Following his MLB playing career, Silvestri managed in the minor leagues in the Yankee farm system and coached for the Phillies (1952–53; 1959–60), Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1963–75) and the White Sox (1976; 1982), working as a minor league instructor for Chicago from 1977 to 1981. He also managed the Atlanta Braves for the final three games of the 1967 season after skipper Billy Hitchcock was fired.[2] The Braves lost all three games Silvestri managed.[3]
silvestri, kenneth, joseph, silvestri, 1916, march, 1992, american, professional, baseball, player, coach, manager, during, year, professional, playing, career, backup, catcher, major, leagues, over, eight, seasons, scattered, between, 1939, through, 1951, app. Kenneth Joseph Silvestri May 3 1916 March 31 1992 was an American professional baseball player coach and manager During his 16 year professional playing career he was a backup catcher in the Major Leagues over eight seasons scattered between 1939 through 1951 appearing for the Chicago White Sox 1939 40 New York Yankees 1941 1946 47 and Philadelphia Phillies 1950 51 Ken SilvestriCatcherBorn 1916 05 03 May 3 1916Chicago Illinois U S Died March 31 1992 1992 03 31 aged 75 Tallahassee Florida U S Batted SwitchThrew RightMLB debutApril 18 1939 for the Chicago White SoxLast MLB appearanceJuly 31 1951 for the Philadelphia PhilliesMLB statisticsBatting average 217Home runs5Runs batted in25TeamsChicago White Sox 1939 1940 New York Yankees 1941 1946 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 1949 1951 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1941 Silvestri was born in Chicago and attended Purdue University A switch hitter who threw right handed he stood 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and weighed 200 pounds 91 kg He served in the United States Army during World War II As a big leaguer Silvestri batted 217 with 44 hits 11 doubles one triple five home runs and 25 RBI in 102 games played As a member of the 1950 Phillies he appeared in Game 2 of the 1950 World Series as a defensive replacement spelling starting catcher Andy Seminick and handling Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Roberts for two scoreless innings However the opposing Yankees broke through to win the game after Silvestri was removed for a pinch hitter in the ninth 1 Following his MLB playing career Silvestri managed in the minor leagues in the Yankee farm system and coached for the Phillies 1952 53 1959 60 Milwaukee Atlanta Braves 1963 75 and the White Sox 1976 1982 working as a minor league instructor for Chicago from 1977 to 1981 He also managed the Atlanta Braves for the final three games of the 1967 season after skipper Billy Hitchcock was fired 2 The Braves lost all three games Silvestri managed 3 Silvestri died in Tallahassee Florida at age 75 4 References edit 1950 World Series Game 2 boxscore from Retrosheet Braves fire Bill Hitchcock as manager 1 Retrosheet Ken Silvestri dead at 75Sources editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference BaseballLibrary Encyclopedia of Baseball CatchersPreceded byJohnny SainRon Schueler Chicago White Sox pitching coach19761982 Succeeded byStan WilliamsDave Duncan nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball catcher born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ken Silvestri amp oldid 1167025770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
