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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 B  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 D  (17.1%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1956 Minors 19 51.00 9 / 9 5 / 5 4 / 7 5 / 6 6 / 6 8 / 12 5 / 6 42 / 51
1957 Minors 20 46.00 8 / 8 5 / 6 6 / 6 5 / 6 2 / 2 3 / 8 4 / 10 33 / 46
1957 Majors 20 4.29 13 6 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 4
1958 Minors 21 68.00 7 / 9 9 / 11 9 / 11 3 / 12 7 / 7 0 / 9 5 / 9 40 / 68
1959 Minors 22 65.00 6 / 11 9 / 12 5 / 9 4 / 7 8 / 9 0 / 7 5 / 10 37 / 65
1960 Majors 23 64.36 162 133 0 1 / 7 10 / 11 3 / 9 3 / 9 8 / 10 0 / 7 7 / 11 32 / 64
1961 Majors 24 63.99 162 137 0 2 / 7 3 / 10 6 / 11 1 / 9 3 / 7 0 / 9 5 / 10 20 / 63
1962 Majors 25 63.28 162 138 0 2 / 4 5 / 12 1 / 13 3 / 11 10 / 11 0 / 6 3 / 6 24 / 63
1963 Majors 26 63.44 162 137 0 2 / 7 3 / 7 3 / 10 0 / 6 4 / 8 0 / 11 3 / 14 15 / 63
1964 Majors 27 56.25 151 114 11 0 / 5 1 / 10 1 / 14 1 / 4 3 / 9 0 / 9 1 / 5 7 / 56
1965 Majors 28 64.22 162 130 0 0 / 13 2 / 10 1 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 5 0 / 13 1 / 7 5 / 64
1966 Majors 29 64.43 162 130 0 2 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 13 1 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 10 4 / 64
1967 Majors 30 64.43 162 130 0 0 / 13 1 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 64
1968 Majors 31 64.43 162 130 0 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 12 1 / 64
1969 Majors 32 64.43 162 130 0 0 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 15 1 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 12 3 / 64
1970 Majors 33 54.95 138 111 24 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 11 1 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 8 1 / 54
1971 Majors 34 28.53 119 25 43 -5 / 0 -5 / 5 -6 / 7 -3 / 5 -2 / 3 0 / 6 -3 / 2 -24 / 28
Total 1879 1451 78 34 / 129 49 / 144 33 / 149 23 / 131 55 / 113 11 / 140 37 / 139 242 / 945
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.