Donald Stephen Pavletich (July 13, 1938 – March 5, 2020) was an American professional baseball player.
Pavletich was a graduate of Nathan Hale High School in West Allis, Wisconsin, and was signed as an amateur free agent in 1956 by the Reds.
Pavletich made his Major League debut at the young age of 18 on April 20, 1957, in a 5–4 loss to the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium, grounding out as a pinch-hitter for Hal Jeffcoat against Ray Crone.
[2] Pavletich's first Major League hit was in the first game of a doubleheader on April 29, 1962, in a 16–3 Reds loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
[4] Pavletich was part of a ten-player trade that sent him, George Scott, Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro and Joe Lahoud from the Boston Red Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tommy Harper, Marty Pattin, Lew Krausse and minor-league outfielder Pat Skrable on October 10, 1971.