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Amos Otis League
5-9-2139
Jim Christenson Catcher
Retired (1967, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .257 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .726 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 1436 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 11-10-1931
HR 168 Drafted Round 46, Pick 729
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(17 games)
RBI 742
SB 42
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance C    Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt B- Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B B- (59.0%) LF D+ (21.3%) Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 DET-BAL
62
175
12
37
9
0
0
19
19
 37 1 3
0
 0 7
.551
.288
.263
.051
.211
1952 BAL
16
61
9
22
1
0
3
15
3
 10 1 0
0
 0 2
.925
.400
.525
.164
.361
1953 BAL
144
532
73
126
20
2
12
54
59
 94 5 4
0
 0 18
.666
.317
.350
.113
.237
1954 BAL
145
531
55
136
27
0
12
59
53
 91 1 3
3
 7 19
.698
.323
.375
.119
.256
1955 BAL
136
523
61
144
26
0
26
81
46
 83 2 2
1
 5 22
.809
.335
.474
.199
.275
1956 BAL
144
525
57
124
19
0
13
60
63
 97 1 2
4
 2 11
.665
.318
.347
.110
.236
1957 BAL
144
519
60
141
20
2
19
75
47
 92 2 2
4
 2 11
.761
.333
.428
.156
.272
1958 BAL
136
489
62
120
19
1
14
51
52
 88 0 0
12
 6 20
.692
.318
.374
.129
.245
1959 BAL
64
71
10
19
2
1
4
20
15
 9 1 1
0
 2 1
.891
.398
.493
.225
.268
1960 BAL
74
99
15
28
4
0
4
17
12
 12 0 2
0
 1 3
.798
.354
.444
.162
.283
1961 BAL
85
305
38
85
15
3
12
34
27
 48 1 1
4
 4 8
.804
.338
.466
.187
.279
1962 BAL
121
445
60
121
19
4
13
60
43
 76 2 2
4
 2 8
.758
.337
.420
.148
.272
1963 BAL
131
428
51
104
18
1
16
69
59
 67 1 2
2
 3 12
.737
.335
.402
.159
.243
1964 BAL
67
191
24
45
6
0
6
26
19
 40 1 0
2
 0 4
.669
.308
.361
.126
.236
1965 BAL
139
412
59
120
30
3
10
68
41
 65 1 4
4
 0 4
.805
.354
.451
.160
.291
1966 BAL
75
149
14
38
3
2
2
17
10
 28 0 0
1
 0 2
.644
.302
.342
.087
.255
1967 BAL
68
126
14
26
5
0
2
17
12
 21 2 1
1
 0 0
.577
.284
.294
.087
.206
Total
1751
5581
674
1436
243
19
168
742
580
 958 22 29
42
 34 152
.726
.328
.398
.141
.257
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Jim Christenson has retired from the Baltimore Orioles
1953-03-01The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Ed Bannon to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Maury Leach to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Scott Merriweather to the minors. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Sammy Miles to the minors. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Joe Naylor for assignment. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Gene Thompson for assignment.
1953-03-01The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1952-09-16The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team.
1952-08-21The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Tom Bonner to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1952-08-21The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Maury Leach to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Bill Davies for assignment.
1952-06-06The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Gary Joshua to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1952-06-05The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Luke Sewell for assignment.
1951-04-01The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Chance Spalding to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Bill Dickey to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent David Latimer to the minors. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1951-03-01The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Wayne Donovan to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Tom Bonner to the minors.
1950-07-15The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Tom Bonner to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1950-05-04The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Sammy Miles to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted David Latimer to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Pete Laski to the minors. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Tom Bonner to the minors. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Dan Difani to the minors.
1950-04-10The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Tom McCauley to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1950-04-08The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jack Carpenter to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Steve Gardiner to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Felix Cabrera to the minors. The Baltimore Orioles have sent John Eck to the minors. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Tom McCauley to the minors.
1950-04-01The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jake Gibbs to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1950-04-01The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jack Carpenter to the minors.
1950-04-01The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Jim Christenson from the waiver wire. The Baltimore Orioles have waived Jackie Garibaldi.
1950-04-01The Detroit Tigers have waived Jim Christenson.