Larry christenson biography

Larry Richard Christenson (born November 10, ), nicknamed "L.C.", is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played his entire Major League..

Larry Richard Christenson, nicknamed "L.C.", is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played his entire Major League Baseball career for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Fullname: Larry Richard Christenson · Born: 11/10/ in Everett, WA · Draft: , Philadelphia Phillies, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 3.

Larry Richard Christenson (born November 10, ), nicknamed "L.C.", is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played his entire Major League.

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Larry Christenson

American baseball player (born 1953)

Baseball player

Larry Richard Christenson (born November 10, 1953), nicknamed "L.C.", is an American former professional baseballpitcher, who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Philadelphia Phillies (1973–1983).

Early life

Christenson attended Marysville High School in Marysville, Washington where he was noted more for his basketball than baseball skills. He struck out 143 batters in 72 innings and had an earned run average (ERA) of 0.28 in his senior year.

Career

Christenson was selected third overall in the first round by the Phillies in the 1972 MLB draft, just one day after his graduation.^[1]

A short time later, he began his professional career with the Phillies’ Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Pulaski Phillies of the Appalachian League.

Both his first MiLB and MLB hits were home runs and he is tied with Rick Wise for most home runs (11) by a pitcher in Phillies history.