Vida Blue

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, 12,867th 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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-10 / in Starts: 29-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	25 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 121 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	74 (44-21-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 121 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (38-23-12)

Most Driven In
Ã Mangual	1
G Tenace	1
S Bando	0
D Duncan	0

Most Driven In By
T Davis	2
J Rudi	2
M Epstein	1
M Hegan	0

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	19	1	Apr 5	OAK	@	WSA	L,0-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	20	4 (2)	Apr 9	OAK		KCR	W,5-0	CG(6)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.057	1.18	-0.04%	-0.92	P
3	21	8 (3)	Apr 13	OAK	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.69	-0.053	1.05	-0.05%	-0.84	P
4	22	13 (4)	Apr 18 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	W,11-2	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	.18	0.055	.35	0.06%	0.54	P
5	23	17 (3)	Apr 22	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	.61	-0.063	1.54	-0.10%	-1.01	P
6	24	21 (3)	Apr 26	OAK		BAL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	1.28	-0.071	2.72	-0.09%	-0.74	P
7	25	25 (3)	Apr 30	OAK		CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	1.67	0.026	3.63	0.03%	-0.35	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	26	30 (4)	May 5	OAK	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.238	.465	9	.65	-0.041	1.31	-0.05%	-0.37	P
9	27	32 (1)	May 9 (2)	OAK	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.208	.408	9	.76	-0.054	1.68	-0.07%	-0.41	P
10	28	36 (3)	May 14	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.200	.392	9	1.25	-0.048	3.56	-0.08%	-0.37	P
11	29	41 (4)	May 19	OAK		MIL	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.172	.339	9	1.46	-0.143	3.90	-0.23%	-1.41	P
12	30	45 (3)	May 23	OAK		MIN	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.194	.381	9	.51	-0.009	1.58	-0.02%	-0.02	P
13	31	48 (2)	May 28	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.176	.348	9	.91	-0.068	2.10	-0.09%	-0.47	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	32	52 (3)	Jun 1	OAK	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.179	.184	.364	9	.42	-0.012	.99	-0.02%	-0.52	P
15	33	55 (2)	Jun 6	OAK	@	WSA	W,8-1	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.195	.179	.375	9	.24	-0.002	.49	0.00%	-0.33	P
16	34	59 (3)	Jun 12	OAK		NYY	W,13-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.159	.333	9	.23	-0.028	.47	-0.03%	-1.34	P
17	35	62 (2)	Jun 16	OAK		WSA	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.152	.319	9	.16	-0.012	.35	-0.02%	-0.46	P
18	36	67 (4)	Jun 21	OAK	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.173	.143	.316	9	1.08	-0.007	2.40	-0.01%	-0.25	P
19	37	70 (2)	Jun 25	OAK		KCR	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.161	.132	.293	9	.15	-0.018	.35	-0.03%	-0.79	P
20	38	75 (4)	Jun 29	OAK		MIN	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.155	.127	.282	9	1.25	-0.061	1.30	-0.04%	-0.53	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	39	79 (3)	Jul 4	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.148	.121	.268	9	1.06	-0.074	1.15	-0.05%	-0.44	P
22	40	84 (4)	Jul 9	OAK		CAL	W,1-0	GS-12	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.154	.115	.269	9	1.40	-0.057	1.17	-0.03%	-0.43	P
23	41	89 (4)	Jul 16	OAK		DET	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.147	.109	.256	9	.16	-0.012	.10	-0.01%	-0.42	P
24	42	94 (4)	Jul 21	OAK		CLE	W,4-3	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.153	.118	.270	9	1.54	-0.020	1.28	-0.01%	-0.38	P
25	43	98 (3)	Jul 25 (2)	OAK	@	DET	W,6-1	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.173	.129	.302	9	.73	0.046	.51	0.02%	0.38	P
26	44	102 (3)	Jul 30	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.169	.125	.294	9	.86	-0.048	.56	-0.02%	-0.56	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	45	107 (4)	Aug 3	OAK	@	KCR	W,7-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.165	.122	.286	9	.79	-0.037	.22	-0.01%	-0.27	P
28	46	111 (3)	Aug 7	OAK		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.159	.117	.275	9	1.01	-0.091	.12	-0.01%	-0.75	P
29	47	116 (4)	Aug 11	OAK	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS-10	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.174	.136	.310	9	.93	-0.021	.07	0.00%	0.31	P
30	48	120 (3)	Aug 15	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.155	.355	9	2.50	0.314	.11	0.01%	1.82	P
31	49	123 (2)	Aug 20	OAK		BOS	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.149	.343	9	1.71	-0.128	.04	0.00%	-0.70	P
32	50	128 (4)	Aug 24	OAK		NYY	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.144	.332	9	1.63	-0.118	.01	0.00%	-0.62	P
33	51	132 (3)	Aug 29 (1)	OAK		WSA	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.182	.140	.322	9	.46	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	52	137 (4)	Sep 3 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.135	.312	9	1.66	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
35	53	141 (3)	Sep 7	OAK		CAL	L,1-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.135	.312	9						P
36	54	145 (3)	Sep 12	OAK		MIN	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.171	.131	.303	9	1.22	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
37	55	150 (4)	Sep 17	OAK	@	MIL	W,6-5	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.170	.130	.300	9	.78	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
38	56	155 (4)	Sep 22	OAK		CHW	L,0-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.168	.129	.297	9	.99	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
39	57	159 (3)	Sep 26	OAK		MIL	W,7-0	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.127	.294	9	1.02	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
							29-10		121	102	6	12	1	0	0	2	4	0	63	2	13	0	0	0	0	1	.118	.167	.127	.294		.96	-1.196	1.01	-0.96%	-15.06

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