Chet Hajduk
American baseball player (1918-2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chester "Chet" Hajduk (July 21, 1918 – July 4, 2006) was an American Major League Baseball player who played in one game as a pinch hitter for the Chicago White Sox 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.[2]
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Chet Hajduk | |
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Pinch hitter | |
Born: (1918-07-21)July 21, 1918 Chicago, Illinois | |
Died: July 4, 2006(2006-07-04) (aged 87) Chicago, Illinois | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1941, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 16, 1941, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 1 |
At bats | 1 |
Hits | 0 |
Teams | |
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