Walter Niels "Cuckoo" Christensen (October 24, 1899 – December 20, 1984) was an American baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (1926-1927).
Cuckoo Christensen | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: San Francisco, California, U.S. | October 4, 1899|
Died: December 20, 1984 Menlo Park, California, U.S. | (aged 85)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 13, 1926, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 4, 1927, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .315 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 57 |
Teams | |
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Christensen led the National League in on-base percentage (.426) in 1926. In two seasons, he played in 171 games and had 514 at bats, 66 runs, 162 hits, 21 doubles, 7 triples, 57 RBIs, 12 stolen bases, 60 walks, a .315 batting average, .392 on-base percentage, .383 slugging percentage, 197 total bases and 16 sacrifice hits. Defensively, he posted a .970 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.
Christensen played with the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association between 1930 and 1933, hitting .362, .325, .325 and .307.[1]
He died in Menlo Park, California, at the age of 85.
References
edit- ^ Hamann, Rex (2004). The American Association Milwaukee Brewers. United States: Arcadia Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 0738532754.
Sources
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)