| Cuckoo Christensen | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 4, 1899 San Francisco, California |
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| Died: December 20, 1984 (aged 85) Menlo Park, California |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| April 13, 1926 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 4, 1927 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .315 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 57 |
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Walter Niels "Cuckoo" Christensen (October 24, 1899 - December 20, 1984) born in San Francisco, California was a baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (1926-1927).
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.
He died in Menlo Park, California, at the age of 85.