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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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1957 C BAL 7 6 53.0 47 43 4 0 0 1 8 3 27.3% 0 7.98 1.000
1960 C BAL-MIL 71 71 625.2 495 447 44 4 1 3 51 40 44.0% 0 7.06 .992
1B BAL-MIL 62 62 544.1 579 562 15 2 32 -11 9.54 .997
1961 1B MIL 95 95 842.2 912 876 33 3 76 -5 9.71 .997
C MIL 42 42 368.0 288 255 28 5 0 1 36 20 35.7% +1 6.92 .983
1962 1B MIL 87 87 764.0 839 806 33 0 55 -5 9.88 1.000
C MIL 51 51 454.2 351 327 22 2 0 1 38 17 30.9% -1 6.91 .994
1963 1B MIL 89 89 797.0 842 812 24 6 66 -6 9.44 .993
C MIL 48 48 422.0 358 337 19 2 0 5 33 18 35.3% 0 7.59 .994
1964 C MIL 80 80 717.1 593 556 34 3 2 4 69 29 29.6% 0 7.40 .995
1B MIL 38 34 315.1 338 333 4 1 16 0 9.62 .997
1965 C MIL 130 130 1166.0 948 865 83 0 2 7 104 67 39.2% 0 7.32 1.000
1966 C MIL 130 130 1179.1 961 890 69 2 1 2 91 60 39.7% +1 7.32 .998
1967 C MIL 130 130 1163.0 907 847 59 1 2 4 86 50 36.8% -1 7.01 .999
1968 C MIL 130 130 1182.0 975 896 77 2 3 8 83 65 43.9% -1 7.41 .998
1969 C MIL 130 130 1188.2 973 908 65 0 2 5 75 53 41.4% +1 7.37 1.000
1970 C MIL 111 111 994.1 806 742 64 0 1 7 82 51 38.3% 0 7.30 1.000
1971 C MIL 50 23 258.2 208 195 13 0 0 3 24 11 31.4% 0 7.24 1.000
1B MIL 2 2 18.0 15 15 0 0 2 0 7.50 1.000
Pos Total C 1110 1082 9772.2 7910 7308 581 21 14 51 780 484 38.3% 0 7.27 .997
1B 373 369 3281.1 3525 3404 109 12 247 -27 9.64 .997
Total 1483 1451 13054.0 11435 10712 690 33 261 51 780 484 38.3% -27 7.86 .997
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.