Gary Christenson (baseball)

Summary

Gary Richard Christenson (born May 5, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched in six games for the Kansas City Royals during the 1979 season and in 24 games during the 1980 season. Christenson finished his major league baseball career undefeated (3-0) and on April 13, 1980, he picked up his lone MLB save. He retired the final batter of the game to preserve a 3-2 Royals victory over the Tigers.[1] He is the father of Ryan, Allan, and Carolyn Christenson.

Gary Christenson
Pitcher
Born: (1953-05-05) May 5, 1953 (age 70)
Mineola, New York
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 1, 1979, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
July 3, 1980, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record3–0
Earned run average4.71
Strikeouts20
Teams

References edit

  1. ^ "Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Box Score, April 13, 1980".

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Venezuelan Winter League