Major League Baseball Player. Prior to his baseball career, he served as Private First Class in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1955, when he joined the Washington Senators as an outfielder, he went into the record books as the smallest player in the Major Leagues that year and one of the smallest regular-season players ever. Oravetz stood 5 feet 4 inches, weighed 145 pounds, and was known as "Little Big Man." He was with the Senators for two seasons and appeared in 188 games with 105 hits, 36 runs batted in, and .263 batting average. He played semi-pro ball until the mid-1960s and then worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years.
Major League Baseball Player. Prior to his baseball career, he served as Private First Class in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1955, when he joined the Washington Senators as an outfielder, he went into the record books as the smallest player in the Major Leagues that year and one of the smallest regular-season players ever. Oravetz stood 5 feet 4 inches, weighed 145 pounds, and was known as "Little Big Man." He was with the Senators for two seasons and appeared in 188 games with 105 hits, 36 runs batted in, and .263 batting average. He played semi-pro ball until the mid-1960s and then worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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