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Don Pavletich

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: July 13, 1938 in Milwaukee, WI us

Died: March 5, 2020 in Brookfield, WI

Buried: Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, WI

High School: Nathan Hale HS (West Allis, WI)

Debut: April 20, 1957 (Age 18-281d, 11,423rd in major league history)
vs. MLN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 1, 1971 (Age 33-050d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Donald Stephen Pavletich

Pronunciation: \pav-LET-ik\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

1373

349

.254

163

RBI

193

OBP

.328

SLG

.420

OPS

.747

OPS+

104

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 46 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 11 go ahead

3 Tms
CIN	39
CHW	6
BOS	1

Platoon
vs LHP	27
vs RHP	19

Home/Road
Home	25
Away	21

Outs
2	17
1	15
0	14

15 Opps
ATL/MLN	6
NYM	5
PHI	5
LAD	5
CHC	5
HOU	5
PIT	4
SFG	3
MIN	2
KCR	1
STL	1
CLE	1
BAL	1
DET	1
SEP	1

37 Pitchers
Denny Lemaster	3
Fergie Jenkins	3
Johnny Podres	2
Joe Gibbon	2
Mike McCormick	2
Warren Spahn	2
Billy O'Dell	2
Claude Raymond	1
Bob Miller	1
Mike Cuellar	1
Pete Mikkelsen	1
Ed Roebuck	1
Bob Buhl	1
Jim Palmer	1
Dan Schneider	1
Tracy Stallard	1
Tug McGraw	1
Darold Knowles	1
Terry Fox	1
Ken Holtzman	1
Larry Dierker	1
Jack Curtis	1
Mickey Lolich	1
Al McBean	1
Tom Hall	1
Ray Culp	1
Dallas Green	1
Tom Parsons	1
Jim Bouton	1
Jim Rooker	1
Dick Ellsworth	1
Curt Simmons	1
Don Drysdale	1
Jerry Koosman	1
Jim Kaat	1
Sandy Koufax	1
Dave Giusti	1

15 Parks
Crosley Fld (CIN)	22
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	5
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	3
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Munic. Stad (KAN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Forbes Fld (PIT)	1
Sick's Stad (SEA)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	1
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	27
8	7
9	6

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	44
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	30
1--	12
-2-	2
123	1
12-	1

65 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	30
1 on	14
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	16

Inning
1	1
2	8
3	6
4	8
5	1
6	6
7	6
8	5
9	3
Extra	2

1-3	15
4-6	15
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	5
+2	6
+1	6
Tied	11
-1	4
-2	2
-3	4
-4..	8

Ahead	17
Tied	11
Behind	18

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	33
1B	10
PH	3

OrderPos
5th	13
6th	13
7th	11
4th	5
9th	3
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	27

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1962	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1962-07-27	CIN		MLN	Jack Curtis	behind 3-5	b 6	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.275	54%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Blasingame Scores
1963	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1963-08-11	CIN		LAD	Sandy Koufax	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	1	7	3	0.125	51%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
3	3	2	1	1963-08-24	CIN	@	SFG	Billy O'Dell	behind 1-3	t 4	2	---	1	5	2	0.110	31%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	3	1	1963-08-28	CIN	@	LAD	Johnny Podres	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	---	1	6	3	0.118	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	4	1	1963-09-11	CIN		MLN	Denny Lemaster	tied 1-1	b 4	0	-2-	2	4	3	0.168	80%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Pinson Scores/unER
6	6	5	1	1963-09-25	CIN	@	MLN	Warren Spahn	behind 0-9	t 8	2	1--	2	5	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Robinson Scores
1964	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1964-07-18	CIN		PHI	Dallas Green	ahead 12-3	b 6	1	1--	2	6	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Coleman Scores
8	8	2	1	1964-07-19 (1)	CIN		PHI	Ed Roebuck	ahead 5-4	b 8	1	1--	2	6	2	0.098	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Johnson Scores
9	9	3	1	1964-07-20	CIN		PHI	Ray Culp	ahead 4-2	b 8	1	-2-	2	6	2	0.039	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Robinson Scores
10	10	4	1	1964-08-05	CIN		MLN	Denny Lemaster	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	2	0.113	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	5	1	1964-08-26	CIN		NYM	Tracy Stallard	behind 0-3	b 7	2	---	1	6	2	0.068	14%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1965	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1965-05-02 (2)	CIN		NYM	Tom Parsons	ahead 4-2	b 3	1	1--	2	7	2	0.121	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Johnson Scores
13	13	2	1	1965-05-09	CIN	@	PIT	Joe Gibbon	behind 0-3	t 7	2	1--	2	7	2	0.150	22%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Johnson Scores
14	14	3	1	1965-05-16 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	Warren Spahn	behind 0-6	t 2	0	---	1	7	2	0.032	9%		Home Run (Deep CF)
15	15	4	1	1965-05-19	CIN		PIT	Joe Gibbon	tied 1-1	b 8	0	1--	2	7	2	0.275	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Pérez Scores
16	16	5	1	1965-06-09	CIN	@	STL	Curt Simmons	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	1	7	2	0.116	50%		Home Run
17	17	6	1	1965-06-11	CIN	@	CHC	Bob Buhl	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.104	70%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
18	18	7	1	1965-06-25	CIN	@	MLN	Billy O'Dell	tied 1-1	t 11	2	1--	2	6	2	0.490	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Johnson Scores
19	19	8	1	1965-08-06	CIN		LAD	Johnny Podres	tied 1-1	b 2	0	---	1	6	2	0.110	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1966	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1966-05-05	CIN		PIT	Al McBean	tied 3-3	b 3	1	---	1	5	2	0.120	65%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	2	1	1966-05-15	CIN	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	ahead 6-2	t 9	0	---	1	4	2	0.007	99%		Home Run
22	22	3	1	1966-05-17	CIN	@	NYM	Tug McGraw	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	1	4	3	0.115	70%		Home Run
23	23	4	1	1966-06-15 (1)	CIN		PHI	Darold Knowles	behind 5-6	b 6	1	---	1	4	PH	0.189	54%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	5	1	1966-06-21	CIN		PIT	Pete Mikkelsen	ahead 9-7	b 7	0	---	1	5	2	0.054	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	6	1	1966-07-03	CIN	@	HOU	Larry Dierker	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	2	0.118	62%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	7	1	1966-07-17	CIN	@	ATL	Denny Lemaster	behind 2-5	t 4	1	---	1	5	2	0.081	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	8	1	1966-07-19	CIN	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	tied 2-2	t 18	2	---	1	8	2	0.419	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	9	1	1966-07-20 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	Ken Holtzman	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	1	5	2	0.138	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	10	1	1966-08-27 (1)	CIN		PHI	Terry Fox	ahead 13-7	b 8	2	---	1	6	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	11	1	1966-09-20	CIN	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.116	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	12	1	1966-09-28 (1)	CIN		HOU	Dave Giusti	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	12-	3	7	2	0.168	90%		Home Run; D. Johnson Scores; A. Shamsky Scores
1967	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1967-06-09	CIN		HOU	Claude Raymond	ahead 9-7	b 7	1	---	1	6	2	0.057	94%		Home Run (Deep CF)
33	33	2	1	1967-06-11 (1)	CIN		HOU	Mike Cuellar	behind 2-5	b 6	1	---	1	6	2	0.088	21%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	3	1	1967-06-11 (2)	CIN		HOU	Dan Schneider	tied 4-4	b 9	0	123	4	9	PH	0.064	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); J. Coker Scores; T. Helms Scores; L. Cárdenas Scores
35	35	4	1	1967-06-19	CIN	@	SFG	Mike McCormick	behind 1-6	t 4	1	---	1	5	3	0.035	9%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	5	2	1967-06-19	CIN	@	SFG	Mike McCormick	behind 2-6	t 6	2	---	1	5	3	0.038	8%		Home Run (Deep RF)
37	37	6	1	1967-06-29	CIN		LAD	Bob Miller	ahead 9-0	b 3	2	1--	2	6	2	0.005	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Johnson Scores
1968	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1968-07-16	CIN		LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 1-8	b 7	1	---	1	9	3	0.005	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	2	1	1968-08-24	CIN		NYM	Jerry Koosman	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	1--	2	7	3	0.133	91%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Beauchamp Scores
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1969-04-13	CHW	@	SEP	Jim Bouton	ahead 10-1	t 4	2	---	1	5	2	0.004	100%		Home Run
41	41	2	1	1969-05-01	CHW	@	KCR	Jim Rooker	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	1--	2	4	3	0.190	84%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Bradford Scores
42	42	3	1	1969-07-17	CHW	@	MIN	Jim Kaat	behind 1-6	t 2	0	---	1	6	2	0.048	15%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	4	1	1969-08-10	CHW		DET	Mickey Lolich	behind 0-7	b 7	2	1--	2	5	2	0.013	2%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Hansen Scores
44	44	5	1	1969-08-31	CHW		CLE	Dick Ellsworth	behind 1-2	b 4	0	---	1	5	2	0.139	56%		Home Run
45	45	6	1	1969-09-10	CHW		MIN	Tom Hall	ahead 1-0	b 6	0	---	1	5	2	0.106	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1971-05-23 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	Jim Palmer	behind 2-12	t 9	2	---	1	7	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)

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