Player
Silver Flint
Player Info
- Full Name
- Frank Sylvester
- Born
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August 3, 1855
Philadelphia, PA, USA - Died
- January 14, 1892
- Size
- 6'0" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- May 4, 1875
- Final Game
- July 18, 1889
- Career
- 15 years
Teams
- St. Louis Red Stockings 1875-1875
- Indianapolis Blues 1878-1878
- Chicago Cubs 1879-1889
Career Batting
760
G
.236
AVG
687
H
21
HR
295
RBI
.575
OPS
83
OPS vs Lg
76% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | 15 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .232 |
| 1888 | Chicago White Stockings | 22 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .182 |
| 1887 | Chicago White Stockings | 49 | 187 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | .267 |
| 1886 | Chicago White Stockings | 54 | 173 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30 | .202 |
| 1885 | Chicago White Stockings | 68 | 249 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | .209 |
| 1884 | Chicago White Stockings | 73 | 279 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 35 | .204 |
| 1883 | Chicago White Stockings | 85 | 332 | 88 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 57 | .265 |
| 1882 | Chicago White Stockings | 81 | 331 | 83 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 48 | .251 |
| 1881 | Chicago White Stockings | 80 | 306 | 95 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 46 | .310 |
| 1880 | Chicago White Stockings | 74 | 284 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 30 | .162 |
| 1879 | Chicago White Stockings | 79 | 324 | 92 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 46 | .284 |
| 1878 | Indianapolis Blues | 63 | 254 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .224 |
| 1875 | St. Louis Red Stockings | 17 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .082 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | NL | 59 | .071 | .324 | 5.1 | 30.5 | 65 | 1.2 | |
| 1888 | NL | 79 | .039 | .250 | 1.3 | 26.6 | 39 | 0.0 | |
| 1887 | NL | 191 | .155 | .301 | 2.1 | 14.7 | 97 | 3.8 | |
| 1886 | NL | 185 | .075 | .250 | 6.5 | 19.5 | 65 | 1.3 | |
| 1885 | NL | 251 | .060 | .260 | 0.8 | 20.7 | 58 | 1.4 | |
| 1884 | NL | 286 | .129 | .225 | 2.4 | 19.9 | 73 | 13.0 | |
| 1883 | NL | 335 | .093 | .335 | 0.9 | 20.6 | 92 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1882 | NL | 333 | .139 | .285 | 0.6 | 15.0 | 105 | 7.7 | ✓ |
| 1881 | NL | 312 | .069 | .353 | 1.9 | 12.5 | 124 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| 1880 | NL | 289 | .063 | .183 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 37 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1879 | NL | 330 | .114 | .326 | 1.8 | 13.3 | 131 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| 1878 | NL | 256 | .028 | .239 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 62 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1875 | NA | 62 | .000 | .098 | 1.6 | 16.1 | -36 | 0.0 | ✓ |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 743 | 3,592 | 1,071 | 456 | 54 | .911 |
| OF | 67 | 40 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .772 |
| 1B | 6 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .978 |
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 15 | 65 | 19 | 9 | 0 | .903 |
| 1888 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 22 | 96 | 42 | 11 | 7 | .926 |
| 1887 | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .963 |
| 1887 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 47 | 255 | 73 | 33 | 3 | .909 |
| 1886 | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1886 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 54 | 300 | 93 | 47 | 2 | .893 |
| 1885 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 68 | 356 | 100 | 36 | 2 | .927 |
| 1885 | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1884 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 73 | 354 | 110 | 61 | 9 | .884 |
| 1883 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 83 | 301 | 104 | 57 | 4 | .877 |
| 1883 | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
| 1882 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 81 | 440 | 91 | 37 | 3 | .935 |
| 1882 | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| 1881 | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1881 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 80 | 319 | 92 | 27 | 6 | .938 |
| 1881 | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1880 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 67 | 408 | 117 | 37 | 4 | .934 |
| 1880 | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .800 |
| 1879 | Chicago White Stockings | C | 78 | 341 | 109 | 42 | 6 | .915 |
| 1879 | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1878 | Indianapolis Blues | C | 59 | 285 | 102 | 39 | 7 | .908 |
| 1878 | Indianapolis Blues | OF | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
| 1875 | St. Louis Red Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1875 | St. Louis Red Stockings | C | 16 | 72 | 19 | 20 | 1 | .820 |
| 1875 | St. Louis Red Stockings | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .118 | ||
| 1886 | World Series | Chicago White Stockings | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1885 | World Series | Chicago White Stockings | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
Managerial record: 5-12 (.294)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 19 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 4 | Player-Mgr |