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	11-16 / in Starts: 9-14
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	25 (15-8-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (16-9-5)

Most Driven In
A Lewis	0
G Hendrick	0

Most Driven In By
J Rudi	3
A Lewis	1
B Campaneris	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	58	30 (29)	May 24	OAK		CAL	L,5-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						P
2	59	33 (2)	May 28	OAK		CHW	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.67	-0.015	1.97	-0.03%	-0.12	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
3	60	38 (4)	Jun 2	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.29	-0.064	2.94	-0.09%	-0.51	P
4	61	43 (4)	Jun 6	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.14	-0.059	2.77	-0.09%	-0.40	P
5	62	48 (4)	Jun 12	OAK		BAL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.61	0.015	1.47	0.02%	0.15	P
6	63	53 (4)	Jun 18	OAK		CLE	W,9-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.49	-0.034	1.22	-0.05%	-0.55	P
7	64	58 (4)	Jun 24	OAK		CAL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	.46	0.011	1.25	0.02%	0.15	P
8	65	63 (4)	Jun 28	OAK	@	CHW	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.15	-0.060	4.00	-0.13%	-0.47	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
9	66	68 (4)	Jul 2	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9	.32	-0.030	.88	-0.05%	-0.48	P
10	67	73 (4)	Jul 7	OAK		MIL	L,4-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9	1.48	-0.072	3.48	-0.10%	-0.48	P
11	68	87 (13)	Jul 20 (2)	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	.97	0.012	1.71	0.01%	0.02	P
12	69	92 (4)	Jul 27	OAK		MIN	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.26	-0.019	.68	-0.03%	-0.41	P
13	70	97 (4)	Jul 31	OAK		TEX	W,2-0	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.077	.172	.077	.249	9	.73	0.055	1.65	0.07%	0.82	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
14	71	101 (3)	Aug 5	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.172	.077	.249	9	1.49	-0.018	4.19	-0.03%	-0.16	P
15	72	106 (4)	Aug 9	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.161	.071	.233	9	1.23	-0.058	3.88	-0.11%	-0.37	P
16	73	110 (3)	Aug 13	OAK		CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.143	.063	.205	9	.54	-0.050	3.46	-0.19%	-0.77	P
17	74	114 (3)	Aug 19	OAK	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.143	.063	.205	9						P
18	75	122 (7)	Aug 28	OAK		CLE	W,5-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.139	.061	.199	9	.44	-0.010	1.70	-0.02%	-0.07	P
Sep/Oct		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
19	76	126 (3)	Sep 2	OAK		DET	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.132	.057	.189	9	.59	-0.027	1.98	-0.05%	-0.23	P
20	77	131 (4)	Sep 7	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.128	.056	.184	9	1.05	-0.025	5.04	-0.07%	-0.19	P
21	78	135 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.122	.053	.175	9	1.12	-0.056	2.72	-0.08%	-0.39	P
22	79	140 (4)	Sep 16	OAK		TEX	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.049	.133	.049	.182	9	.55	-0.071	1.07	-0.08%	-1.09	P
23	80	142 (1)	Sep 19	OAK		CHW	L,7-8	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.049	.133	.049	.182	9						PR
24	81	144 (1)	Sep 22	OAK		KCR	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.125	.045	.170	9	1.11	-0.076	.78	-0.03%	-0.47	P
25	82	150 (5)	Sep 28	OAK		MIN	W,8-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.125	.045	.170	8						PR
26	83	151	Sep 29	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-9	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.044	.140	.044	.184	9	1.59	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
27	84	155 (3)	Oct 4	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-1	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.044	.140	.044	.184	9						P
							11-16		52	45	4	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	34	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	.044	.140	.044	.184		.82	-0.701	1.94	-1.11%	-6.32

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