Ernest Eugene Oravetz (January 24, 1932 – December 3, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. A switch-hitting outfielder who threw left-handed, he played two seasons of Major League Baseball with the 1955–1956 Washington Senators. He was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Ernie Oravetz died in Tampa, Florida, where he had settled after his baseball career was over, at the age of 74.