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Copyright Kenneth Matinale
What? Have they had anything significant since the 1962 World Series?
The Dodgers won the two most recent WS, so shouldn't it be:
Dodgers - Giants?
OK, I'm ticked off that the Yankees are only on Netflix tonight because of a big new multi year TV deal with multiple companies by MLB but I have a point. Why are the Yankees opening in ____ San Francisco?
It's not the only inter league game: Detroit is in San Diego tomorrow. Why? Tigers - Padres is a classic?
San Francisco and San Diego are in the same division but New York and Detroit are not. It's not like NL West v. AL East. Detroit is AL Central.
During his 9 years with the Yankees, the team won 7 pennants and 6 World Series.
But Charlie Silvera played only in the 1949 World Series (Yanks won 4-1) and only in game 2:
Thursday, October 6, 1949
Attendance: 70,053
Venue: Yankee Stadium I
Game Duration: 2:30
Day Game, on grass
Dodgers 1, Yankees 0
Gil Hodges drove in Jackie Robinson in the second inning with the only run of the game.
Hall of Famer Yogi Berra must have been unavailable because Silvera started and batted twice (0 for 2) before Johnny Mize pinch hit for Silvera leading off the 8th. Mize singled.
Silvera was replaced at catcher by Gus Niarhos in the top of the 9th. In 1949 Niarhos had only 57 Plate Appearances (PA). Silvera had 149 PA. OPS+:
Niarhos 120
Silvera 95
Both batted right handed. Berra batted lefty. That was the only WS appearance for Niarhos and he never even batted. Berra was 1 (single) for 16 with one RBI in the 1949 WS playing full games in the other four.
Silvera's regular season salaries:
Year
Age
Tm
Salary
1948
23
New York Yankees
$4,800
1949
24
New York Yankees
$5,000
1950
25
New York Yankees
$10,000
1951
26
New York Yankees
$11,500
1952
27
New York Yankees
$13,500
1953
28
New York Yankees
$14,500
1954
29
New York Yankees
$15,500
1955
30
New York Yankees
$16,250
1956
31
New York Yankees
$16,750
1957
32
Chicago Cubs
$19,000
Care
Care
Care
$126,800
During his 9 years with the Yankees, Silvera played in the minors only in 1948: 144 games with Portland in the Pacific Coast League (PCL).
The total "player pool" is generated from gate receipts (ticket sales) during the postseason. The pool is formed using:
50% of gate receipts from the Wild Card Series.
60% of gate receipts from the first three games of each Division Series.
60% of gate receipts from the first four games of the League Championship Series (LCS) and the World Series.
Team Distribution and Shares
Once a team receives its 36% cut, the players themselves vote on how to divide that money. They can award:
Full Shares: Typically given to players and managers who were on the roster or injured list for most of the season (standardized for those with the team by June 1).
Partial Shares: Awarded to players who were with the team for only part of the season.
Cash Awards: Often given to clubhouse staff, trainers, and other non-uniformed personnel.
The individual payout varies by team because it depends on how many shares the players vote to distribute.
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What were the shares during Silvera's years with the Yankees and did he get full shares in all 7 pennant winning seasons? Silvera almost certainly got a full share in 1949 and it would have been the biggest personal percentage compared to his $5,000 regular season salary. The next season Silvera got twice that.
A check of each of those WS rosters shows, other than 1949, Silvera "Did not play in series." My guess is that Charlie Silvera received full shares in all 7 pennant winning years, with a winners share in all but 1955 when Brooklyn won its only WS.
