The back: Christenson was only a .150 hitter, but did hit 11 home runs in his career, including three in 1977.
The player: Christenson's entire 11-year career was with the Phillies. The Phillies were one of the best teams in baseball at the time, so he had good W-L records despite mediocre ERAs and strikeout totals. His best season was 1977, when he went 19-6 with a 4.06 ERA. He was exposed in the postseason, where he was 1-2 with a 7.40 ERA in six games, including a disastrous start in his one World Series appearance in 1980, lasting just 0.1 inning allowing four earned runs. Overall in 243 games he went 83-71 with a 3.79 ERA.
The man: After his career he had a long career in the investment management industry, running his own firm outside of Philadelphia for many years. He appears to now be retired.
My collection: I have 21 of his cards, from 1974 to 1984. I would be interested in trading for 1981 Philadelphia Phillies Photocards #NNO.
Eleven home runs over eleven seasons isn't too bad for a pitcher.
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