Charlie Hallstrom

Charlie Hallstrom
Pitcher
Born: (1863-01-22)January 22, 1863
Jönköping, Sweden
Died: May 6, 1949(1949-05-06) (aged 86)
Chicago, United States
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
September 23, 1885, for the Providence Grays
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1885, for the Providence Grays
MLB statistics
Win-Loss 0-1
Earned run average 11.00
Strikeouts 2
Teams

Charles E. Hallstrom (January 22, 1863[1] – May 6, 1949), nicknamed the "Swedish Wonder", was a Swedish Major League Baseball player who pitched one game for the 1885 Providence Grays of the National League.[2] The Grays were in need of a pitcher for that days' game versus the Chicago White Stockings, and used Hallstrom, a local Chicago amateur player.[3] Hallstrom is the first of four Major League Baseball players born in Sweden.[4] He was born in Jönköping, Sweden, and died in Chicago at the age of 86.[2] He is interred at the All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois.[2]

References

General
Specific
  1. Swedish churchbook "Jönköping Sofia CI:7"
  2. 1 2 3 "Charlie Hallstrom's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  3. Snyder, p. 46
  4. "Players born in Sweden". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

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