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Rube Silk Right Field
Retired (1957, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .290 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .819 Status Deceased (1989) Option Years 0  
H 642 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 09-24-1921
HR 75 Drafted Round 16, Pick 244
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 267
SB 11
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C- Velocity D    Mentor vR B-
Speed D+ Bunt C+ Control D    Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A  (87.0%) Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 WAS
113
394
50
102
14
0
18
43
39
 45 2 2
1
 2 8
.759
.327
.431
.173
.259
1951 WAS-CHN
135
381
64
137
28
2
16
59
54
 38 0 0
2
 2 12
1.009
.439
.570
.210
.360
1952 CHN
120
399
64
124
22
2
13
50
43
 41 0 1
1
 2 8
.851
.377
.474
.163
.311
1953 CHN
108
405
59
118
20
4
11
52
58
 49 2 5
6
 5 14
.821
.379
.442
.151
.291
1954 CHN
129
351
49
89
15
0
10
36
55
 37 1 1
1
 3 4
.737
.355
.382
.128
.254
1955 CHN
128
132
16
31
3
0
4
11
16
 20 0 2
0
 1 2
.662
.313
.348
.114
.235
1956 CHN
132
133
15
39
6
1
3
16
17
 12 1 0
0
 1 0
.799
.377
.421
.128
.293
1957 CHN-CLE-PHI
11
18
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
 2 0 0
0
 0 1
.311
.200
.111
.000
.111
Total
876
2213
319
642
108
9
75
267
284
 244 6 11
11
 16 49
.819
.371
.449
.159
.290
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Rube Silk has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1957-09-08The Philadelphia Doilies have acquired Dave Ocampo from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Doilies have waived Rube Silk.
1957-08-19The Philadelphia Doilies have acquired Rube Silk from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Doilies have waived Oscar Azocar, Jr..
1957-06-10The Cleveland Indians have acquired Mad Dog Madison from the waiver wire. The Cleveland Indians have waived Rube Silk.
1957-06-08The Cleveland Indians have promoted Broadway Joe Shine to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Rube Silk to the minors.
1957-04-18The Cleveland Indians have promoted Rube Silk to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Broadway Joe Shine to the minors.
1957-04-11The Cleveland Indians have acquired Rube Silk from the waiver wire.
1957-04-11The Chicago Cubbies have acquired Dick Rudolph from the waiver wire. The Chicago Cubbies have waived Rube Silk.
1957-04-11The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jack Juul to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Rube Silk to the minors.
1953-06-10The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Rube Silk to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Minnie Johnson to the minors.
1953-05-06The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Craig Rosenzweig to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Rube Silk to the minors.
1953-04-01The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Rube Silk to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Charlie"The Hearse" Kearse to the minors.
1952-09-26The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Charlie"The Hearse" Kearse to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Rube Silk to the minors.
1951-05-07A trade has been completed between the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubbies. The Chicago Cubbies receive Rube Silk, Ben Diggens, Jimmy Garfield, Stephen Douglas from the Washington Nationals in exchange for Knuckleballer Boone.
1950-08-19The Washington Nationals have promoted Rube Silk to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Sam Chase to the minors.
1950-07-15The Washington Nationals have promoted Pee Wee Willow to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Rube Silk to the minors.
1950-04-01The Washington Nationals have renamed Craig Walker to Rube Silk.