Chet Hajduk

Chester "Chet" Hajduk 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. Hajduk enlisted with the US Navy in early 1942. 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. After the war Hajduk settled in Niles, Illinois, becoming a successful building contractor and raising a family.