Ken Silvestri

Ken Silvestri
Catcher
Born: (1916-05-03)May 3, 1916 Chicago
Died: Tallahassee, Florida
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1939, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 31, 1951, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.218
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	25
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1939–1940) New York Yankees (1941, 1946–1947) Philadelphia Phillies (1949–1951)
Career highlights and awards
Third-string catcher of World Champion 1941 Yankees Third-string catcher of 1950 "Whiz Kid" Phillies Appeared in one game of 1950 World Series

Kenneth Joseph Silvestri (May 3, 1916 – March 31, 1992) was an American backup catcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Chicago. From 1939 through 1951, he played for the Chicago White Sox (1939–1940), New York Yankees (1941, 1946–1947) and Philadelphia Phillies (1950–1951). Silvestri was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.

Following his playing career, he managed in the minor leagues, and coached for the Phillies (1952–53; 1959–60), Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1963–75) and the White Sox (1976; 1982). He also managed the Atlanta Braves for the final three games of the 1967 season after manager Billy Hitchcock was fired.

In an eight-season career, Silvestri was a .217 hitter with five home runs and 25 RBI in 102 games played.

Silvestri died in Tallahassee, Florida at age 75.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
• BaseballLibrary
• Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers

Preceded by Johnny Sain Ron Schueler

Chicago White Sox pitching coach 1976 1982

Succeeded by Stan Williams Dave Duncan