Charlie Silvera
[edit] Biography
Charlie Silvera (Charles Anthony Ryan Silvera) was born on October 13, 1924 in San Francisco, California. He made his Major League debut on September 29, 1948 for the New York Yankees. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .315 with 0 home runs and 13 RBI. Silvera played for the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Charlie Silvera's best season was 1949, when he hit for a .315 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| NY
| A
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .571
| .571
| .714
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| NY
| A
| 58
| 130
| 8
| 41
| 0
| 13
| .315
| .403
| .331
| 2
| 0
| 18
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1950
| NY
| A
| 18
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .160
| .192
| .160
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| NY
| A
| 18
| 51
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 7
| .275
| .339
| .392
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| 20
| 55
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 11
| .327
| .383
| .382
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| 42
| 82
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 12
| .280
| .352
| .341
| 3
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| 20
| 37
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .270
| .341
| .297
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 14
| 26
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .192
| .344
| .192
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .364
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| 26
| 53
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .208
| .263
| .264
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 26
| 53
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .208
| .263
| .264
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 201
| 429
| 33
| 125
| 1
| 50
| .291
| .367
| .336
| 12
| 2
| 49
| 27
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 15
|
| Total
|
|
| 227
| 482
| 34
| 136
| 1
| 52
| .282
| .356
| .328
| 15
| 2
| 53
| 32
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| NY
| A
| C
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| NY
| A
| C
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 22
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1950
| NY
| A
| C
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1951
| NY
| A
| C
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| C
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| C
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 113
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| C
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| C
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| C
| 26
| 19
| 159
| 97
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 209
| 19
| 159
| 698
| 74
| 12
| 14
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 3
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1942).
- Traded by New York Yankees with cash and another player to be named to Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later (December 11, 1956); New York Yankees received Harry Chiti (December 14, 1956).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (November 26, 1957).
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