Chet Hajduk | |
Position: | Pinch hitter |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | July 21, 1918 |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 16 |
Debutyear: | 1941 |
Debutteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | April 16 |
Finalyear: | 1941 |
Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Games |
Stat1value: | 1 |
Stat2label: | At bats |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Hits |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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Chester "Chet" Hajduk (July 21, 1918 – July 4, 2006) was an American professional baseball player who played in one game as a pinch hitter for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball in 1941. Hajduk grounded out in his only at-bat, which came against Cleveland Indians pitcher Al Milnar.[1] Hajduk enlisted with the US Navy in early 1942.[2] Hajduk played with the Great Lakes Naval Station team, and was a member of the Armed Services team that played the American League All-Stars in an exhibition/fund raising game at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland on the 7th of July, 1942.[3] After the war Hajduk settled in Niles, Illinois, becoming a successful building contractor and raising a family.