Ken Silvestri

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: May 3, 1916 in Chicago, IL us

Died: March 31, 1992 in Tallahassee, FL

Buried: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL

School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Debut: April 18, 1939 (Age 22-350d, 8,620th in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 31, 1951 (Age 35-089d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Kenneth Joseph Silvestri

Nicknames: Hawk

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1941 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

203

.217

RBI

OBP

.326

SLG

.355

OPS

.681

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-21 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	27 (13-9-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-5-3)

Most Driven In
L Rosenthal	2
M Tresh	2
Self	2
L Appling	1
T Wright	1
M Kreevich	1
B Kennedy	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
M Kreevich	1
B Kennedy	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	23	25 (24)	May 19	CHW		WSH	L,10-12	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.88	-0.050	2.06	-0.03%	-0.47	PH
2	24	33 (7)	May 28 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,9-10	9-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.49	0.026	.87	0.03%	1.00	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	25	43 (9)	Jun 5	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	2.000	2.667	9	.82	0.041	1.08	0.03%	1.08	PH
4	26	44	Jun 6	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.750	2.500	9	2.92	0.115	3.68	0.09%	0.39	PH
5	27	45	Jun 7	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.600	.600	1.400	2.000	9	3.95	-0.114	5.08	-0.09%	-0.33	PH
6	28	49 (3)	Jun 12	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.167	1.667	8	1.02	-0.026	1.62	-0.03%	-0.18	PH C
7	29	50	Jun 14	CHW		BOS	L,1-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	1.000	1.429	9	.91	-0.027	1.77	-0.03%	-0.26	PH
8	30	52 (1)	Jun 16 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.875	1.250	9	2.84	-0.073	3.42	-0.05%	-0.18	PH
9	31	58 (5)	Jun 25	CHW		WSH	L,6-7	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.875	1.319	9	.91	0.028	.52	0.01%	0.22	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	32	63 (4)	Jul 1	CHW	@	DET	L,1-3	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.500	.875	1.375	9	1.57	0.068	.70	0.02%	0.41	PH
11	33	64	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	L,9-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.778	1.232	9	4.33	-0.112	1.65	-0.03%	-0.62	PH
12	34	70 (5)	Jul 7	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.778	1.278	1	5.76	0.182	2.44	0.05%	1.00	PH
13	35	78 (7)	Jul 18	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.462	.700	1.162	9	1.44	-0.038	.69	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
14	36	83 (4)	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	W,8-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.273	.429	.636	1.065	9						PH
15	37	86 (2)	Jul 26	CHW		NYY	L,2-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.583	.983	9	.75	-0.019	.81	-0.01%	-0.18	PH
16	38	88 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,9-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.375	.538	.913	9	2.72	-0.078	2.77	-0.05%	-0.38	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	39	99 (10)	Aug 6 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.214	.353	.500	.853	9	1.52	-0.066	1.53	-0.04%	-0.58	PH
18	40	106 (6)	Aug 13	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-3	6-6	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.600	.989	9	3.82	0.246	2.14	0.08%	1.83	PH
19	41	108 (1)	Aug 15	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.368	.563	.931	9	4.56	-0.249	3.17	-0.10%	-0.83	PH
20	42	111 (2)	Aug 18	CHW	@	DET	W,7-5	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.294	.400	.588	.988	8						PH
21	43	112	Aug 20 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-1	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.556	.937	1	2.93	-0.121	2.03	-0.05%	-0.77	PH
22	44	113	Aug 20 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.526	.890	1	1.71	-0.040	1.68	-0.02%	-0.38	PH
23	45	119 (5)	Aug 25 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.500	.848	1	1.57	-0.041	1.99	-0.03%	-0.25	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	46	125 (5)	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.476	.810	9	1.32	-0.035	.12	0.00%	-0.33	PH
25	47	129 (3)	Sep 4	CHW		SLB	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.455	.775	9	.58	-0.016	.10	0.00%	-0.18	PH
26	48	138 (8)	Sep 12 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.609	.955	8	4.96	0.702	1.12	0.10%	1.57	PH
27	49	148 (9)	Sep 20	CHW	@	SLB	L,6-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.333	.583	.917	9	3.99	0.106	.00	0.00%	0.73	PH
28	50	152 (3)	Sep 25 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-3	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.583	.940	9	2.95	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
							7-21		28	24	5	6	2	0	2	10	4	0	8	0	0		1	2	0	0	.250	.357	.583	.940		2.39	0.472	1.66	-0.18%	2.41

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