Roy Silver

Roy Carlos Silver

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 200 lb
• School Eckerd College

• Born October 22, 1962 in New York, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Roy Silver played in the St. Louis Cardinals organization from 1984 to 1991, reaching AAA.

After his playing career, Silver was a coach for the Savannah Cardinals in 1991 and Springfield Cardinals in 1992. He managed in the Cardinals chain from 1993 to 1997 and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays chain in 1998-1999. He then became a player development assistant in the Texas Rangers organization.

Silver is currently the Owner and principal instructor at the Winning Inning Baseball Academy in Clearwater, FL. Its focus is on helping players recover from personal problems, including addictions to alcohol and other drugs of abuse. He was instrumental in getting OF Josh Hamilton to turn his life around after addictions almost ended his baseball career, and later worked with Matt Bush, whose alcoholism landed him in jail.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1993	AZL Cardinals	Arizona League	31-22	2nd	St. Louis Cardinals	none
1994	New Jersey Cardinals	New York-Penn League	43-32	3rd	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost League Finals
1995	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	62-72	11th	St. Louis Cardinals
1996	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	79-57	1st	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost in 1st round
1997	Prince William Cannons	Carolina League	69-70	3rd	St. Louis Cardinals
1998	St. Petersburg Devil Rays	Florida State League	64-75	11th (t)	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1999	St. Petersburg Devil Rays	Florida State League	74-63	4th	Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Related Sites

• MWL Guide.com