Complex sentence: Charles Richard "Dickie" Flowers (1850--October 6,1892) was an American professional baseball player in the National Association as a shortstop for the 1871 Troy Haymakers and the 1872 Philadelphia Athletics.
Split into simpler sentences: Charles Richard "Dickie" Flowers (1850--October 6,1892) was an American professional baseball player in the National Association. He was a shortstop for the 1871 Troy Haymakers and the 1872 Philadelphia Athletics.