1968 Topps #127 Paul Lindblad
A yellow-tinged-back printing of this card was issued as part of the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card board game.
About Paul Lindblad
Card 127 is Lindblad's first as an Oakland Athletic, following the franchise's 1968 move from Kansas City; it belongs to the second series. A yellow-tinged-back printing of this card also exists, issued as part of the 1968 Milton Bradley Win-A-Card board game. On the mound that year Lindblad settled into a full-time relief role, going 4-3 with a 2.40 ERA over 47 games, striking out 42 in 56.1 innings and saving two.
Paul Aaron Lindblad, born August 9, 1941 in Chanute, Kansas, was a left-handed pitcher who spent 14 major league seasons, 1965 through 1978, almost entirely as a reliever. He debuted with the Kansas City Athletics on September 15, 1965, followed the franchise to Oakland in 1968, and later pitched for the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. After beginning his career as a minor league starter, he moved into middle and long relief and set a major league record for a pitcher by playing 385 consecutive games without an error, a streak that ran from 1966 to 1974. Lindblad won three World Series titles, with the 1973 and 1974 Oakland Athletics and the 1978 New York Yankees, and earned the win in Game Three of the 1973 World Series against the New York Mets, working two shutout innings and getting the last pitching matchup of Willie Mays's career. He finished with a 68-63 record, a 3.29 ERA, 64 saves and 671 strikeouts. After retiring he worked as a minor league pitching coach and as a custom home builder. He died January 1, 2006, in Arlington, Texas.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 252 | 1 | 58 | 138 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. Slabs of the yellow team-letter #49 and #66 are 1968 Milton Bradley game cards and are not counted here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1968 Topps #127 card?
It is card #127 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Paul Lindblad of the Oakland Athletics.
How many cards are in the 1968 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 606 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 598 without a gap and no printed number carries two different cards; eight cards - six of the seven checklists, #10 AL Pitching Leaders and #400 Mike McCormick - carry a catalogued print variation that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball Almanac, Beckett, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-12.