armchairgm
all sports, all you
+ Add Friends
You are not logged-in.
Sign Up - Log In
Main Page
Sports
Write
Articles
Hot Links
Images
Meet People
Fun
Explore
MLB - NFL - NBA - NHL - College Basketball - College Football - Soccer - Nascar - Other
Article - Locker Room Discussion
All Articles - New Articles - Today's Articles
Submit a Link - Approve Links
Picture Game - Ratings - Polls - Pick Game - Quiz Game - Spring Silliness
Random Page - Random Image - Random Fan
Edit
Page history Discuss pageWhat links here

Ken Silvestri

Upload-an-image-profile.gif

(upload a new image)

Full Name: Kenneth Joseph Silvestri Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/200 First Game: April 18, 1939
Birthdate: May 3, 1916 Final Game: July 31, 1951
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: March 31, 1992
Deathplace: Tallahassee, Florida
Bat/Throw: Both/Right
Rate this Player
4.00
(3 votes)

Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Ken Silvestri (Kenneth Joseph Silvestri) was born on May 3, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1939 for the Chicago White Sox. Silvestri played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 8 year career.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1939 CHI A 22 75 6 13 2 5 .173 .244 .293 3 0 6 13 1 1 0 0 0
1940 CHI A 28 24 5 6 2 10 .250 .357 .583 2 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 2
1941 NY A 17 40 6 10 1 4 .250 .362 .450 5 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 1
1946 NY A 13 21 4 6 0 1 .286 .375 .333 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
1947 NY A 3 10 0 2 0 0 .200 .333 .200 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
1949 PHI N 4 4 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
1950 PHI N 11 20 2 5 0 4 .250 .400 .350 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2
1951 PHI N 4 9 2 2 0 1 .222 .417 .222 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 19 33 5 7 0 5 .212 .395 .273 0 1 9 6 1 1 0 0 2
Total AL 83 170 21 37 5 20 .218 .311 .371 11 0 22 35 1 1 0 0 3
Total 102 203 26 44 5 25 .217 .326 .355 11 1 31 41 2 2 0 0 5

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1939 CHI A C 20 0 0 74 15 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1940 CHI A C 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1941 NY A C 13 0 0 43 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
1946 NY A C 12 0 0 40 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .977
1947 NY A C 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1949 PHI N SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1949 PHI N 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1949 PHI N C 1 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1950 PHI N C 9 0 0 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 PHI N C 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1951 PHI N 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total C 62 0 0 200 29 6 6 0 4 0 0 0 .974
Total SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1936).
  • Traded by Chicago White Sox to New York Yankees in exchange for Bill Knickerbocker (December 31, 1940).
  • Selected by Philadelphia Phillies from New York Yankees in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1948).

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Video Gallery

Add Videos

[edit] Picture Gallery

Add Pictures

[edit] See Also

[edit] Categories

Retrieved from "http://armchairgm.wikia.com/Ken_Silvestri"

This page was last modified 13:50, 19 October 2007. Content is available under the GFDL.

Categories: Athletes | Baseball Players | Retired Athletes | Retired Baseball Players | Catchers | Second Basemen | Shortstops | Athletes with the Last Name Silvestri | Baseball Players with the Last Name Silvestri | Athletes with the First Name Ken | Baseball Players with the First Name Ken | Athletes Born in May | Baseball Players Born in May | Athletes Born on May 3 | Baseball Players Born on May 3 | Athletes Born in 1916 | Baseball Players Born in 1916 | Athletes Born in May 1916 | Baseball Players Born in May 1916 | Athletes Born on May 3, 1916 | Baseball Players Born on May 3, 1916 | Athletes Born in Chicago, Illinois | Baseball Players Born in Chicago, Illinois | Athletes Born in Illinois | Baseball Players Born in Illinois | Chicago White Sox Players | New York Yankees Players | Philadelphia Phillies Players | 1939 Chicago White Sox Players | 1940 Chicago White Sox Players | 1941 New York Yankees Players | 1946 New York Yankees Players | 1947 New York Yankees Players | 1949 Philadelphia Phillies Players | 1950 Philadelphia Phillies Players | 1951 Philadelphia Phillies Players | Baseball Players who switch hit. | Baseball Players who throw Right Handed | Athletes Who Debuted in April | Baseball Players Who Debuted in April | Athletes Who Debuted on April 18 | Baseball Players Who Debuted on April 18 | Athletes Who Debuted in 1939 | Baseball Players Who Debuted in 1939 | Athletes Who Debuted in April 1939 | Baseball Players Who Debuted in April 1939 | Athletes Who Debuted on April 18, 1939 | Baseball Players Who Debuted on April 18, 1939 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in July | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in July | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game on July 31 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game on July 31 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in 1951 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in 1951 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in July 1951 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in July 1951 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game on July 31, 1951 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game on July 31, 1951 | Baseball Players Who Debuted with Chicago White Sox | Players with 5 years experience in the Major Leagues | Baseball Players with 5 years experience in the Major Leagues | Players with at least 100 Games | Baseball Players Who Debuted at age 22
Main Page About Special Pages Help Terms of Use Advertise