Pete Stanicek

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Peter Louis Stanicek (born April 16, 1963 in Harvey, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player. Primarily a second baseman and left fielder, Stanicek was a member of the Baltimore Orioles in 1987 and 1988. He was 5'11" (1.8 m) and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.

Stanicek was drafted on June 4, 1984 in the thirteenth round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign with the team. On June 3, 1985, he was re-drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth round of the 1985 amateur draft and signed with them. In 1987, he played in 30 games and scored 9 runs. He had a batting average of .274 and hit no home runs. He began the 1988 season with Rochester, a AAA team, but was called up to the Orioles as a multi-purpose man, able to play second base, third base and outfield. In 1988, he led his team in stolen bases with 12 and had a batting average of .230. He played in 83 games and scored 29 runs.