Charlie Hallstrom

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Charles E. Hallstrom (Swedish Wonder)

• Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown

• Debut September 23, 1885
• Final Game September 23, 1885
• Born January 22, 1864 in Jonkoping, Sweden
• Died May 6, 1949 in Chicago, IL USA

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Charlie Hallstrom was the first Swede in Major League Baseball. The 1885 Providence Grays had eight pitchers who were each given the ball for one game. Charley Radbourn was one of two regular pitchers.

The book Cubs Journal indicates that Hallstrom was a Chicago amateur player used by Providence when it was short of pitchers while in Chicago. Hallstrom pitched against Chicago.

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