 At the plate he was 17-for-63 (.270), and his six walks pushed his on-base percentage up to .333.Not a power hitter, he had just one extra base hit (a double), three runs batted in, and four runs scored.Christensen's best game as a hitter came on July 28, 1971 when he had three hits and a walk in a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland Stadium.