Frank Sylvester "Silver" Flint (August 3, 1855 – January 14, 1892) was a

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. He played 13 seasons of major league baseball for the St. Louis Red Stockings,

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and Chicago White Stockings.

Biography

Flint began his career at age 19 with the St. Louis Red Stockings of the National Association, and he played one year for the

before joining the Chicago White Stockings in 1879, where he would remain for the rest of his playing career, eleven seasons almost exclusively as a catcher. In his first season with the White Stockings, Flint and

Cap Anson Adrian Constantine Anson (April 17, 1852 – April 14, 1922), nicknamed "Cap" (for "Captain") and "Pop", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman. Including his time in the National Association (NA), he played a record 27 ...

split duties piloting the team, which finished 5–12 under Flint and 41–21 under Anson. That was Flint's only opportunity as field manager. Flint married Eva de la Motta, the ex-wife of

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performer Lew Benedict, in 1879.Mrs. Flint's Suit
''Saint Paul Daily Globe'', January 4, 1891.Crime and Casualty
''Adams County Union'', May 24, 1894, p. 6. Flint died in Chicago of

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in 1892."Silver" Flint Dead: Remarkable Record of the Celebrated Ball Player
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'', January 16, 1892.

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