1941
Born August 9, 1941
Chanute, KS, USA
Paul Lindblad Notable
b. August 9, 1941 · Kansas City Athletics 1965–1967, Oakland Athletics 1968–1971, 1973–1976, Washington Senators 1971, Texas Rangers 1972, 1977–1978, New York Yankees 1978
Paul Lindblad played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1965 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1978.
He went 68 and 63 with a 3.29 earned run average, pitching 1,213.7 innings in 655 games. He struck out 671 and threw 1 shutout. Across 657 games he batted .195, with 26 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 6 doubles.
He threw a no-hitter in 1975.
He was born in Chanute, KS, USA on August 9, 1941, and died on January 1, 2006. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | KCA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | KCA | 38 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .147 |
| 1967 | KCA | 48 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .206 |
| 1968 | OAK | 47 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
| 1969 | OAK | 60 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1970 | OAK | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | OAK/WSA | 51 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .182 |
| 1972 | TEX | 66 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 1973 | OAK | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | OAK | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | OAK | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | OAK | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | TEX | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | NYY/TEX | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 657 | 133 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 0 | .195 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | KCA | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 11.05 |
| 1966 | KCA | 5 | 10 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 121.0 | 138 | 56 | 37 | 69 | 4.17 |
| 1967 | KCA | 5 | 8 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 115.2 | 106 | 46 | 35 | 83 | 3.58 |
| 1968 | OAK | 4 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 56.1 | 51 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 2.40 |
| 1969 | OAK | 9 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 78.1 | 72 | 36 | 33 | 64 | 4.14 |
| 1970 | OAK | 8 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 63.1 | 52 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 2.70 |
| 1971 | OAK/WSA | 7 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 8 | 99.2 | 76 | 31 | 31 | 54 | 2.80 |
| 1972 | TEX | 5 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 99.2 | 95 | 29 | 29 | 51 | 2.62 |
| 1973 | OAK | 1 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 78.0 | 89 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 3.69 |
| 1974 | OAK | 4 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 100.2 | 85 | 23 | 30 | 46 | 2.06 |
| 1975 | OAK | 9 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 122.1 | 105 | 37 | 43 | 58 | 2.72 |
| 1976 | OAK | 6 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 114.2 | 111 | 39 | 24 | 37 | 3.06 |
| 1977 | TEX | 4 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 98.2 | 103 | 46 | 29 | 46 | 4.20 |
| 1978 | NYY/TEX | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 58.0 | 62 | 25 | 23 | 34 | 3.88 |
| Career | — | 68 | 63 | 655 | 32 | 64 | 1213.2 | 1157 | 443 | 384 | 671 | 3.29 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died January 1, 2006
1965
Major-league debut: Paul Lindblad
Paul Lindblad made a major-league debut on September 15, 1965.
1975
Oakland Athletics Combined No-Hitter, 1975
Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers threw a combined no-hitter for the Oakland Athletics against the California Angels on September 28, 1975, winning 5–0.
1976
Chicago White Sox Combined No-Hitter, 1976
Blue Moon Odom and Francisco Barrios threw a combined no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Oakland Athletics on July 28, 1976, winning 2–1.
1978
Final major-league game: Paul Lindblad
Paul Lindblad played a final major-league game on October 1, 1978.
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