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Name	Team	Age
Jim Christenson	Retired (1967, Age 35)	Died (2006, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 46, Pick 729 (1950)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	15 years (17 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	D+	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	11/10/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
B- (59.0 %)	D+ (21.3 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1950	C	C	C+	C+	F	C-	B
1952	C	C	C+	B-	F	C-	B
1953	C+	C+	B-	B-	D-	C	B+
1954	C+	C+	B-	B	D	C	B+
1955	B-	C+	B	B+	D+	C+	A-
1956	B-	B-	B	B+	C-	C+	A
1957	B	B-	B	B+	C	B-	A
1958	B	B	B+	B+	C+	B	A
1959	B	B	B+	B+	C+	B	A
1960	B	B	B+	B+	C+	B	A
1961	B	B	B+	B+	C+	B	A
1962	B	B	B+	B+	C+	B	A
1963	B	B	B+	B+	C+	B	A
1964	B	B	B+	B+	C+	B	A
1965	B	B	B+	B+	C+	B	A
1966	B	B	B+	B+	C+	B	A
1967	B	B	B+	B+	C+	B	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	Jim Christenson has retired from the Baltimore Orioles
1953-03-01	The 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.
1953-03-01	The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1952-09-16	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team.
1952-08-21	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Tom Bonner to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1952-08-21	The 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.
1952-06-06	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Gary Joshua to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1952-06-05	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Luke Sewell for assignment.
1951-04-01	The 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.
1951-03-01	The 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.
1950-07-15	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Tom Bonner to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1950-05-04	The 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.
1950-04-10	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Tom McCauley to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1950-04-08	The 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.
1950-04-01	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jake Gibbs to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jim Christenson to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Christenson to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Jack Carpenter to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Jim Christenson from the waiver wire. The Baltimore Orioles have waived Jackie Garibaldi.
1950-04-01	The Detroit Tigers have waived Jim Christenson.