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Donald Stephen Paveltich
Chicago White Sox
Catcher-First Base
Born: July 13, 1938, Milwaukee, WI
Signed: Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent, August 13, 1956
Major League Teams: Cincinnati Reds 1957, 1959, 1962-1968; Chicago White Sox 1969; Boston Red Sox 1970-1971
Died: March 5, 2020, Brookfield, WI (age 81)
Catcher Don Pavletich appeared in a single game with the Reds in 1957, another single game with the team in 1959 and then went two full seasons in the minors before returning for 34 games in 1962. He then spent seven seasons with Cincinnati as the back-up first to All-Star Johnny Edwards (#186) and then to future Hall of Famer Johnny Bench (#95). Pavletich's best season came in 1966 when he appeared in a career-high 83 games, making 46 starts behind the plate, including on opening day. He batted .294 that season, with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs, both career bests. He was dealt to the White Sox before the 1969 season, and he'd spend the year in Chicago as the back-up for Ed Hermann. Pavletich retired following two seasons in Boston, in which he appeared in only 46 games. He had been dealt to the Brewers following the 1971 season, but the team released him at the end of spring training in 1972. In 536 career games, Pavletich batted .254 with 46 home runs and 193 RBIs.
Catcher Don Pavletich appeared in a single game with the Reds in 1957, another single game with the team in 1959 and then went two full seasons in the minors before returning for 34 games in 1962. He then spent seven seasons with Cincinnati as the back-up first to All-Star Johnny Edwards (#186) and then to future Hall of Famer Johnny Bench (#95). Pavletich's best season came in 1966 when he appeared in a career-high 83 games, making 46 starts behind the plate, including on opening day. He batted .294 that season, with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs, both career bests. He was dealt to the White Sox before the 1969 season, and he'd spend the year in Chicago as the back-up for Ed Hermann. Pavletich retired following two seasons in Boston, in which he appeared in only 46 games. He had been dealt to the Brewers following the 1971 season, but the team released him at the end of spring training in 1972. In 536 career games, Pavletich batted .254 with 46 home runs and 193 RBIs.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #194
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / White Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
1969 Season
Paveltich played in 78 games in his only season with the White Sox, batting .245 with six home runs and 33 RBIs. He made 36 starts at catcher and 10 starts at first base. He was on the disabled list for a month after breaking his left hand on a play at first base. On December 13th, he was dealt with Gary Peters (#34) to the Red Sox for Billy Farmer, Syd O'Brien (#628) and Gerry Janeski. Once in the shadow of Bench in Cincinnati, Pavletich was about to enter the shadow of Carlton Fisk in Boston.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1959 Topps #494
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10): 1959, 1962, 1965-1972
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1981 TCMA The 1960s II #333
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 48 in the Beckett online database as of 11/22/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
In mid-March, Doug and I attended the Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show, held within the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. My main focus for this show was accumulating as many 1969 Topps commons as possible, which I did by adding a grand total of 193 cards to our set. That's almost 30% of the entire set added in one enjoyable afternoon. I wrote a full summary of the show in a post over at The Phillies Room, found here.
This is the 117th of the 193 commons and semi-stars purchased, pulled and stacked from the first two neon green binders housing 1969 Topps cards at the multi-table spread of Uncle Dick's Cards from Babylon, New York. My method was simple - I pulled up a chair, found a card I needed, picked the best of the group from the binder page and set it aside. After each 100 cards, I'd ask the dealer to tell me how much damage I had done so far. With a budget in mind, I kept going twice, continuing after card #100 and card #200, and stopping at card #298. The final amount due was 17% off the sticker price for the pile of 193 cards, with this card costing me less than a dollar.
The Card / White Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
Pavletich is hatless and wearing a Reds jersey in this photo. The note on the back indicates Paveletich was one of the Reds' best pinch-hitters in 1968. It must have been a somewhat low bar, as he batted .200 (4 for 20) in the pinch-hitting role that season. The cartoon celebrates his All-Star team berth in 1961 while a member of the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. Paveletich batted .296 that season with 22 home runs and 78 RBIs, both highs for him professionally.
Accuracy Index: -8 is becoming fairly standard, and that's Paveletich's score given he's not wearing a hat (-3) and wearing a Reds jersey (-5).
1969 Season
Paveltich played in 78 games in his only season with the White Sox, batting .245 with six home runs and 33 RBIs. He made 36 starts at catcher and 10 starts at first base. He was on the disabled list for a month after breaking his left hand on a play at first base. On December 13th, he was dealt with Gary Peters (#34) to the Red Sox for Billy Farmer, Syd O'Brien (#628) and Gerry Janeski. Once in the shadow of Bench in Cincinnati, Pavletich was about to enter the shadow of Carlton Fisk in Boston.
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First Mainstream Card: 1959 Topps #494
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10): 1959, 1962, 1965-1972
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1981 TCMA The 1960s II #333
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 48 in the Beckett online database as of 11/22/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
1965 Topps Blog
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