Vida Blue

Q: When was Vida Blue born?

Vida Blue was born on July 28, 1949.

Q: Where was Vida Blue born?

Vida Blue was born in Mansfield, LA .

Q: How tall was Vida Blue?

Vida Blue was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Vida Blue weigh when playing?

Vida Blue weighed 189 lbs (85 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Vida Blue in the Hall of Fame?

Vida Blue has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Vida Blue drafted?

Vida Blue was drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from De Soto HS (Mansfield, LA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Vida Blue have?

Vida Blue had 2,175 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Vida Blue played for?

Vida Blue played for 3 teams; the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-0, 189lb (183cm, 85kg)

Born: July 28, 1949 in Mansfield, LA us

Died: May 6, 2023 in Tracy, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from De Soto HS (Mansfield, LA).

High School: De Soto HS (Mansfield, LA)

School: Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: July 20, 1969 (Age 19-357d, 12,868th in major league history)
vs. CAL 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: October 2, 1986 (Age 37-066d)
vs. HOU 5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Vida Rochelle Blue

Pronunciation: \VYE-da\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

45.1

209

161

ERA

3.27

502

473

3343.1

2175

WHIP

1.233

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1967	17	KCA-min	WRk	1	1	.500	2.65	9	2		0	0		34.0	26	14	10	0	22	1	26	1	0	1				1.412	6.9	0.0	5.8	6.9	1.18	ATH AZIL
1968	18	OAK-min	A	8	11	.421	2.49	24	24		3	2		152.0	102	67	42	4	80	1	231	8	1	18				1.197	6.0	0.2	4.7	13.7	2.89	BUR MIDW
1969	19	OAK-min	AA	10	3	.769	3.20	15	14		8	1	0	104.0	80	40	37	2	52	0	112	1	1	7				1.269	6.9	0.2	4.5	9.7	2.15	BIR SOUL
1969	19	OAK	AL	1	1	.500	6.64	12	4	1	0	0	1	42.0	49	34	31	13	18	1	24	0	0	1	191	52	6.68	1.595	10.5	2.8	3.9	5.1	1.33
1970	20	OAK-min	AAA	12	3	.800	2.17	17	17		9	4	0	133.0	88	40	32	8	55	0	165	5	0	7				1.075	6.0	0.5	3.7	11.2	3.00	IWA AA
1970	20	OAK	AL	2	0	1.000	2.09	6	6	0	2	2	0	38.2	20	12	9	0	12	0	35	1	0	0	147	171	1.84	0.828	4.7	0.0	2.8	8.1	2.92
1971	21	OAK	AL	24	8	.750	1.82	39	39	0	24	8	0	312.0	209	73	63	19	88	3	301	4	1	10	1207	183	2.20	0.952	*6.0*	0.5	2.5	8.7	3.42	AS,CYA-1,MVP-1
1972	22	OAK	AL	6	10	.375	2.80	25	23	0	5	4	0	151.0	117	55	47	11	48	3	111	1	0	2	606	102	2.85	1.093	7.0	0.7	2.9	6.6	2.31
1973	23	OAK	AL	20	9	.690	3.28	37	37	0	13	4	0	263.2	214	108	96	26	105	2	158	4	2	15	1083	109	3.89	1.210	7.3	0.9	3.6	5.4	1.50	CYA-7,MVP-29
1974	24	OAK	AL	17	15	.531	3.25	40	40	0	12	1	0	282.1	246	118	102	17	98	7	174	1	0	9	1159	103	3.18	1.218	7.8	0.5	3.1	5.5	1.78
1975	25	OAK	AL	22	11	.667	3.01	39	38	1	13	2	1	278.0	243	103	93	21	99	4	189	5	2	4	1153	121	3.33	1.230	7.9	0.7	3.2	6.1	1.91	AS,CYA-6
1976	26	OAK	AL	18	13	.581	2.35	37	37	0	20	6	0	298.1	268	90	78	9	63	3	166	1	1	5	1205	142	2.56	1.109	8.1	0.3	1.9	5.0	2.63	CYA-6,MVP-20
1977	27	OAK	AL	14	19	.424	3.83	38	38	0	16	1	0	279.2	284	138	119	23	86	5	157	1	0	11	1184	104	3.62	1.323	9.1	0.7	2.8	5.1	1.83	AS
1978	28	SFG	NL	18	10	.643	2.79	35	35	0	9	4	0	258.0	233	87	80	12	70	4	171	0	0	5	1042	123	2.68	1.174	8.1	0.4	2.4	6.0	2.44	AS,CYA-3,MVP-12
1979	29	SFG	NL	14	14	.500	5.01	34	34	0	10	0	0	237.0	246	143	*132*	23	111	11	138	1	0	8	1041	70	4.25	1.506	9.3	0.9	4.2	5.2	1.24
1980	30	SFG	NL	14	10	.583	2.97	31	31	0	10	3	0	224.0	202	79	74	14	61	8	129	0	2	3	914	119	3.23	1.174	8.1	0.6	2.5	5.2	2.11	AS
1981	31	SFG	NL	8	6	.571	2.45	18	18	0	1	0	0	124.2	97	40	34	7	54	3	63	1	0	7	513	140	3.64	1.211	7.0	0.5	3.9	4.5	1.17	AS
1982	32	KCR	AL	13	12	.520	3.78	31	31	0	6	2	0	181.0	163	80	76	20	80	3	103	0	0	4	773	108	4.34	1.343	8.1	1.0	4.0	5.1	1.29
1983	33	KCR	AL	0	5	.000	6.01	19	14	4	1	0	0	85.1	96	62	57	12	35	0	53	2	2	6	382	68	4.64	1.535	10.1	1.3	3.7	5.6	1.51

1985	35	SFG	NL	8	8	.500	4.47	33	20	5	1	0	0	131.0	115	70	65	17	80	1	103	1	2	8	574	78	4.65	1.489	7.9	1.2	5.5	7.1	1.29
1986	36	SFG	NL	10	10	.500	3.27	28	28	0	0	0	0	156.2	137	65	57	19	77	3	100	0	1	5	663	108	4.55	1.366	7.9	1.1	4.4	5.7	1.30
17 Yrs				209	161	.565	3.27	502	473	11	143	37	2	3343.1	2939	1357	1213	263	1185	61	2175	23	13	103	13837	108	3.43	1.233	7.9	0.7	3.2	5.9	1.84
162 Game Avg.				15	11	.565	3.27	35	33	1	10	3	0	233	205	95	85	18	83	4	152	2	1	7	965	108	3.43	1.233	7.9	0.7	3.2	5.9	1.84
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
OAK (9 yrs)				124	86	.590	2.95	273	262	2	105	28	2	1945.2	1650	731	638	139	617	28	1315	18	6	57	7935	118	3.13	1.165	7.6	0.6	2.9	6.1	2.13
SFG (6 yrs)				72	58	.554	3.52	179	166	5	31	7	0	1131.1	1030	484	442	92	453	30	704	3	5	36	4747	99	3.71	1.311	8.2	0.7	3.6	5.6	1.55
KCR (2 yrs)				13	17	.433	4.49	50	45	4	7	2	0	266.1	259	142	133	32	115	3	156	2	2	10	1155	91	4.44	1.404	8.8	1.1	3.9	5.3	1.36

AL (11 yrs)				137	103	.571	3.14	323	307	6	112	30	2	2212.0	1909	873	771	171	732	31	1471	20	8	67	9090	113	3.29	1.194	7.8	0.7	3.0	6.0	2.01
NL (6 yrs)				72	58	.554	3.52	179	166	5	31	7	0	1131.1	1030	484	442	92	453	30	704	3	5	36	4747	99	3.71	1.311	8.2	0.7	3.6	5.6	1.55

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Vida Blue born?

Vida Blue was born on July 28, 1949.

Where was Vida Blue born?

Vida Blue was born in Mansfield, LA.

How tall was Vida Blue?

Vida Blue was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Vida Blue weigh when playing?

Vida Blue weighed 189 lbs (85 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Vida Blue play?

Vida Blue played 17 seasons.

Is Vida Blue in the Hall of Fame?

Vida Blue has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Vida Blue drafted?

Vida Blue was drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from De Soto HS (Mansfield, LA).

What position did Vida Blue play?

Vida Blue was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Vida Blue have?

Vida Blue had 2,175 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Vida Blue played for?

Vida Blue played for 3 teams; the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals.

How many World Series has Vida Blue won?

Vida Blue won 3 World Series.

When did Vida Blue retire?

Vida Blue last played in 1986.

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