweeney was born to irish immigrants edward and mary sweeney in san francisco, california.
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