flick january january american major league baseball outfielder played philadelphia_phillies career games flick recorded batting average accumulating triples hits stolen bases runs batted elected flick began career semi professional baseball played minor league baseball years noticed manager phillies signed flick reserve outfielder flick pressed starting role injury forced player retire excelled starter flick jumped athletics court injunction prevented playing pennsylvania joined continued play remainder major league career curtailed stomach flick known predominantly solid batting speed led national_league rbis led american_league stolen bases batting average early life flick born january children family farm ohio father farmer mechanic served american civil war flick attended played catcher school baseball team played american football wrestled boxed flick entered semi professional baseball chance years old train station support local baseball team left road trip team players showed station flick recruited trip team flick uniform shoes hit games lost games joined team regular basis continued play semi pro baseball teenage years professional career minor league baseball manager signed flick team established catcher flick played outfield struggled learn position games flick fielding percentage flick strong performance father flick crafted baseball bat hit batting average year flick played regular left fielder defense improved compiled fielding percentage batted led league triples total bases major_league_baseball manager philadelphia_phillies national_league noticed flick played signed flick phillies serve reserve outfielder team season starting outfielder injured games forcing play flick debut game flick went singles thompson returned team briefly announced retirement allowing flick play regularly flick proved capable big batting home runs triples runs batted rbis season batted runs scored rbis suffered knee injury august knee returned game quickly season philadelphia stars held contracts team members team grown amid talk revival flick players began talk returning team year philadelphia_inquirer reported flick father chair business cleveland require flick help business flick agreed contract extension season started year led rbis finished second batting average slugging percentage home runs extra base hits total bases engaged caused miss weeks broken thumb race batting title came end season title winner later said lot thrills don think won battling day season title flick star players jumped fledgling american_league season playing flick played games athletics phillies obtained injunction prohibiting player contract phillies playing team injunction named applied flick flick teammate signed instead pennsylvania injunction enforced ohio players traveled separately teammates year setting foot pennsylvania order avoid flick spent remainder career cleveland contract dispute resolved leagues peace september national agreement july flick hit triples game players accomplished feat early flick want sign cleveland offered current dollar terms plans run railroad corner flick farm flick hoped hire horses construction team july farm work able considerable attention independent ball said flick return cleveland season year flick tied teammate league lead stolen bases flick batting champion season average won batting title average season led league lower average flick led league slugging percentage triples base percentage trailed game cleveland charged seven errors single inning flick committed errors season flick played league leading games led league plate appearances bats runs scored triples stolen bases tied flick said dissatisfied team considered trading detroit_tigers season turned trade tigers exchanged flick year old tigers manager tired dealing behavior refused flick exchange countered tigers declined flick holding signed days proposed trade nearly traded away attempted repair difficult relationships detroit players good hitter let away little diplomacy boys said season flick led league triples baseball took toll flick season considered retiring pursue business opportunities developed stomach problems cleveland personnel initially said illness related flick left training camp year complaining train sickness returned home cleveland missed majority season playing games missed beginning season doctor recommended flick appendix removed weighing pounds flick afraid bad outcome surgery significant risk time kept appendix played games batting played games season sidelined stomach acquired athletics trade replace flick lineup july sold flick flick refused report kansas_city cancelled transaction later career flick looked continue career unable find major league team willing sign returned minor leagues purchased cleveland flick played batted season season hit power mud released end season retired professional baseball released briefly played second baseman local amateur team flick retired playing world series hall world series appearance played careers flick played cleveland later life returning flick hunted raised horses built buildings involved selling real estate scouted cleveland 19th century baseball players including flick alive later years flick answered requests fans proud longevity flick completed writing date age underneath signature flick married née gates couple daughters flick died hometown age heart failure suffered honors died stories written mentioned attempted trade cleveland detroit revived interest flick flick inducted unanimously elected received selected flick believe said realize considered election time flick family convince real oldest living hall_of_fame history induction year old flick said bigger day going find words explain feel subsequent induction writers questioned validity flick hall_of_fame membership characterized flick hall dubious choices wrote influence led flick election committee member seen flick play author pointed flick career relatively short stronger candidates flick era inducted flick statue flick likeness created placed funded donations dedicated september baseball figures attended ceremony
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