Peter Pavlick, Jr. was a minor league baseball manager who is notable for leading the Georgia State League

Georgia State League

The Georgia State League was an American Class D minor league in professional baseball that existed in 1906, 1914, 1920-21 and 1948-56. During its last incarnation, it existed alongside two nearby Class D circuits, the Georgia-Florida League and the Georgia-Alabama League.The version of the GSL...

's Sandersville Giants to a co-league championship in 1955. He also played in the minor league for 15 seasons.

Pavlick managed in the New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 system from 1955 and 1957, where he managed the Sandersville Giants (1955-1956) and the St. Cloud Rox

St. Cloud Rox

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 (1957), and in the New York Mets

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 system from 1965 to 1969, where he managed the Marion Mets

Marion Mets

The Marion Mets were a minor league baseball team based in Marion, Virginia that played in the Appalachian League from 1965 to 1976. They were affiliated with the New York Mets and played their home games at the Marion High School baseball field....

 (1965), Greenville Mets

Greenville Mets

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 (1966), Winter Haven Mets

Winter Haven Mets

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 (1967), Raleigh-Durham Mets (1968) and Memphis Blues

Memphis Blues (baseball)

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 (1969). As mentioned he led the Sandersville Giants to a co-league championship in 1955. In 1956, he led them to the league finals, which they lost. In 1968 he led the Raleigh-Durham Mets to the league finals, which they lost. In 1969, he instituted a plan of using one pitcher per inning each game. He was replaced partway through the year.

Pavlick managed multiple notable players while a manager, including Hall of Famers Willie McCovey

Willie McCovey

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 and Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. , nicknamed "The Ryan Express", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently principal owner, president and CEO of the Texas Rangers....

 and All-Stars Jim Bibby

Jim Bibby

James Blair Bibby was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched from 1972-1984 with the St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Pittsburgh Pirates, with whom he was a member of its 1979 World Series Champions...

, Jerry Morales

Jerry Morales

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 and Ken Singleton

Ken Singleton

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Pavlick played from 1943 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1958. A second baseman, he hit .277 with 1,384 hits in 1,395 games. In 1950, he led the International League

International League

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 in stolen bases. Though he never played in the major leagues, he did attend major league spring training

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 with the Giants.

He also served as the head coach of Biscayne College.