Swede Carlstrom
| Swede Carlstrom | |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | |
| Born:October 26, 1886 Elizabeth, New Jersey | |
| Died:April 23, 1935(aged 48) Elizabeth, New Jersey | |
Batted:Right Threw:Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 1911, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 13, 1911, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting Average | .167 |
| Home Runs | 0 |
| RBI | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Albin Oscar (Swede) Carlstrom(October 26, 1886 – April 28, 1935) was aMajor League Baseballshortstop.Carlstrom batted and threw right-handed. He was born inElizabeth, New Jersey.
AnAmericanofSwedishheritage, Carlstrom was a combat veteran ofWorld War Iwhose health was damaged during the armed conflict. He saw action inminor leagueswith theLawrenceclub of theNew England Leaguebefore joining theBoston Red Soxin the1911season. He appeared with Boston in two games on September 13–14 and posted a.167batting average(1-for-6) withouthome runsorRBI.As a fielder, he recorded threeput-outswith sixassistsand turned into adouble playfor a perfect 1.000fielding percentage.
Carlstrom served with Company G, 346th Infantry, 27th Division inFrance,where he contractedrheumatism,which ended his baseball career. He died of a cerebral spinal fever in his hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, at the age of 48.
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