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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Ed Silber Catcher
Retired (1971, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .765 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 1516 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 06-06-1937
HR 224 Drafted Round 2, Pick 32
(1956)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(33 games)
RBI 830
SB 165
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B (17.1%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1957 Away 3 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .679 .250 .429 .286 .143
1957 Home 5 13 0 4 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 .896 .357 .538 .231 .308
1960 Away 55 265 0 60 16 0 8 28 12 52 0 0 0 .643 .265 .377 .151 .226
1960 Home 59 252 0 57 9 1 7 31 18 51 0 0 0 .637 .284 .353 .127 .226
1961 Away 68 262 0 61 9 1 10 42 21 62 0 0 0 .679 .289 .389 .156 .233
1961 Home 69 266 0 59 15 0 7 29 14 51 0 0 0 .617 .260 .357 .135 .222
1962 Away 69 264 2 68 9 2 11 40 23 50 2 0 0 .753 .321 .432 .174 .258
1962 Home 69 256 2 55 6 2 9 28 22 42 0 1 1 .634 .275 .359 .145 .215
1963 Away 67 249 29 63 15 1 7 31 29 53 9 11 5 .745 .339 .406 .153 .253
1963 Home 70 253 28 72 9 0 9 38 24 65 8 10 3 .777 .350 .427 .142 .285
1964 Away 58 199 22 43 5 2 6 24 15 49 5 6 3 .628 .276 .352 .136 .216
1964 Home 66 238 29 63 6 4 8 35 19 64 8 4 1 .742 .318 .424 .160 .265
1965 Away 66 264 37 75 13 1 9 30 19 41 5 5 0 .771 .328 .443 .159 .284
1965 Home 64 240 28 71 10 1 8 47 20 48 2 5 0 .802 .356 .446 .150 .296
1966 Away 66 259 35 72 8 2 19 50 16 61 7 4 1 .866 .321 .544 .266 .278
1966 Home 64 250 26 64 8 2 9 38 15 53 7 5 1 .709 .297 .412 .156 .256
1967 Away 64 261 41 77 13 3 12 43 20 44 9 4 0 .853 .347 .506 .211 .295
1967 Home 66 266 39 74 12 0 11 31 21 48 11 2 1 .783 .336 .447 .169 .278
1968 Away 64 278 56 90 10 4 21 59 21 53 11 2 1 .986 .371 .615 .291 .324
1968 Home 66 273 50 80 11 4 13 35 17 49 9 2 1 .839 .333 .505 .212 .293
1969 Away 66 277 36 81 12 1 10 40 23 60 13 5 0 .796 .344 .451 .159 .292
1969 Home 64 236 34 68 5 3 9 29 29 53 10 5 0 .815 .366 .449 .161 .288
1970 Away 54 213 30 59 8 2 10 47 16 45 7 2 0 .808 .333 .474 .197 .277
1970 Home 57 195 35 65 15 2 7 36 26 36 13 2 0 .950 .412 .538 .205 .333
1971 Away 33 61 6 18 4 1 1 8 2 11 2 1 0 .760 .317 .443 .148 .295
1971 Home 36 64 9 16 4 1 2 8 8 14 0 0 0 .771 .333 .438 .188 .250
Total Away 733 2859 294 768 122 21 124 442 218 583 70 40 10 .779 .322 .456 .187 .269
Total Home 755 2802 280 748 110 20 100 388 234 579 68 36 8 .752 .325 .428 .161 .267
Total 1508 5661 742 1516 232 41 224 830 452 1162 165 116 33 .765 .323 .442 .174 .268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Ed Silber has retired from the Milwaukee Brewers
1971-06-21Ed Silber of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 51 days.
1970-09-14Ed Silber of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1970-08-27Ed Silber of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1965-10-05Ed Silber of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1964-09-19Ed Silber of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1960-06-15A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Browns and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers receive Bill Wallace, Ed White, Ed Silber, Draft Pick 1961 Round 2 BAL (Buck Gile), Draft Pick 1961 Round 1 DET (Stoney Darensbourg) from the Baltimore Browns in exchange for J.R. Dunham, Steve Danforth, Kelly Tuero, Mike Morris.
1959-10-13The Baltimore Browns have promoted Steve Darcy to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have promoted Ed Silber to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have sent Marv Reed to the minors. The Baltimore Browns have designated John Cihocki for assignment.
1958-03-25The Baltimore Browns have sent Ed Silber to the minors.
1957-09-18The Baltimore Browns have promoted Ed Silber to the major league team.
1953-08-22A trade has been completed between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Browns. The Baltimore Browns receive Hank Haldeman, Daryl Tanner, Draft Pick 1956 Round 2 CHA (Ed Silber), Draft Pick 1954 Round 1 CHA (Marv Reed) from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Max Latin.