Charlie Hallstrom | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Jönköping, Sweden | January 22, 1863|
Died: May 6, 1949 Chicago, United States | (aged 86)|
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 record | 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 day's 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]
Charlie Hallstrom | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Jönköping, Sweden | January 22, 1863|
Died: May 6, 1949 Chicago, United States | (aged 86)|
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 record | 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 day's 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]