Cuckoo Christensen

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Full Name: Walter Neils Christensen	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 6.5"/156	First Game: April 13, 1926
Birthdate: October 24, 1899	Final Game: August 4, 1927
Birthplace: San Francisco, California	MLB Experience: 2 years
Died: December 20, 1984
Deathplace: Menlo Park, California
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
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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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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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