He signed a bonus contract with the Redlegs as a 19-year-old in 1955 and was placed on Cincinnati's Major League roster per the bonus rule of the time. He made his MLB debut as a defensive replacement for leftfielder Ray Jablonski in a 12--8 road loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on June 12. After pinch running in his second MLB game (for slow-footed catcher Smoky Burgess), Silvera finally had his first National League at bat as a pinch hitter for Roy McMillan in a 16--5 rout of the Phillies at Crosley Field June 26.
He signed a bonus contract with the Redlegs as a 19-year-old in 1955 and was placed on Cincinnati's Major League roster per the bonus rule of the time.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
sign
signed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
bonus
bonus
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
contract
contract
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
Redlegs
Redlegs
PROPN
NNPS
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
19
19
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obl
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1955
1955
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
place
placed
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
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NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
Major
Major
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
League
League
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
roster
roster
NOUN
NN
case
per
per
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
bonus
bonus
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
rule
rule
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He made his MLB debut as a defensive replacement for leftfielder Ray Jablonski in a 12--8 road loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on June 12.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
MLB
MLB
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
debut
debut
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
defensive
defensive
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
replacement
replacement
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
leftfielder
leftfielder
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Ray
Ray
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Jablonski
Jablonski
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
8
8
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
road
road
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
loss
loss
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
Phillies
Phillies
PROPN
NNPS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
June
June
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
After pinch running in his second MLB game (for slow-footed catcher Smoky Burgess), Silvera finally had his first National League at bat as a pinch hitter for Roy McMillan in a 16--5 rout of the Phillies at Crosley Field June 26.
case
after
After
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
pinch
pinch
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
run
running
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
second
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
MLB
MLB
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
game
game
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
slow
slow
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
foot
footed
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Sing
catcher
catcher
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Smoky
Smoky
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Burgess
Burgess
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Silvera
Silvera
PROPN
NNP
advmod
finally
finally
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
National
National
ADJ
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
League
League
PROPN
NNP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
bat
bat
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
pinch
pinch
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
hitter
hitter
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Roy
Roy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
McMillan
McMillan
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
16
16
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
5
5
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
rout
rout
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
Phillies
Phillies
PROPN
NNPS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Crosley
Crosley
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Field
Field
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
June
June
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
26
26
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.