Charlie Hallstrom | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 22 January 1863 |
Birth Place: | Jönköping, Sweden |
Death Place: | Chicago, United States |
Bats: | Unknown |
Throws: | Unknown |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 23 |
Debutyear: | 1885 |
Debutteam: | Providence Grays |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 23 |
Finalyear: | 1885 |
Finalteam: | Providence Grays |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 0–1 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 11.00 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 2 |
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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 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]