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	18-13 / in Starts: 18-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	30 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	54 (27-23-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (23-16-8)

Most Driven In
R Murray	1

Most Driven In By
J Clark	2
D Evans	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	164	4 (3)	Apr 13	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.62	-0.091	2.16	-0.07%	-0.83	P
2	165	8 (3)	Apr 17	SFG		SDP	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	-0.040	.51	-0.03%	-0.91	P
3	166	12 (3)	Apr 21	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	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	1.51	-0.074	1.80	-0.05%	-0.62	P
4	167	16 (3)	Apr 25	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	0.024	.51	0.01%	0.12	P
5	168	20 (3)	Apr 30	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	1.01	-0.008	.77	0.00%	-0.01	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
6	169	25 (4)	May 5	SFG	@	STL	L,5-9	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.74	-0.019	.40	-0.01%	-0.42	P
7	170	28 (2)	May 9	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	9	.67	-0.015	.28	0.00%	0.00	P
8	171	31 (2)	May 13	SFG		PIT	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9	.41	-0.033	.17	-0.01%	-0.80	P
9	172	35 (3)	May 17	SFG		STL	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.150	.377	9	.93	0.096	.43	0.03%	0.63	P
10	173	38 (2)	May 21	SFG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.240	.174	.414	9	.71	0.004	.37	0.00%	0.18	P
11	174	41 (2)	May 25	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	9	.26	-0.026	.15	-0.01%	-0.62	P
12	175	45 (3)	May 30	SFG		HOU	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	1.04	-0.083	.65	-0.03%	-0.99	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
13	176	49 (3)	Jun 3	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	1.18	-0.057	.66	-0.02%	-0.41	P
14	177	53 (3)	Jun 8	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	1.21	-0.061	.55	-0.02%	-0.57	P
15	178	57 (3)	Jun 13	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.175	.158	.333	9	1.01	-0.011	.35	0.00%	-0.14	P
16	179	61 (3)	Jun 17	SFG		MON	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.167	.150	.317	9	1.05	-0.051	.48	-0.01%	-0.35	P
17	180	66 (4)	Jun 22	SFG		PHI	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.156	.140	.295	9	.85	-0.064	.37	-0.02%	-0.74	P
18	181	70 (3)	Jun 27	SFG		LAD	L,0-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.152	.136	.289	9	.70	-0.017	.35	-0.01%	-0.14	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
19	182	103 (32)	Aug 2	SFG		CHC	W,8-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.149	.133	.282	9	1.22	-0.046	1.13	-0.03%	-0.47	P
20	183	108 (4)	Aug 6	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.143	.128	.271	9	.77	-0.037	.71	-0.02%	-0.28	P
21	184	112 (3)	Aug 11	SFG		HOU	W,5-4	GS-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.157	.125	.282	9	1.12	0.014	.62	0.01%	0.06	P
22	185	117 (4)	Aug 16	SFG		ATL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.148	.118	.266	9	1.17	-0.085	.90	-0.04%	-0.94	P
23	186	121 (3)	Aug 21	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.143	.113	.256	9	1.60	-0.087	1.15	-0.04%	-0.68	P
24	187	127 (5)	Aug 29	SFG		NYM	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.136	.107	.243	9	.96	-0.070	.38	-0.02%	-0.43	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
25	188	132 (4)	Sep 2	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.129	.102	.231	9	1.70	-0.126	.21	-0.01%	-0.80	P
26	189	137 (4)	Sep 7	SFG		MON	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.125	.098	.223	9	.91	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
27	190	141 (3)	Sep 13	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.081	.123	.097	.220	9	.69	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
28	191	145 (3)	Sep 17	SFG		ATL	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.078	.119	.094	.213	9	.93	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.32	P
29	192	149 (3)	Sep 21	SFG		HOU	L,1-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.118	.092	.210	9	1.18	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
30	193	154 (4)	Sep 26	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.114	.090	.204	9	1.35	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.72	P
31	194	158 (3)	Oct 2	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.074	.111	.088	.199	9	1.76	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
							18-13		79	68	3	5	1	0	0	1	3	0	34	0	7	1	2	0	0	0	.074	.111	.088	.199		.98	-1.135	.51	-0.39%	-11.74

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