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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	10-12 / in Starts: 10-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	55 (31-17-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
L Rosenthal	2
Self	2
M Kreevich	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
O Bejma	1
J Rigney	1
H Steinbacher	1
G Walker	1
B Dietrich	0
T Lee	0

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	1	1	Apr 18	CHW	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.47	-0.124	3.74	-0.19%	-0.92	C
2	2	2	Apr 20	CHW	@	DET	L,7-8	CG(14)	6	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	8	2.13	0.122	5.05	0.17%	0.61	C
3	3	3	Apr 22	CHW		SLB	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	8	.95	-0.104	1.95	-0.13%	-1.18	C
4	4	4	Apr 23	CHW		SLB	W,17-4	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.294	.516	8	.23	0.031	.43	0.04%	-0.02	C
5	5	5	Apr 24	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.261	.250	.511	8	.73	0.048	1.52	0.06%	-0.39	C
6	6	6	Apr 25	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.231	.217	.448	8	.33	-0.032	.76	-0.04%	-1.16	C
7	7	7	Apr 26	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.233	.222	.456	8	.54	-0.041	1.20	-0.06%	-0.52	C
8	8	8	Apr 27	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG(13)	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.188	.257	.250	.507	8	2.13	-0.071	4.85	-0.10%	-0.59	C
9	9	9	Apr 29	CHW	@	SLB	W,9-8	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.275	.229	.504	8	1.47	-0.157	3.83	-0.25%	-0.84	C
10	10	10	Apr 30	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.179	.273	.231	.503	8						C
May		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
11	11	11	May 2	CHW		PHA	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.271	.214	.485	8	.59	-0.046	1.74	-0.08%	-0.85	C
12	12	12	May 3	CHW		PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.178	.275	.244	.519	8	1.24	-0.092	3.86	-0.17%	-0.61	C
13	13	13	May 4	CHW		WSH	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.273	.306	.579	8	.62	0.142	1.93	0.26%	0.97	C
14	14	14	May 5	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.308	.584	8	.90	-0.035	3.00	-0.07%	-0.27	C
15	15	15	May 6	CHW		WSH	W,14-12	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.286	.544	8	1.17	-0.069	4.05	-0.15%	-1.01	C
16	16	21 (5)	May 13	CHW		CLE	L,2-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.254	.281	.535	9	.83	-0.022	2.95	-0.05%	-0.20	PH
17	17	22	May 14	CHW		CLE	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.180	.254	.279	.532	8	.74	-0.074	2.46	-0.15%	-1.15	C
18	18	25 (2)	May 18	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-5	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.265	.290	.555	9	.36	0.017	1.15	0.03%	0.29	PH
19	19	26	May 19	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.278	.338	.616	8	1.19	-0.018	3.67	-0.03%	0.73	C
20	20	27	May 20	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.263	.319	.582	8	1.01	-0.109	2.78	-0.18%	-1.15	C
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
21	21	40 (12)	Jun 4 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,6-11	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.256	.310	.566	8	.46	-0.022	.72	-0.02%	-0.72	C
22	22	46 (5)	Jun 11 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.173	.244	.293	.537	8	2.75	-0.336	3.67	-0.27%	-1.74	C
							10-12		83	75	6	13	3	0	2	5	6	0	13	1	1		0	0	0	1	.173	.244	.293	.537		1.13	-0.992	2.81	-1.36%	-10.71

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