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Silver Flint

Positions: Catcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: August 3, 1855 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: January 14, 1892 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Bethany Cemetery, Pagedale, MO

Debut: May 4, 1875 (Age 19-274d, 268th in major league history)

Last Game: July 18, 1889 (Age 33-349d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1878 season

Full Name: Frank Sylvester Flint

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.8

2913

687

.236

380

RBI

295

OBP

.250

SLG

.325

OPS

.575

OPS+

Summary of 21 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 1 go ahead, 20 lacking some details

1 Tm
CHC	21

Platoon
vs RHP	19
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Home	19
Away	2

Outs
Unk	21

10 Opps
PHI	4
PRO	3
BSN	3
CLV	3
BUF	2
DTN	2
SLM	1
NYG	1
WHS	1
WOR	1

16 Pitchers
Old Hoss Radbourn	2
Pud Galvin	2
Dave Rowe	2
Charlie Ferguson	2
Charlie Buffinton	2
George Weidman	1
Pretzels Getzien	1
Sam Moffet	1
Lee Richmond	1
Dupee Shaw	1
John Coleman	1
Mickey Welch	1
Jim Whitney	1
Bill Stemmyer	1
John Ward	1
Henry Boyle	1

4 Parks
LakeFrontPk2 (CHI)	9
WestSide Pk (CHI)	6
LakeFrontPk1 (CHI)	4
MesserSt Grd (PRO)	2

Where Hit

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

39 RBI

Inning
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	3
6	4
7	3
8	2
9	3

1-3	6
4-6	7
7-end	8

RelScore
-1	1
Unk	20

Behind	1
Unk	20

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	21

OrderPos
Unk	10
8th	7
9th	4

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1879	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1879-06-05	CHC	@	PRO	John Ward		t 6		2	9	2
1881	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
2	2	1	1	1881-05-18	CHC		WOR	Lee Richmond		b 7		2	8	2
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
3	3	1	1	1882-06-12	CHC	@	PRO	Old Hoss Radbourn		t 9		3	8	2
4	4	2	1	1882-07-24	CHC		CLV	Dave Rowe		t 3		2	8	2
5	5	3	2	1882-07-24	CHC		CLV	Dave Rowe		t 4		3	8	2
6	6	4	1	1882-09-28	CHC		BUF	Pud Galvin		b 8		2	9	2
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
7	7	1	1	1884-05-29	CHC		DTN	George Weidman		b 2		3		2
8	8	2	1	1884-06-03	CHC		BUF	Pud Galvin	behind 2-3	b 9		2		2		Walk-Off
9	9	3	1	1884-06-21	CHC		BSN	Jim Whitney		b 4		1		2
10	10	4	1	1884-07-04 (1)	CHC		PHI	Charlie Ferguson		b 3		2		2
11	11	5	1	1884-07-04 (2)	CHC		PHI	John Coleman		b 1		3		2
12	12	6	1	1884-07-05	CHC		NYG	Mickey Welch		b 7		2		2
13	13	7	1	1884-08-04	CHC		CLV	Sam Moffet		b 6		1		2
14	14	8	1	1884-09-19	CHC		BSN	Charlie Buffinton		b 7		2		2
15	15	9	1	1884-09-26	CHC		PRO	Old Hoss Radbourn		b 2		1		2
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
16	16	1	1	1885-08-20	CHC		SLM	Henry Boyle		b 9		1	9	2
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
17	17	1	1	1886-05-22	CHC		PHI	Charlie Ferguson		b 8		1	8	2
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
18	18	1	1	1887-06-28	CHC		BSN	Bill Stemmyer		b 6		2	8	2
19	19	2	1	1887-08-03	CHC		WHS	Dupee Shaw		b 6		2	8	2
20	20	3	1	1887-08-16	CHC		DTN	Pretzels Getzien		b 3		1	9	2
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
21	21	1	1	1889-06-19	CHC		PHI	Charlie Buffinton		b 4		1		2