Ken Silvestri

Kenneth Joseph Silvestri
(Hawk)

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.
• School Purdue University
• High School Carl Schurz High School
• Debut April 18, 1939
• Final Game July 31, 1951
• Born May 3, 1916 in Chicago, IL USA
• Died March 31, 1992 in Tallahassee, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Silvestri (knealing) in New Guinea during WW2

A native Chicagoan, catcher Ken Silvestri made his big league debut with the Chicago White Sox in 1939. He managed to survive parts of eight seasons in the major leagues despite a no-hit tag and a .217 career batting average. He served in the U.S. Army from December 1941 to November 1945.

After his playing career ended, Silvestri managed in the minors in the New York Yankees organization from 1955 to 1958. He was a coach with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1959 and 1960 and the Louisville Colonels in 1961-1962. He was then a coach with the Milwaukee Braves/Atlanta Braves (1963-1975), and served as interim manager for the Braves in 1967. Silvestri was also a coach for the Chicago White Sox in 1976 and 1982.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1941 (he did not play in the World Series)

Preceded by Billy Hitchcock

Atlanta Braves Manager 1967

Succeeded by Lum Harris

Year-by-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1955	Winston-Salem Twins	Carolina League	46-53	--	New York Yankees		replaced by Aaron Robinson (19-20) August 1
	Owensboro Oilers	KITTY League	10-14	3rd	New York Yankees	none	replaced Walter Lance (43-42) August 4
1956	St. Petersburg Saints	Florida State League	59-81	6th	New York Yankees
1957	Alexandria Aces	Evangeline League	68-43	1st	New York Yankees	none League Champs
1958	Fargo-Moorhead Twins	Northern League	72-51	2nd	New York Yankees	League Champs
1967	Atlanta Braves	National League	0-3	7th	Atlanta Braves		replaced Billy Hitchcock (77-82) on September 29

Related Sites

• Ken Silvestri at the SABR Bio Project
• BR Manager page