George Chalmers (baseball) explained

George Chalmers
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:7 June 1888
Birth Place:Aberdeen, Scotland
Death Place:The Bronx, New York, US
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 21
Debutyear:1910
Debutteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 7
Finalyear:1916
Finalteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Earned run average
Stat1value:3.41
Stat2label:Strikeouts
Stat2value:290
Stat3label:Win–loss record
Stat3value:29–41
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George W. Chalmers (June 7, 1888 in Aberdeen, Scotland – August 5, 1960 in The Bronx, New York) was a professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1910 to 1916. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies. On October 12, 1915, he became the first European born pitcher to start a World Series game.

In April 2018, the Aberdeen Baseball Club began work on their new home field which they named in Chalmers' honour - George W. Chalmers Field.