Cuckoo Christensen

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Cuckoo Christensen
Outfielder
Born: (1899-10-04)October 4, 1899 San Francisco, California
Died: December 20, 1984(1984-12-20) (aged 85) Menlo Park, California
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
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1926–27)

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.

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

↑ Hamann, Rex (2004). The American Association Milwaukee Brewers. United States: Arcadia Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 0738532754.

Sources

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Christensen, Cuckoo
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 4, 1899
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Date of death	December 20, 1984
Place of death	Menlo Park, California

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