Steve Cheslak
| Date and Place of Birth: | 1908 Queens, NY |
| Date and Place of Death: | November 15, 1944 France |
| Baseball Experience: | Amateur |
| Position: | Outfield |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Military Unit: | 15th Tank Battalion, 6th Armored Division, US Army |
| Area Served: | European Theater of Operations |
Steve Cheslak was born Stephen P. Cieslak, in Queens, New York, in 1908, to Polish immigrant parents, Joseph and Josephine. During the 1930s, Steve was a well-known heavy-hitting outfielder with the Maspeth El-Kays until 1937, and the Maspeth Melvinars of the Queens Baseball Alliance from 1938 until the early 1940s.
Cheslak entered military service in April 1942, and served in Europe, as a corporal, with the 15th Tank Battalion, 6th Armored Division, probably as a crew member of a Sherman tank.
On November 15, 1944, Corporal Cieslak was killed in action in France. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France.
In September 1950, an Old-Timers game was staged at the Maspeth Kiwanis Community Field to honor Chaslek and John Kobel, who had recently died from a heart attack.
Date Added September 15, 2017
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