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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 11	OAK	@	CHW	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 17	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS	31	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 21	OAK		CAL	L,2-4	GS	27	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	26 (13)	May 6 (2)	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
5	30 (3)	May 11	OAK	@	TEX	W,4-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	34 (3)	May 15	OAK		CHW	L,5-6	GS	30	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	38 (3)	May 19	OAK		KCR	L,2-5	GS	23	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	42 (3)	May 23	OAK		TEX	W,8-6	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	47 (4)	May 30	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	51 (3)	Jun 3	OAK	@	BOS	W,12-1	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	55 (3)	Jun 8	OAK		DET	L,1-4	GS	20	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	58 (2)	Jun 12	OAK		NYY	W,4-2	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	62 (3)	Jun 16	OAK		BOS	W,4-3	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	66 (3)	Jun 20	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS	26	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	70 (3)	Jun 24 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	75 (4)	Jun 28	OAK		KCR	W,3-2	GS	27	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	80 (4)	Jul 2	OAK		CAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	84 (3)	Jul 6 (2)	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-5	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	89 (4)	Jul 12	OAK	@	MIL	W,8-4	GS	29	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	94 (4)	Jul 17	OAK		BAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	97 (2)	Jul 21	OAK		CLE	W,5-2	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	99 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-5	GS	35	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	105 (5)	Jul 30	OAK		TEX	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	109 (3)	Aug 3	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-1	GS	39	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	112 (2)	Aug 7 (1)	OAK	@	DET	W,8-4	GS	39	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	116 (3)	Aug 11	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	120 (3)	Aug 16	OAK	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	124 (3)	Aug 20	OAK		DET	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	128 (3)	Aug 25	OAK		NYY	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	132 (3)	Aug 29	OAK		BOS	L,4-6	GS	13	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	135 (2)	Sep 2	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS	17	3.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	139 (3)	Sep 6	OAK	@	CAL	W,6-4	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	143 (3)	Sep 10	OAK		KCR	W,13-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	147 (3)	Sep 15	OAK		TEX	W,3-1	GS	27	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	151 (3)	Sep 19	OAK	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	156 (4)	Sep 23	OAK	@	CHW	W,10-5	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	160 (3)	Sep 28	OAK		CHW	W,4-1	GS	19	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
							37gm		263.2	9	30	0	39	0