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 record0–1
Earned run average11.00
Strikeouts2
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
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]

References

General
  • Snyder, John. 2005. Cubs journal: year by year & day by day with the Chicago Cubs since 1876. Emmis Books. ISBN 1-57860-192-4.
Specific
  1. ^ Swedish churchbook "Jönköping Sofia CI:7"
  2. ^ a b c "Charlie Hallstrom's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  3. ^ Snyder, p. 46
  4. ^ "Players born in Sweden". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.


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