Immaculate Grid Superstar: Paul Lindblad

Earlier this year, I wrote about my daily activity of playing Immaculate Grid. With my oldest son coming home from college in a couple of days, our playing family will be complete. From time to time, I will be featuring players whom I consider Immaculate Grid Superstars. This can be someone who has bounced around from team to team, thereby making certain grid boxes easy. Or, it is a player whom I know will get a low percentage of respondents. Today’s post features the latter option: former pitcher Paul Lindblad.

It is amazing that I even would think of Paul Lindblad. After all, he retired after the 1978 season when I was five years old. Yet, he sticks out because back when I first started collecting baseball cards, I needed two players to complete my Topps 1979 New York Yankees: Lindblad and Gary Thomasson, two players who saw extremely limited time with the Yanks. Lindblad was the proud owner of three World Series rings, two with the Oakland A’s in 1973 and 1974 and one with the Yankees in 1978. He also pitched for the Washington Senators who later became the Texas Ranges. Three teams may not seem like a lot for Immaculate Grid but if you get stuck in a grid, Lindblad will provide a nice low score as my picture above demonstrates.

Besides the three championships, other notable career accomplishments for Paul Lindblad include a combined no hitter for the A’s on September 28, 1975. While with the Rangers in 1972, he led the American League in appearances with 66. The lefty was a valuable member of the Oakland bullpen in 1974 sporting a 2.04 ERA in over 100 innings pitched. Paul Lindblad enjoyed a successful 14 year career in the Majors and is now your first Immaculate Grid Superstar.

Author: Tom Lynch

Family is everything to me. Baseball is a close second. What better way to combine my two favorite passions than to write about them! My three children each have a different baseball team, hence the title, "Three Unassisted". I write about not only my thoughts but also the musings of Ryan (Yankees), Caitlyn (Phillies) and Matthew (Mets). I may have grown up a Yankees fan but since family is greater than ball, I also root for the Phillies and Mets. I love talking about my kids. I love talking about baseball. That lethal combination will keep you coming back for more. Happy reading! View all posts by Tom Lynch