Ken Silvestri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player, coach, manager
Date of Birth: 03-May-1916
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 31-Mar-1992
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Ken Silvestri
- Kenneth Joseph Silvestri (May 3, 1916 – March 31, 1992) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager.
- During his 16-year professional playing career, he was a backup catcher in the Major Leagues over eight seasons scattered between 1939 through 1951, appearing for the Chicago White Sox (1939–40), New York Yankees (1941; 1946–47) and Philadelphia Phillies (1950–51). Silvestri was born in Chicago and attended Purdue University.
- A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
- He served in the United States Army during World War II. As a big leaguer, Silvestri batted .217, with 44 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, five home runs and 25 RBI in 102 games played.
- As a member of the 1950 Phillies, he appeared in Game 2 of the 1950 World Series as a defensive replacement, spelling starting catcher Andy Seminick and handling Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Roberts for two scoreless innings.
- However, the opposing Yankees broke through to win the game after Silvestri was removed for a pinch hitter in the ninth.Following his MLB playing career, Silvestri managed in the minor leagues in the Yankee farm system and coached for the Phillies (1952–53; 1959–60), Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves (1963–75) and the White Sox (1976; 1982), working as a minor league instructor for Chicago from 1977–81.
- He also managed the Atlanta Braves for the final three games of the 1967 season after skipper Billy Hitchcock was fired.
- The Braves lost all three games Silvestri managed.Silvestri died in Tallahassee, Florida at age 75.
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