Ken Silvestri

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: May 3, 1916 in Chicago, IL us

Died: March 31, 1992 in Tallahassee, FL

Buried: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL

School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Last Game: July 31, 1951 (Age 35-089d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Kenneth Joseph Silvestri

Nicknames: Hawk

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1941 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

203

.217

RBI

OBP

.326

SLG

.355

OPS

.681

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1936	20	-2.5	Rayne	EVAN	D	CHW	128	497	445	72	120	28	7	9	73	4		47	63	.270	.339	.425	.764	189			5
1937	21	-1.6	Rayne	EVAN	D	CHW	133	587	531	83	163	29	7	23	123	15		50	66	.307	.367	.518	.885	275			6
1938	22	-5.3	St. Paul	AA	AA	CHW	114	417	371	54	101	22	8	11	69	11		40	39	.272	.349	.464	.813	172		4	2
1939	23	-3.8	St. Paul	AA	AA	CHW	60	211	177	32	48	6	4	3	31	5		31	33	.271	.380	.401	.781	71		0	3
1939	23	-4.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	22	83	75	6	13	3	0	2	5	0	1	6	13	.173	.244	.293	.537	22	0	1	1		0
1940	24	-3.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	28	28	24	5	6	2	0	2	10	0	0	4	7	.250	.357	.583	.940	14	2	0	0		0
1941	25	-3.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	17	47	40	6	10	5	0	1	4	0	0	7	6	.250	.362	.450	.812	18	1	0	0		0

1946	30	0.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	13	24	21	4	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	.286	.375	.333	.708	7	0	0	0		0
1947	31	2.6	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	83	305	242	44	58	12	2	9	41	2		58	46	.240	.391	.417	.808	101	3	2	3
1947	31	1.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	12	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	2	0	0	0		0
1948	32	5.3	Newark	IL	AAA	NYY	129	465	372	55	81	12	3	17	44	5		85	62	.218	.369	.403	.772	150		4	4
1949	33	4.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	4	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0		0
1950	34	6.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	11	26	20	2	5	0	1	0	4	0	0	4	3	.250	.400	.350	.750	7	2	1	1		0
1951	35	6.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	4	12	9	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.222	.417	.222	.639	2	0	0	0		0

1954	38	11.9	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	48	98	79	8	19	2	0	1	8	0		16	16	.241	.361	.304	.665	24	5	0	1	2
1955	39		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-D	NYY	48	129	96	9	22	2	0	1	15	3		29	27	.229	.398	.281	.680	27		0	1	3
1955	39	15.7	Winston-Salem	CARL	B	NYY	33	82	60	6	13	1	0	1	8	1		21	17	.217	.415	.283	.698	17		0	0	1
1955	39	17.4	Owensboro	KITL	D	NYY	15	47	36	3	9	1	0	0	7	2		8	10	.250	.370	.278	.647	10		0	1	2
1956	40	18.8	St. Petersburg	FLOR	D	NYY	77	198	156	25	50	7	1	4	30	2		38	28	.321	.455	.455	.910	71		2	0	2	5
1957	41	12.9	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	2		6		1									.167
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		102	238	203	26	44	11	1	5	25	0	1	31	41	.217	.326	.355	.681	72	5	2	2		0
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		822	2913	2475	382	663	120	32	78	434	47		394	380	.268				1080		12	25	7	5
All Levels (16 Seasons)							924	3151	2678	408	707	131	33	83	459	47	1	425	421	.264				1152		14	27	7	5

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		262	874	699	107	159	26	5	27	93	7		159	124	.228				275		6	8	2
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		174	628	548	86	149	28	12	14	100	16		71	72	.272	.360	.443	.803	243		4	5
B (1 season)					Minors		33	82	60	6	13	1	0	1	8	1		21	17	.217	.415	.283	.698	17		0	0	1
D (4 seasons)					Minors		353	1329	1168	183	342	65	15	36	233	23		143	167	.293	.370	.467	.836	545		2	12	4	5