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Paul Lindblad
Paul Aaron Lindblad
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 9, 1941 in Chanute, KS
High School: Chanute (Chanute, KS)
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1965
Final Game: October 1, 1978
Died: January 1, 2006 in Arlington, TX
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1965 23 KCA AL 0 1 .000 11.05 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 12 9 9 3 0 0 12 1 0 1 35 32 1.636 14.7 3.7 0.0 14.7
1966 24 KCA AL 5 10 .333 4.17 38 14 6 0 0 1 121.0 138 63 56 14 37 10 69 3 0 0 520 82 1.446 10.3 1.0 2.8 5.1 1.86
1967 25 KCA AL 5 8 .385 3.58 46 10 17 1 1 6 115.2 106 59 46 15 35 9 83 6 0 3 487 89 1.219 8.2 1.2 2.7 6.5 2.37
1968 26 OAK AL 4 3 .571 2.40 47 1 20 0 0 2 56.1 51 19 15 6 14 4 42 0 0 0 235 117 1.154 8.1 1.0 2.2 6.7 3.00
1969 27 OAK AL 9 6 .600 4.14 60 0 27 0 0 9 78.1 72 37 36 8 33 8 64 2 0 2 339 83 1.340 8.3 0.9 3.8 7.4 1.94
1970 28 OAK AL 8 2 .800 2.70 62 0 19 0 0 3 63.1 52 23 19 7 28 7 42 0 0 2 266 131 1.263 7.4 1.0 4.0 6.0 1.50
1971 29 TOT AL 7 4 .636 2.80 51 0 26 0 0 8 99.2 76 32 31 7 31 7 54 3 0 2 396 118 1.074 6.9 0.6 2.8 4.9 1.74
1971 29 OAK AL 1 0 1.000 3.94 8 0 3 0 0 0 16.0 18 7 7 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 65 85 1.250 10.1 0.6 1.1 2.3 2.00
1971 29 WSA AL 6 4 .600 2.58 43 0 23 0 0 8 83.2 58 25 24 6 29 6 50 2 0 2 331 128 1.040 6.2 0.6 3.1 5.4 1.72
1972 30 TEX AL 5 8 .385 2.62 66 0 33 0 0 9 99.2 95 31 29 7 29 6 51 0 0 3 410 115 1.244 8.6 0.6 2.6 4.6 1.76
1973 31 OAK AL 1 5 .167 3.69 36 3 11 0 0 2 78.0 89 38 32 8 28 2 33 3 0 6 341 96 1.500 10.3 0.9 3.2 3.8 1.18
1974 32 OAK AL 4 4 .500 2.06 45 2 22 0 0 6 100.2 85 30 23 4 30 11 46 2 0 0 412 162 1.142 7.6 0.4 2.7 4.1 1.53
1975 33 OAK AL 9 1 .900 2.72 68 0 20 0 0 7 122.1 105 44 37 6 43 10 58 0 0 3 499 134 1.210 7.7 0.4 3.2 4.3 1.35 MVP-18
1976 34 OAK AL 6 5 .545 3.06 65 0 20 0 0 5 114.2 111 50 39 5 24 5 37 3 0 2 480 109 1.177 8.7 0.4 1.9 2.9 1.54
1977 35 TEX AL 4 5 .444 4.20 42 1 25 0 0 4 98.2 103 50 46 16 29 2 46 1 0 2 417 98 1.338 9.4 1.5 2.6 4.2 1.59
1978 36 TOT AL 1 1 .500 3.88 25 1 12 0 0 2 58.0 62 25 25 6 23 7 34 2 0 3 254 96 1.466 9.6 0.9 3.6 5.3 1.48
1978 36 TEX AL 1 1 .500 3.63 18 0 9 0 0 2 39.2 41 16 16 2 15 7 25 2 0 2 170 104 1.412 9.3 0.5 3.4 5.7 1.67
1978 36 NYY AL 0 0 4.42 7 1 3 0 0 0 18.1 21 9 9 4 8 0 9 0 0 1 84 82 1.582 10.3 2.0 3.9 4.4 1.13
14 Seasons 68 63 .519 3.29 655 32 258 1 1 64 1213.2 1157 510 443 112 384 88 671 26 0 29 5091 104 1.270 8.6 0.8 2.8 5.0 1.75
162 Game Avg. 7 6 .519 3.29 65 3 26 0 0 6 120 115 50 44 11 38 9 66 3 0 3 504 104 1.270 8.6 0.8 2.8 5.0 1.75
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
OAK (11 yrs) 52 45 .536 3.29 479 30 165 1 1 41 873.2 839 379 319 77 274 67 490 21 0 19 3679 103 1.274 8.6 0.8 2.8 5.0 1.79
TEX (4 yrs) 16 18 .471 3.22 169 1 90 0 0 23 321.2 297 122 115 31 102 21 172 5 0 9 1328 109 1.240 8.3 0.9 2.9 4.8 1.69
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 4.42 7 1 3 0 0 0 18.1 21 9 9 4 8 0 9 0 0 1 84 82 1.582 10.3 2.0 3.9 4.4 1.13

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1973 31 OAK AL WS W NYM 1 0 1.000 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 3.1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 1.500 10.8 0.0 2.7 2.7 1.00
1975 33 OAK AL ALCS L BOS 0 0 1.93 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 5 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 20 1.286 9.6 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.00
1978 36 NYY AL WS W LAD 0 0 11.57 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 1.714 15.4 0.0 0.0 3.9
3 Seasons (3 Series) 1 0 1.000 3.48 6 0 3 0 0 0 10.1 13 6 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 48 1.452 11.3 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.00
1 ALCS 0 0 1.93 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 5 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 20 1.286 9.6 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.00
2 WS 1 0 1.000 4.76 4 0 2 0 0 0 5.2 8 3 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 28 1.588 12.7 0.0 1.6 3.2 2.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1965 23 KCA AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 24 KCA AL 38 36 34 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .147 .171 .206 .377 10 7 0 0 1 0 0 1
1967 25 KCA AL 48 35 34 1 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 7 .206 .206 .324 .529 57 11 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 26 OAK AL 47 9 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .500 .875 171 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1969 27 OAK AL 60 14 12 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .333 .357 .333 .690 99 4 0 0 0 1 0 1
1970 28 OAK AL 62 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1971 29 TOT AL 51 22 22 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .182 .182 .273 .455 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
1971 29 OAK AL 8 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 92 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 29 WSA AL 43 19 19 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .158 .158 .263 .421 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 30 TEX AL 66 17 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 22 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1974 32 OAK AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 33 OAK AL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-18
1976 34 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 35 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 36 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Seasons 387 141 133 6 26 6 0 1 6 0 0 2 35 .195 .206 .263 .469 38 35 0 0 5 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 59 56 3 11 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 15 .195 .206 .263 .469 38 15 0 0 2 0 0
OAK (11 yrs) 276 105 99 4 20 4 0 1 5 0 0 2 26 .202 .216 .273 .488 43 27 0 0 3 1 0
TEX (4 yrs) 111 36 34 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .176 .176 .235 .412 21 8 0 0 2 0 0

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 31 OAK AL WS NYM W 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 KCA AL 23 P 4 0 7.1 5 1 3 1 0 .800 4.91 1.00 .960 2.09 0.75
1966 KCA AL 24 P 38 14 121.0 29 6 22 1 1 .966 2.08 0.74 .952 1.99 0.75
1967 KCA AL 25 P 46 10 115.2 21 4 17 0 1 1.000 1.63 0.46 .957 1.96 0.74
1968 OAK AL 26 P 47 1 56.1 13 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.08 0.28 .954 1.89 0.73
1969 OAK AL 27 P 60 0 80.1 13 2 11 0 0 1.000 1.46 0.22 .946 1.88 0.69
1970 OAK AL 28 P 62 0 63.1 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 1.56 0.18 .945 1.86 0.67
1971 TOT AL 29 P 51 0 99.2 25 4 21 0 1 1.000 2.26 0.49 .956 1.98 0.77
1971 OAK AL 29 P 8 0 16.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.50 .950 1.97 0.78
1971 WSA AL 29 P 43 0 83.2 21 3 18 0 1 1.000 2.26 0.49 .957 1.98 0.77
1972 TEX AL 30 P 66 0 99.2 15 0 15 0 1 1.000 1.35 0.23 .947 1.86 0.75
1973 OAK AL 31 P 36 3 78.0 14 5 9 0 0 1.000 1.62 0.39 .950 1.86 0.86
1974 OAK AL 32 P 45 2 100.2 21 1 19 1 1 .952 1.79 0.44 .948 1.81 0.83
1975 OAK AL 33 P 68 0 122.1 35 10 23 2 3 .943 2.43 0.49 .940 1.87 0.85 MVP-18
1976 OAK AL 34 P 65 0 114.2 31 9 21 1 1 .968 2.35 0.46 .948 1.87 0.85
1977 TEX AL 35 P 42 1 98.2 23 7 16 0 0 1.000 2.10 0.55 .943 1.95 0.84
1978 TOT AL 36 P 25 1 58.0 11 2 9 0 1 1.000 1.71 0.44 .955 1.91 0.85
1978 TEX AL 36 P 18 0 39.2 5 0 5 0 1 1.000 1.13 0.28 .960 1.91 0.85
1978 NYY AL 36 P 7 1 18.1 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 2.95 0.86 .950 1.91 0.86
14 Seasons P 655 32 1215.2 267 56 205 6 11 .978 1.93 0.40 .949 1.90 0.78
14 Seasons TOT 655 32 1215.2 267 56 205 6 11 .978 1.93 0.40 .927 1.90 0.78
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1975 AL (18, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Games Played s c a p y
1969 AL  60 (7th)
1970 AL  62 (9th)
1972 AL  66 (1st)
1975 AL  68 (2nd)
1976 AL  65 (3rd)
Career  655 (121st)

Saves s c a p y
Career  64 (197th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1972 AL  33 (10th)
Career  258 (151st)

Oldest s c a p y
1978 AL  born 1941-08-09 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 5 (1819), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 11 (883), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent.

May 8, 1971: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Frank Fernandez, Don Mincher and cash to the Washington Senators for Mike Epstein and Darold Knowles.

October 30, 1972: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and Bill McNulty. The Oakland Athletics sent Brant Alyea (November 30, 1972) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

February 19, 1977: Purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Oakland Athletics for $400,000.

August 1, 1978: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Texas Rangers.

November 30, 1978: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the New York Yankees.

March 27, 1979: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

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