Albin Oscar (Swede) Carlstrom (October 26, 1886 – April 28, 1935) was a
Major League Baseball
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shortstop
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. Carlstrom batted and threw right-handed. He was born in
.
An
American
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of
Swedish
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heritage, Carlstrom was a combat veteran of
World War I
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whose health was damaged during the armed conflict. He saw action in
minor leagues
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with the
Lawrence club of the
New England League
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before joining the
Boston Red Sox
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in the
1911
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season. He appeared with Boston in two games on September 13–14 and posted a .167
batting average
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Cricket
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(1-for-6) without
home run
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s or
RBI
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. As a fielder, he recorded three
put-out
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* Tagging a runner wit ...
s with six
assists and turned into a
double play
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for a perfect 1.000
fielding percentage
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.
Carlstrom served with Company G, 346th Infantry, 27th Division in
France
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, where he contracted
rheumatism
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, which ended his baseball career. He died of a cerebral spinal fever in his hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, at the age of 48.
External links
Baseball Reference
Boston Red Sox players
Major League Baseball shortstops
American military personnel of World War I
American people of Swedish descent
1886 births
1935 deaths
Lawrence Colts players
Lawrence Barristers players
Montreal Royals players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Jersey City Skeeters players
Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
Cumberland Colts players
Sportspeople from Elizabeth, New Jersey
Baseball players from Union County, New Jersey
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