#51 Ken "Hawk" Silvestri, Catcher, 33 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox

#51 Ken "Hawk" Silvestri, Catcher, 33 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Ken Silvestri
Hawk
5/3/1916
33
USA,IL,CHICAGO
6"1
205

Catcher
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R

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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1949 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 71 Days (243 total Days)
172 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 64 Days (752 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	3	4	5	6	5
Versus LHP	3	5	5	6	5
Versus RHP	3	4	5	6	5
Talent	4	5	5	6	6

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1
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3
3
1
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Fielding Ratings
C : 3 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
8/18	@WAS	L 10-18	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	#7
8/19	@WAS	W 9-8	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3
8/23	@NYY	W 5-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
8/31	@DET	L 9-11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
9/1	@DET	L 8-9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#3
9/5	CLE	L 2-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
9/10	WAS	W 5-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
9/20	@CHA	W 15-1	5	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	2	#7
9/26	DET	W 2-1	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	#7
10/2	@PHA	L 3-4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#7

Batting Stats 1949

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	41	111	25	4	0	8	18	16	16	24	.225	.318	.477	.795	.772	.252
Projected	41	111	25	4	0	8	18	16	16	24	.225	.318	.477	.795	.772	.252

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	30	129	0	0	0	4	0	2	53	12	2	2	50.0	17.9	5.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	46	12	0	0	5	8	7	6	10	0	0	0	.261	.346	.587	.933
vs. RHP	65	13	4	0	3	10	9	10	14	2	0	0	.200	.299	.400	.699
Close/Late	14	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	.143	.188	.143	.330
Scoring Position	25	5	1	0	2	11	0	1	6	2	0	0	.200	.214	.480	.694
Pinch Hitting	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	15	33	6	2	0	2	2	5	6	7	.182	.308	.424	.732
Road	26	78	19	2	0	6	16	11	10	17	.244	.322	.500	.822
March/April	7	14	4	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	.286	.375	.500	.875
May	7	21	1	1	0	0	0	3	5	8	.048	.231	.095	.326
June	7	16	5	2	0	1	3	3	2	2	.313	.389	.625	1.014
July	7	19	5	1	0	3	5	4	2	5	.263	.333	.789	1.123
August	7	23	4	0	0	1	4	1	2	3	.174	.231	.304	.535
Sept/Oct	6	18	6	0	0	2	4	4	3	4	.333	.409	.667	1.076

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1945	13	46	7	2	0	1	1	4	4	0	0	12	0	0	.152	.220	.261	.481	CLE
1946	5	16	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	3	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	CLE
1948	10	39	11	0	0	1	7	5	6	0	0	5	1	0	.282	.378	.359	.737	CLE
1949	41	111	25	4	0	8	18	16	16	0	2	24	2	2	.225	.318	.477	.795	BOS
Total	69	212	45	6	0	10	26	27	30	0	2	44	3	2	.212	.307	.382	.689

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1939, AAA	110	316	69	10	0	9	33	29	21	69	0	1	.218	.264	.335	.599
1940, AAA	136	436	89	10	0	17	59	44	38	117	0	1	.204	.266	.344	.610
1941, AAA	137	447	117	14	0	28	85	57	51	95	0	0	.262	.334	.481	.815
1942, AAA	138	463	134	22	2	50	119	92	53	109	4	0	.289	.361	.670	1.031
1943, AAA	134	425	114	15	0	38	83	75	58	93	0	1	.268	.353	.572	.925
1944, AAA	133	400	117	16	1	48	89	86	65	74	1	1	.292	.391	.698	1.089
1945, AAA	128	388	108	13	0	50	115	85	62	79	0	0	.278	.375	.698	1.074
1946, AAA	128	386	99	11	1	40	87	65	63	96	2	0	.256	.360	.601	.961
1947, AAA	119	342	96	19	1	33	80	64	71	93	0	1	.281	.401	.632	1.033
1948, AAA	33	102	26	0	1	9	24	21	20	32	0	0	.255	.374	.539	.913

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1949

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	38	30	158	13	1	177	6	.966	285.1	5.58	0	18	5	27.8

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1939...
Injured on 3/4/1939 with a Fractured Hip, out for 5 weeks...
Injured on 8/5/1939 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 4/9/1945, off Tommy Bridges (DET)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1945, off Tommy Bridges (DET)...
Injured on 7/16/1947 with a Pulled Calf Muscle, out for 4 weeks...
Released by Cleveland on 6/20/1948...
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/23/1949 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year...

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