Chuck Lindstrom
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Charles William Lindstrom (September 7, 1936 – September 29, 2021) was an American
Biography
Lindstrom was born in Chicago in 1936, and graduated from New Trier High School.[1] He was recognized as the American Legion Baseball player of the year for 1953.[1] He then attended Northwestern University where he played college baseball for the Wildcats and graduated in 1958.[1]
Lindstrom was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent on June 17, 1957.[2] His career in Minor League Baseball spanned 1957 to 1961.[3]
Lindstrom's major-league debut came during the fifth inning of a game September 28, 1958, versus the
Lindstrom is one of only four players to hit a triple in their one and only MLB at bat, the others being Eduardo Rodríguez (1973), Scott Munninghoff (1980), and Eric Cammack (2000). With a triple, a walk, a run, and a run batted in during two plate appearances, Lindstrom had one of the best one-game careers in major-league history, along with John Paciorek.[6]
Lindstrom retired as a player shortly thereafter and went on to a successful 23-year coaching career with
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Charles William Lindstrom". hbbfh.com. September 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Charlie Lindstrom". Retrosheet. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Lindstrom Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Chicago White Sox 11, Kansas City Athletics 4". Retrosheet. September 28, 1958. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ISBN 9780595318070.
- ^ Merron, Jeff. "The List: Baseball's one-hit wonders". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Lincoln College Athletics: Historical Coaching Records". lincolncollege.edu. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet