Richard Edward Lajeskie (January 8, 1926 – August 15, 1976) was an American professional baseball infielder who appeared in six Major League Baseball games as a second baseman and pinch runner for the 1946 New York Giants. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). He returned to the minors in 1947, playing into 1951. Lajeskie died at age 50 in Ramsey, New Jersey on August 15, 1976.