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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1957 LHP 7 15 4 0 1 1 3 2 5 .953 .353 .600 .333 .267
1957 RHP 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .200 .200 .000 .200
1960 LHP 74 171 44 11 0 7 23 6 29 .739 .294 .444 .187 .257
1960 RHP 115 346 73 14 1 8 36 24 74 .591 .265 .327 .116 .211
1961 LHP 59 120 30 9 0 4 16 9 19 .725 .300 .425 .175 .250
1961 RHP 123 408 90 15 1 13 55 26 94 .625 .267 .358 .137 .221
1962 LHP 58 125 26 1 1 5 13 10 22 .619 .267 .352 .144 .208
1962 RHP 127 395 97 14 3 15 55 35 70 .718 .308 .410 .165 .246
1963 LHP 59 120 30 4 0 6 15 17 29 .776 .343 .433 .183 .250
1963 RHP 121 382 105 20 1 10 54 36 89 .756 .345 .411 .136 .275
1964 LHP 57 145 39 2 2 6 21 15 34 .770 .335 .434 .166 .269
1964 RHP 104 292 67 9 4 8 38 19 79 .650 .280 .370 .140 .229
1965 LHP 56 136 36 4 0 5 21 8 14 .708 .304 .404 .140 .265
1965 RHP 120 368 110 19 2 12 56 31 75 .814 .355 .459 .160 .299
1966 LHP 59 145 44 4 0 5 27 10 25 .783 .348 .434 .131 .303
1966 RHP 114 364 92 12 4 23 61 21 89 .791 .294 .497 .245 .253
1967 LHP 66 153 42 9 0 7 24 14 33 .804 .333 .471 .196 .275
1967 RHP 116 374 109 16 3 16 50 27 59 .823 .345 .479 .187 .291
1968 LHP 42 108 37 6 0 8 19 11 18 1.024 .403 .620 .278 .343
1968 RHP 124 443 133 15 8 26 75 27 84 .886 .340 .546 .246 .300
1969 LHP 52 88 27 0 1 6 14 11 17 .914 .380 .534 .227 .307
1969 RHP 125 425 122 17 3 13 55 41 96 .782 .349 .433 .146 .287
1970 LHP 49 100 34 6 0 6 27 12 20 .991 .411 .580 .240 .340
1970 RHP 102 308 90 17 4 11 56 30 61 .839 .359 .481 .188 .292
1971 LHP 23 25 7 2 1 0 3 6 5 .859 .419 .440 .160 .280
1971 RHP 40 100 27 6 1 3 13 4 20 .738 .298 .440 .170 .270
Total LHP 661 1451 400 58 6 66 226 131 270 .796 .336 .460 .185 .276
Total RHP 1335 4210 1116 174 35 158 604 321 892 .755 .319 .436 .171 .265
Total 1508 5661 1516 232 41 224 830 452 1162 .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.