| Charlie Hallstrom | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 22, 1864 Jönköping, Sweden |
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| Died: May 6, 1949 (aged 85) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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| Batted: Unknown | Threw: Unknown |
| MLB debut | |
| September 23, 1885 for the Providence Grays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 1885 for the Providence Grays | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss | 0-1 |
| Earned run average | 11.00 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
| Teams | |
Charles E. Hallstrom (January 22, 1864 - 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.[1] 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.[2] Hallstrom is the first of four Major League Baseball players born in Sweden.[3] He was born in Jönköping, Sweden, and died in Chicago at the age of 85.[1] He is interred at the All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois.[1]