Maurice John Archdeacon (December 14, 1898 – September 5, 1954) nicknamed "Flash", was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1923 to 1925.

[1] He was purchased for $50,000 by the White Sox from Rochester on September 13, 1923, after having stolen 225 bases in his last five minor league seasons.

He made his major league debut four days later against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Archdeacon played in 95 games for the last-place White Sox in 1924, batting .319 with 25 RBI, 59 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases.

Archdeacon was a longtime scout for the St. Louis Browns until they moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles in October, 1953.