Ken Silvestri, baseball player, 1939-1951

Ken Silvestri

Born: 5/3/1916 in Chicago, IL, USA

Died: 3/31/1992 in Tallahassee, FL, USA

MLB Debut: 1939-04-18 | Final Game: 1951-07-31

Bats: B | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 200 lbs

Full name: Kenneth Joseph Silvestri

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Biography

Ken Silvestri was a professional baseball player born in 1916, who had a career spanning from 1939 to 1951. Primarily serving as a position player, Silvestri played in a total of 102 games during his time in Major League Baseball. He recorded 44 hits, including 5 home runs, and drove in 25 runs, finishing his career with a batting average of .217. Despite his modest offensive numbers, Silvestri's contributions to his teams were marked by his versatility and determination, characteristics that defined many players of his era. Silvestri played during a transformative period in baseball, which saw the end of the deadball era and the beginnings of a more power-oriented game. While he may not have achieved the statistical heights of some of his contemporaries, Silvestri's resilience and presence on the field were significant in their own right. His career, which concluded on July 31, 1951, remains a testament to the dedicated athletes who shaped the game during the mid-20th century.

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1942 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
102 203 26 44 11 1 5 25 0 31 41 0.217 0.326 0.355 0.681 -351.9

Career AVG .217 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 17.9% below league average.

Career OBP .326 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .355 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 7.1% below league average.

Career OPS 0.681 vs. league average 0.719 across their career seasons — 5.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1939 CHW AL 22 75 6 13 3 0 2 5 0 6 13 0.173 .274 (-37%) .342 (-29%) .393 (-25%) .735 (-27%) -351.9
1940 CHW AL 28 24 5 6 2 0 2 10 0 4 7 0.250 — — — — 0.0
1941 NYY AL 17 40 6 10 5 0 1 4 0 7 6 0.250 — — — — 0.0
1946 NYY AL 13 21 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 0.286 — — — — 0.0
1947 NYY AL 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.200 — — — — 0.0
1949 PHI NL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1950 PHI NL 11 20 2 5 0 1 0 4 0 4 3 0.250 — — — — 0.0
1951 PHI NL 4 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0.222 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1950 WS PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 2 0 1 0 0 0
C 62 0 200 29 6 6
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1939 CHA C 20 0 74 15 5 3
1940 CHA C 1 0 1 0 0 0
1941 NYA C 13 0 43 6 0 2
1946 NYA C 12 0 40 3 1 1
1947 NYA C 3 0 7 1 0 0
1949 PHI 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1949 PHI C 1 0 7 2 0 0
1949 PHI SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1950 PHI C 9 0 25 1 0 0
1951 PHI 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1951 PHI C 3 0 3 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Catcher 62
Second Base 2
Shortstop 1