 In his only major league season, 1971, he got into a total of 29 games, 24 at shortstop, and was in the starting lineup 15 times.Most of his starts came when All-Star shortstop Jim Fregosi was on the disabled list.Christensen was called up to the Angels after hitting .309 in 82 games for the Salt Lake City Angels of the Pacific Coast League, and made his major league debut on July 17.