• Card series: Beginnings: 1880's
• City: Chicago
• Team: White Stockings
• League: National League

Frank Sylvester Flint (1855-1892) broke into MLB as a 19-year-old catcher for the St Louis Red Stockings of the NAPBBP in 1875. He spent the ’78 season with the Indianapolis Blues during their only year in the NL and then caught on with the Chicago White Stockings for 11 years. Twice Flint led the league in fielding % and was near the top in four other seasons. He routinely ranked among the leading catchers in games played, put-outs, assists and range. A heavy drinker, “Silver” died just a few years following his retirement at age 36.

• Flint led the NL in games caught four times
• Partly due to his longevity, this hard-working backstop is still third all-time in errors with 456