Charlie Silvera caught for six World Series championship teams with the Yankees, but on most game days he was out of sight.

He was a good hitter, he was capable enough behind the plate, and he had a strong arm. But he spent most of his time crouching in the bullpen to warm up relievers, his chances of playing regularly having fallen victim to an insurmountable obstacle: Yogi Berra.

Silvera, who died on Saturday at 94 at his home in Millbrae, Calif., in the San Francisco Bay Area, was the Yankees’ seldom-used No. 2 catcher during their dynasty of the 1950s, best known for his good fortune in cashing World Series checks.

“I’m in the bullpen Hall of Fame,” he told The San Francisco Chronicle in 2008. “With those World Series checks, I didn’t have to work in the winter.”