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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).

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
MLB statistics
Batting average	.315
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	57
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1926–27)

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

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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