George Chalmers
British baseball player
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| Intro | British baseball player | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Athlete Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 7 June 1888, Aberdeen, United Kingdom | |
| Death | 5 August 1960The Bronx, USA (aged 72 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini | |
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George W. Chalmers (June 7, 1888 in Aberdeen, Scotland – August 5, 1960 in The Bronx, New York) was a professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1910 to 1916. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies. On October 12, 1915, he became the first European born pitcher to start a World Series game.
In April 2018, the Aberdeen Baseball Club began work on their new home field which they named in Chalmers' honour - George W. Chalmers Field.