Gary Richard Christenson (born May 5, 1953) is a former
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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who played for two seasons. He pitched in six games for the
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The team ...
during the
1979 season and in 24 games during the
1980 season. Christenson finished his major league baseball career undefeated (3-0) and on April 13, 1980, he picked up his lone MLB save. He retired the final batter of the game to preserve a 3-2 Royals victory over the Tigers.
He is the father of Ryan, Allan, and Carolyn Christenson.
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