Old school help

[deweyinthehall]

I would absolutely love to be able help you hit pay dirt in your quest, but I think the Christensen you've already identified may be the best match.

No one with the name Christensen appeared for either Phillies or Braves during the years you cite. I went deeper and found out that only 4 men bearing that last name have ever appeared in a major league game: Bruce in 1971, Cuckoo in 1926-1927, John 84-88, and McKay 99-02.

The Jack Christensen you cite did play in the Phillies minor league system and did play for a minor league club in Milwaukee, so....

I really wish I could report something more positive.

[deweyinthehall]

I just checked and Cuckoo's real name was Walter. He was an outfielder who played for the Reds.

[deweyinthehall]

I feel like a bum for this, but no pitcher named Jack Christensen threw a no-hitter in the minors between 1940-1949:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...ters_1940-1949

[conor912]

I think your best bet might be a team photo or a program...and even those would be tough.

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by conor912

I think your best bet might be a team photo or a program...and even those would be tough.

My initial reaction is the same. If you linked the correct player, which seems likely, note that he played mostly during the WWII years; in fact, it looks as if he served 1943-45. There very few baseball card issues from this period, in part due to paper rationing that began in 1940.

[Pringle10]

Originally Posted by conor912

I think your best bet might be a team photo or a program...and even those would be tough.

Now the question would be where do you think the best place to try and locate one of these eBay?

[Pringle10]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

I feel like a bum for this, but no pitcher named Jack Christensen threw a no-hitter in the minors between 1940-1949:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...ters_1940-1949

Not a problem at all for all I know he may have thrown it in high school just going off what she thought she could remember.

[Pringle10]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

I would absolutely love to be able help you hit pay dirt in your quest, but I think the Christensen you've already identified may be the best match.

No one with the name Christensen appeared for either Phillies or Braves during the years you cite. I went deeper and found out that only 4 men bearing that last name have ever appeared in a major league game: Bruce in 1971, Cuckoo in 1926-1927, John 84-88, and McKay 99-02.

The Jack Christensen you cite did play in the Phillies minor league system and did play for a minor league club in Milwaukee, so....

I really wish I could report something more positive.

Thank you and I also went to the link and was able to see all his stats which I will check on Monday to verify is the correct person from the Minors. He may not have made the majors but looks like he still had a nice run in the minor league system.