Pete Pavlick
Peter Pavlick Jr. (January 16, 1926 – September 5, 1990) was a minor league baseball manager and former player from Bayonne, New Jersey. He played as a second baseman for 15 seasons in the minor leagues, beginning in 1943–44 and then 1946–58. He hit .277 with 1,384 hits in 1,395 games and led the International League in stolen bases in 1950. He never played in the major leagues but attended major league spring training with the New York Giants, and he also served as head coach of Biscayne College.
As a manager, Pavlick had success in both the Giants’ and Mets’ systems. In 1955 he led the Sandersville Giants of the Georgia State League to a co-championship; in 1956 they reached the finals but lost. He also managed Sandersville (1955–1956) and the St. Cloud Rox (1957) in the Giants system.
In the Mets system, he coached from 1965 to 1969, leading the Marion Mets (1965), Greenville Mets (1966), Winter Haven Mets (1967), Raleigh-Durham Mets (1968) and Memphis Blues (1969). The Raleigh-Durham Mets lost in the 1968 league finals. In 1969 Pavlick tried a plan to use one pitcher per inning in every game, but he was replaced partway through the year.
During his career he worked with many notable players, including Hall of Famers Willie McCovey and Nolan Ryan, and All-Stars Jim Bibby, Jerry Morales and Ken Singleton.
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