Gary Christenson
Gary Richard Christenson
Born: May 5, 1953
Mineola, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 13 (1971 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: New Hyde Park HS (NY Memorial)
Career: 1971-1982
Major League Statistics
Gary Christenson compiled a career record of 73 wins and 52 losses, with 25 saves, and a 3.42 ERA in his 327-game pitching career with the Bristol Tigers, Clinton Pilots, Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets, Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals and Charleston Charlies. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1982 campaign.
 Bristol Tigers |
 Clinton Pilots |
 Lakeland Tigers |
 Montgomery Rebels |
 Evansville Triplets |
 Omaha Royals |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Charleston Charlies |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | R | APPY | Bristol Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28.0 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Clinton Pilots | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.08 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53.0 | 47 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 41 | 9 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1972 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1973 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.68 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47.0 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1974 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2.20 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 209.0 | 168 | 65 | 51 | 5 | 85 | 2 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3.29 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 93.0 | 77 | 38 | 34 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6.84 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 60 | 40 | 38 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.27 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.0 | 70 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 0 | 0 | 8.18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 13 | 4 | .765 | 3.14 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 146.0 | 127 | 62 | 51 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 93 | 4 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.25 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110.0 | 109 | 63 | 52 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.80 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.57 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 91.0 | 69 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 43 | 7 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2.41 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 41.0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.90 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60.0 | 64 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1982 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6.20 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 61.0 | 79 | 43 | 42 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals | 73 | 52 | .584 | 3.42 | 327 | 124 | 14 | 49 | 13 | 25 | 1146.0 | 1061 | 525 | 436 | 78 | 507 | 32 | 697 | 28 | 11 | 52 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | R | APPY | Bristol Tigers | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Clinton Pilots | 24 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .062 | .062 | .062 | .125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .375 | .444 | .500 | .944 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .091 | .286 | .091 | .377 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 152 | 48 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .171 | .261 | .195 | .456 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | R | APPY | Bristol Tigers | P | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .190 |
| 1972 | A | MIDW | Clinton Pilots | P | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .417 |
| 1972 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | P | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1973 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | P | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .308 |
| 1974 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | P | 28 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 5 | .958 | 1.643 |
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | P | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.467 |
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | P | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .562 |
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | P | 12 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.667 |
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | P | 21 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 2.095 |
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 2.000 |
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 18 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .880 | 1.222 |
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 51 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .935 | .569 |
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .360 |
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 32 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .625 |
| 1982 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | P | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.154 |
| Totals | 327 | 61 | 223 | 11 | 17 | .963 | .869 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | R | Appalachian League | Bristol Tigers | DET | ||
| 1972 | A | Midwest League | Clinton Pilots | DET | ||
| 1972 | A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1973 | A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1974 | A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1975 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1975 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
| 1976 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1976 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
| 1977 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1977 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
| 1978 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | KCA | ||
| 1978 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1979 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1980 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1981 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1982 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | CLE |
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