Ken Silvestri Stats

Ken Silvestri was born on Wednesday, May 3, 1916, in Chicago, Illinois. Silvestri was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1939, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ken Silvestri baseball stats page.

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Ken Silvestri

Ken Silvestri Autograph on a 1980 TCMA (#0001)

Ken Silvestri Autograph on a 1980 TCMA (#0001)
 

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Birth Name:   Kenneth Joseph Silvestri
Nickname:   Hawk or Ken
Born On:   05-03-1916  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-31-1992 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tallahassee, Florida
Cemetery:   Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-18-1939 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-31-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ken Silvestri

Ken Silvestri Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ken Silvestri

Ken Silvestri Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1939 23 White Sox 22 75 6 13 3 0 2 0 5 6 - 13 1 - 1 0 .173 .244 .293
1940 24 White Sox 28 24 5 6 2 0 2 0 10 4 - 7 0 - 0 2 .250 .357 .583
1941 25 Yankees 17 40 6 10 5 0 1 0 4 7 - 6 0 - 0 1 .250 .362 .450
1946 30 Yankees 13 21 4 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 - 7 0 - 0 0 .286 .375 .333
1947 31 Yankees 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 0 - 0 0 .200 .333 .200
1949 33 Phillies 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .333 .000
1950 34 Phillies 11 20 2 5 0 1 0 0 4 4 - 3 1 - 1 2 .250 .400 .350
1951 35 Phillies 4 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 2 0 - 0 0 .222 .417 .222
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 102 203 26 44 11 1 5 0 25 31 - 41 2 - 2 5 .217 .326 .355
Ken Silvestri

Ken Silvestri Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1939 White Sox C 20 19 526 94 4.7 89 74 15 5 3 0 6 6 .947 4.57
1940 White Sox C 1 0 - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0.00
1941 Yankees C 13 9 234 49 3.8 49 43 6 0 2 2 4 1 1.000 5.65
1946 Yankees C 12 4 78 44 3.7 43 40 3 1 1 1 2 0 .977 14.88
1947 Yankees C 3 2 54 8 2.7 8 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.00
1949 Phillies 2B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1949 Phillies C 1 1 21 9 9.0 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 11.57
1949 Phillies SS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1950 Phillies C 9 7 156 26 2.9 26 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
1951 Phillies 2B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1951 Phillies C 3 2 75 4 1.3 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.44
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 62 44 1,144 235 3.8 229 200 29 6 6 4 13 8 .974 5.40
2B Totals 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
SS Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
8 Years 65 44 1,150 236 3.6 230 201 29 6 6 4 13 8 .975 5.40
Ken Silvestri

Ken Silvestri Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1939 White Sox 0 1 .000 2 0 n/a 37.5 5.8 15.0 - - -
1940 White Sox 0 0 .000 28 0 n/a 12.0 3.4 2.4 - - -
1941 Yankees 0 0 .000 3 1 n/a 40.0 6.7 10.0 - - -
1946 Yankees 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 21.0 - - -
1947 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1949 Phillies 0 - - 2 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1950 Phillies 0 - - 2 0 n/a 0.0 6.7 5.0 - - -
1951 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 9.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 0 1 .000 38 1 n/a 40.6 5.0 8.1 - - -
Ken Silvestri

Ken Silvestri Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1939 Chicago White Sox 14 Undetermined - -
1940 Chicago White Sox 14 Undetermined - -
1941 New York Yankees 26 Undetermined - -
1946 New York Yankees 34 Undetermined - -
1947 New York Yankees 34 Undetermined - -
1949 Philadelphia Phillies 25 Undetermined - -
1950 Philadelphia Phillies 25 Undetermined - Stats
1951 Philadelphia Phillies 25 Undetermined - -


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