Elmer Flick was noticed by George Stallings, the manager of the Phillies, who signed Flick as a reserve outfielder.
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33 Facts About Elmer Flick
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Elmer Flick was pressed into a starting role in 1898 when an injury forced another player to retire.
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Elmer Flick jumped to the Athletics in 1902, but an court injunction prevented him from playing in Pennsylvania.
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Elmer Flick joined the Naps, where he continued to play for the remainder of his major league career, which was curtailed by a stomach ailment.
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Elmer Flick was known predominantly for his solid batting and speed.
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Elmer Flick led the National League in RBIs in 1900, and led the American League in stolen bases in 1904 and 1906, and in batting average in 1905.
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Elmer Flick's father was a farmer and mechanic who had served in the American Civil War.
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Elmer Flick attended Bedford High School, where he played catcher on the school's baseball team.
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Elmer Flick joined the Bedford team on a regular basis, and he continued to play semi-pro baseball throughout his teenage years.
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Elmer Flick led the league with 20 triples and 295 total bases.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Elmer Flick's father was in the chair business in Cleveland and that he might require Elmer Flick's help with the business.
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Elmer Flick agreed to a contract extension before the season started.
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Elmer Flick engaged in a fistfight with Lajoie that caused Lajoie to miss five weeks due to a broken thumb.
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Elmer Flick was one of many star NL players who jumped to the fledgling American League after the 1901 season, playing for the crosstown Philadelphia Athletics.
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Elmer Flick played in 11 games for the Athletics, before the Phillies obtained an injunction from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court prohibiting any player under contract with the Phillies from playing for another team.
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Elmer Flick spent the remainder of his career in Cleveland, and the contract dispute was resolved when the leagues made peace in September 1903 with the National Agreement.
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That year, Elmer Flick tied teammate Harry Bay for the league lead with 38 stolen bases.
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Elmer Flick led the league with 700 plate appearances, 624 at-bats, 98 runs scored, 22 triples, and 39 stolen bases.
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However, Elmer Flick was "said to be dissatisfied with the team", and the Naps considered trading him to the Detroit Tigers for Matty McIntyre.
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Elmer Flick had been holding out but he signed a few days after the proposed trade.
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Elmer Flick left training camp that year, complaining of "train sickness", and returned home to Cleveland.
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Elmer Flick missed the majority of the 1908 season, playing in only nine games.
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Elmer Flick missed the beginning of the 1909 season as well, as a doctor recommended Flick have his appendix removed.
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Now weighing 130 pounds, Elmer Flick was afraid of a bad outcome from the surgery, which was a significant risk at the time.
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Elmer Flick played in another 24 games in the 1910 season before he was again sidelined by his stomach ailment.
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Elmer Flick retired from professional baseball after being released by Toledo, though he briefly played as a second baseman for a local amateur team in Bedford in 1914.
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Proud of his longevity, Elmer Flick often completed autographs by writing the date and his age above or underneath his signature.
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Elmer Flick died of congestive heart failure on January 9,1971, two days before his 95th birthday, in his hometown of Bedford.
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30.
Elmer Flick was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963 after being unanimously elected by the Veterans Committee.
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Elmer Flick said that he did not even realize that he was being considered for election at the time.
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Elmer Flick was the oldest living inductee in Hall of Fame history.
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Elmer Flick was enshrined in the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, and the Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.
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