George Silvey

George John Silvey

• Bats Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 150 lb.

• Born July 15, 1911

• Died August 20, 2013

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Biographical Information

George Silvey led the 1934 Nebraska State League with 143 hits and made the all-star team at first base. He managed in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system from 1936 to 1941, and was the business manager for the Johnson City Cardinals in 1942. He also worked in the Cards' scouting department for many years.

In 1960, Silvey was the assistant supervisor of player personnel, in 1961 he was the assistant farm director, and in 1962 he was the director of player development. Silvey was the Cardinals' Scouting Director from 1963 to 1966 and the director of player development again from 1967 to 1969. He returned to the scouting director post from 1970 to 1976, then back to scout from 1977 to 1983. He scouted for the New York Yankees in 1985 and the San Francisco Giants in 1988.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1936	New Philadelphia Red Birds	Ohio State League	2-6	--	St. Louis Cardinals		Team disbanded May 26
	Fostoria Cardinals	Ohio State League			St. Louis Cardinals	none	replaced Harry Aldrick
1937	Shelby Cardinals	North Carolina State League	55-52	4th	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost League Finals
1938	Shelby/Gastonia Cardinals	North Carolina State League	66-45	2nd	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost in 1st round
1939	Springfield (MO) Cardinals	Western Association	78-60	3rd	St. Louis Cardinals	League Champs
1940	Springfield (MO) Cardinals	Western Association			St. Louis Cardinals		replaced by Ollie Vanek
	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League			St. Louis Cardinals		replaced Ollie Vanek
1941	Fresno Cardinals	California League	90-50	1st	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost League Finals