Cuckoo Christensen

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Walter Niels Christensen (October 24, 1899 - December 20, 1984) born in San Francisco, California was a baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (1926-27).

Despite his brief career he 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 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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