Charlie Hallstrom

Charlie Hallstrom
Charlie Hallstrom
	Pitcher
	Born: January 22, 1863; Jönköping, Sweden
	Died: May 6, 1949 (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
	Providence Grays (1885);

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

^ Swedish churchbook "Jönköping Sofia CI:7"
^ ^a ^b ^c "Charlie Hallstrom's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
^ Snyder, p. 46
^ "Players born in Sweden". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

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