He joined the Naps, where he continued to play for the remainder of his major league career, which was curtailed by a stomach ailment.

When he was 15 years old, he was at a train station to support the local baseball team as it left for a road trip.

He joined the Bedford team on a regular basis, and he continued to play semi-pro baseball throughout his teenage years.

[2] The next year, Flick played for the Dayton Old Soldiers, also in the Interstate League, as their regular left fielder.

[2] George Stallings, the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League (NL), noticed Flick while he played for Dayton.

Starting outfielder Sam Thompson injured his back after six games, forcing Stallings to play Flick.

Thompson returned to the team briefly, but reinjured his back and announced his retirement in May, allowing Flick to play regularly.

[5] Before the 1900 season, Philadelphia stars Napoleon Lajoie and Ed Delahanty held out of renewing their contracts with the team.

He finished second in the NL with a .367 batting average, a .545 slugging percentage, 11 home runs, 59 extra-base hits, and 297 total bases.

"[8] Flick was one of many star NL players who jumped to the fledgling American League (AL) after the 1901 season, playing for the crosstown Philadelphia Athletics.

[9] As a recourse, Flick and teammate Lajoie signed instead with the Cleveland Naps, as the Pennsylvania injunction could not be enforced in Ohio.

[2] The two players often traveled separately from their teammates for the next year, never setting foot in Pennsylvania in order to avoid a subpoena.

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.

That year, Flick tied teammate Harry Bay for the league lead with 38 stolen bases.

He led the league with 700 plate appearances, 624 at-bats, 98 runs scored, 22 triples, and 39 stolen bases (tied with John Anderson).

[16] However, Flick was "said to be dissatisfied with the team", and the Naps considered trading him to the Detroit Tigers for Matty McIntyre.

Now weighing 130 pounds (59 kg), Flick was afraid of a bad outcome from the surgery, which was a significant risk at the time.

[24] The Naps acquired Shoeless Joe Jackson from the Athletics in a trade and had him replace Flick in the lineup.

[27] He retired from professional baseball after being released by Toledo,[2] though he briefly played as a second baseman for a local amateur team in Bedford in 1914.

Returning to Bedford, Flick hunted, raised horses, built buildings, and became involved in selling real estate.

[2] Flick died of congestive heart failure on January 9, 1971, two days before his 95th birthday, in his hometown of Bedford.

[29] When Cobb died in 1961, stories written about him mentioned the attempted trade between Cleveland and Detroit, which revived interest in Flick.

[2] Flick was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963 after being unanimously elected by the Veterans Committee (VC).

A statue of Flick's likeness was created to be placed in Bedford;[35] it was funded by donations and was ultimately dedicated in September 2013.