# Loyd Christopher
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{{Short description|American baseball player (1919–1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Loyd Christopher
|position=[Outfielder](/source/Outfielder)
|image=Loyd Christopher 1946.jpg
|width=180px
|caption=Christoper, circa 1946
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1919|12|31}}
|birth_place=[Richmond, California](/source/Richmond%2C_California), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1991|9|5|1919|12|31}}
|death_place=Richmond, California, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 20
|debutyear=1945
|debutteam=Boston Red Sox
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=May 13
|finalyear=1947
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat1value=.243
|stat2label=[Home runs](/source/Home_runs)
|stat2value=0
|stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in)
|stat3value=4
|teams=
*[Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) (1945)
*[Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) (1945)
*[Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) (1947)}}'''Loyd Eugene Christopher''' (December 31, 1919 – September 5, 1991) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player and [scout](/source/scout_(sport)). During his on-field career (1938–1952; 1955), he was an [outfielder](/source/outfielder) who appeared in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for 16 [games](/source/games_played) for the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) (1945), [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) (1945) and [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) (1947). The native of [Richmond, California](/source/Richmond%2C_California), stood {{convert|6|ft|2|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|190|lb}}, and threw and batted right-handed. His brother [Russ Christopher](/source/Russ_Christopher) was a Major League [pitcher](/source/pitcher).
In the Majors, Loyd Christopher collected nine [hits](/source/hit_(baseball)) in 37 [at bats](/source/at_bats) for a [batting average](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) of .243, with one [triple](/source/triple_(baseball)), four [runs batted in](/source/runs_batted_in), five [runs scored](/source/run_(baseball)), and an [on-base percentage](/source/on-base_percentage) of .333. In the field he recorded 24 [putouts](/source/putouts), one [assist](/source/assist_(baseball)), no [errors](/source/error_(baseball)) and participated in one [double play](/source/double_play).[{{sabrbio|dbc6569a|Bill Nowlin|2016-03-12}}]
In the Minors, Christopher played a total of 16 seasons, including 13 seasons at the highest ([Double-A](/source/Double-A_(baseball)), then [Triple-A](/source/Triple-A_(baseball))) level, from 1940 through 1952. One of his best seasons was 1946, when he played 158 games for the [Los Angeles Angels](/source/Los_Angeles_Angels_(PCL)), batted .304, and hit 26 home runs to lead the [Pacific Coast League](/source/Pacific_Coast_League) in that category.