Career
He played a total of 13 seasons mostly in the Philadelphia Phillies organization (11 total) and also in the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers organizations. Silicato played all of his career (13 years) in the minor league system mostly with the Phillies where he made it to the highest level of Triple A for 4 seasons. Out of high school, and after deciding not to attend Delaware, he was signed as a non-drafted free agent in 1965 by then Phils scout Ruly Carpenter whose family were the current owners of the Philadelphia Phillies.
He played as a third baseman his first few years and then moved to second base for the remainder of his career.
He was also part of Major League spring training in Clearwater, Florida for several years. During his career he was managed by several former Major Leaguers including Dallas Green (another Delaware native) and Hall of Famer Jim Bunning.
He holds several yearly records for several teams. After retirement in 1978 he played several years in the popular Delaware Semi Pro league which always had several former minor and major league players.