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Ken Silvestri
Kenneth Joseph Silvestri (Hawk)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 18, 1939
Final Game July 31, 1951
Born May 3, 1916 in Chicago, IL
Died March 31, 1992 in Tallahassee, FL

Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 23 CHW AL  22   75    6   13   3  0   2    5   0  1   6  13  .173  .244  .293   35   22   1           1   0
 1940 24 CHW AL  28   24    5    6   2  0   2   10   0  0   4   7  .250  .357  .583  138   14   0           0   2
 1941 25 NYY AL  17   40    6   10   5  0   1    4   0  0   7   6  .250  .362  .450  114   18   0           0   1
 1946 30 NYY AL  13   21    4    6   1  0   0    1   0  0   3   7  .286  .375  .333   98    7   0           0   0
 1947 31 NYY AL   3   10    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .200  .333  .200   51    2   0           0   0
 1949 33 PHI NL   4    4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0      2   1  .000  .333  .000   -2    0   0           0   0
 1950 34 PHI NL  11   20    2    5   0  1   0    4   0      4   3  .250  .400  .350  101    7   1           1   2
 1951 35 PHI NL   4    9    2    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   2  .222  .417  .222   78    2   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      102  203   26   44  11  1   5   25   0  1  31  41  .217  .326  .355   78   72   2   0   0   2   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        322   41   70  17  2   8   40   0  2  49  65  .217  .326  .355   78  114   3   0   0   3   8
 Career High     28   75    6   13   5  1   2   10   0  1   7  13                          22   1   0   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1939 23 CHW AL   83   64    5   2.1   116| .173  .290| .244  .366| .293  .429| .537  .795|  35  .163  -7.9  -0.8   0%
 1940 24 CHW AL   28   20    5   6.6   112| .250  .280| .357  .354| .583  .425| .940  .779| 138  .630   1.3   0.1   0%
 1941 25 NYY AL   47   31    7   6.0   106| .250  .274| .362  .351| .450  .404| .812  .755| 114  .610   1.1   0.1   0%
 1946 30 NYY AL   24   15    3   5.3    96| .286  .265| .375  .339| .333  .381| .708  .720|  98  .612   0.1   0.0   0%
 1947 31 NYY AL   12    8    1   3.3    96| .200  .261| .333  .341| .200  .376| .533  .717|  51  .399  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1949 33 PHI NL    6    4    0   0.0   101| .000  .267| .333  .340| .000  .399| .333  .739|  -2  .000  -0.5   0.0     
 1950 34 PHI NL   26   18    3   4.4   106| .250  .267| .400  .344| .350  .414| .750  .758| 101  .472   0.2   0.0     
 1951 35 PHI NL   12    7    1   3.8   102| .222  .266| .417  .340| .222  .403| .639  .743|  78  .426  -0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       238  167   25   4.0   109| .217  .278| .326  .353| .355  .413| .681  .766|  78  .418  -6.2  -0.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1939 23 CHW AL C 20 74 15 5 3 .947 .981 4.45 4.44 0 1940 24 CHW AL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 0 1941 25 NYY AL C 13 43 6 0 2 1.000 .984 3.77 4.54 2 1946 30 NYY AL C 12 40 3 1 1 .977 .982 3.58 4.79 1 1947 31 NYY AL C 3 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 4.30 0 1949 33 PHI NL C 1 7 2 0 0 1.000 .978 9.00 4.40 0 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.10 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 1950 34 PHI NL C 9 25 1 0 0 1.000 .981 2.89 4.53 0 1951 35 PHI NL C 3 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 4.43 1 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1949 33 PHI NL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.10 1951 35 PHI NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 1939 23 CHW AL C 20 74 15 5 3 .947 .981 4.45 4.44 0 1940 24 CHW AL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 0 1941 25 NYY AL C 13 43 6 0 2 1.000 .984 3.77 4.54 2 1946 30 NYY AL C 12 40 3 1 1 .977 .982 3.58 4.79 1 1947 31 NYY AL C 3 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 4.30 0 1949 33 PHI NL C 1 7 2 0 0 1.000 .978 9.00 4.40 0 1950 34 PHI NL C 9 25 1 0 0 1.000 .981 2.89 4.53 0 1951 35 PHI NL C 3 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 4.43 1 1949 33 PHI NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C 62 200 29 6 6 .974 .982 3.69 4.54 4 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.05 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 65 201 29 6 6 .975 .982 3.54 4.56
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1950   WS    PHI NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

Before 1936 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 31, 1940: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for Bill Knickerbocker.

November 10, 1948: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the New York Yankees in the 1948 rule 5 draft.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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