Cuckoo Christensen
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[edit] Biography
Walter Niels Christensen (October 24, 1899 - December 20, 1984) born in San Francisco, California was an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (1926-27).
Despite his brief career he led the National League in On-base percentage (.426) in 1926.
In 2 seasons he played in 171 Games and had 514 At Bats, 66 Runs, 162 Hits, 21 Doubles, 7 Triples, 57 RBI, 12 Stolen Bases, 60 Walks, .315 Batting Average, .392 On-base percentage, .383 Slugging Percentage, 197 Total Bases and 16 Sacrifice Hits.
He died in Menlo Park, California at the age of 85.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CIN | N | 114 | 329 | 41 | 115 | 0 | 41 | .350 | .426 | .438 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | CIN | N | 57 | 185 | 25 | 47 | 0 | 16 | .254 | .330 | .286 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 171 | 514 | 66 | 162 | 0 | 57 | .315 | .392 | .383 | 21 | 7 | 60 | 34 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CIN | N | OF | 93 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1927 | CIN | N | OF | 50 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
| Total | OF | 143 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
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