Paul Lindblad
[edit] Biography
Born on August 9, 1941 in Chanute, Kansas, Paul Lindblad (Paul Aaron Lindblad) played for the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Washington Senators, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees over the course of his 14 year career. Lindblad broke into the bigs on September 15, 1965 with the Kansas City Athletics, and put up a 4.17 ERA in 121 innings pitched in 1966, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Paul Lindblad's best season was 1975, when he posted a 2.72 ERA and struck out 58 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11.05
| 12
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.1
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 38
| 14
| 5
| 10
| 4.17
| 69
| 63
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 121
| 138
| 14
| 37
| 10
| 0
| 3
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 46
| 10
| 5
| 8
| 3.58
| 83
| 59
| 46
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 115.2
| 106
| 15
| 35
| 9
| 3
| 6
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 47
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 2.40
| 42
| 19
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 56.1
| 51
| 6
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 60
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 4.14
| 64
| 37
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 78.1
| 72
| 8
| 33
| 8
| 2
| 2
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 62
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 2.70
| 42
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 63.1
| 52
| 7
| 28
| 7
| 2
| 0
|
| 1971
| WAS
| A
| 43
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 2.58
| 50
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 83.2
| 58
| 6
| 29
| 6
| 2
| 2
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.94
| 4
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| 51
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 2.80
| 54
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 99.2
| 76
| 7
| 31
| 7
| 2
| 3
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| 66
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 2.62
| 51
| 31
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 99.2
| 95
| 7
| 29
| 6
| 3
| 0
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 36
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 3.69
| 33
| 38
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 78
| 89
| 8
| 28
| 2
| 6
| 3
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 45
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 2.06
| 46
| 30
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 100.2
| 85
| 4
| 30
| 11
| 0
| 2
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 68
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 2.72
| 58
| 44
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 122.1
| 105
| 6
| 43
| 10
| 3
| 0
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 65
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 3.06
| 37
| 50
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 114.2
| 111
| 5
| 24
| 5
| 2
| 3
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 42
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 4.20
| 46
| 50
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 98.2
| 103
| 16
| 29
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.63
| 25
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 39.2
| 41
| 2
| 15
| 7
| 2
| 2
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4.42
| 9
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 21
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3.88
| 34
| 25
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 58
| 62
| 6
| 23
| 7
| 3
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 655
| 32
| 68
| 63
| 3.29
| 671
| 510
| 443
| 1
| 1
| 64
| 1213.2
| 1157
| 112
| 384
| 88
| 29
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| KC
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 7.1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| P
| 38
| 14
| 121
| 6
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 1
| .966
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| P
| 46
| 10
| 115.2
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| P
| 47
| 1
| 56.1
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| P
| 60
| 0
| 80.1
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 63.1
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| WAS
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 83.2
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 99.2
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 99.2
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| P
| 36
| 3
| 78
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| P
| 45
| 2
| 100.2
| 1
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .952
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| P
| 68
| 0
| 122.1
| 10
| 23
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 3
| 1
| .943
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| P
| 65
| 0
| 114.2
| 9
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 0
| .968
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| P
| 42
| 1
| 98.2
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| P
| 18
| 0
| 39.2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| P
| 7
| 1
| 18.1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| P
| 25
| 1
| 58
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 655
| 32
| 1215.2
| 56
| 205
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 14
| 66
| 20
| 4
| .978
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 38
| 34
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .147
| .171
| .206
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 48
| 34
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .206
| .206
| .324
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 47
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .375
| .375
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 60
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .333
| .357
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 62
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| WAS
| A
| 43
| 19
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .158
| .158
| .263
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| 51
| 22
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .182
| .182
| .273
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| TEX
| A
| 66
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 657
| 133
| 6
| 26
| 1
| 6
| .195
| .206
| .263
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 35
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics (1963).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Frank Fernandez, Don Mincher and cash to Washington Senators in exchange for Mike Epstein and Darold Knowles (May 8, 1971).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Bill McNulty and a player to be named later (October 30, 1972); Texas Rangers received Brant Alyea (November 30, 1972).
- Sold by Oakland Athletics to Texas Rangers for $400000 (February 19, 1977).
- Sold by Texas Rangers to New York Yankees (August 1, 1978).
- Sold by New York Yankees to Seattle Mariners (November 30, 1978).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (March 27, 1979).
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