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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 7	OAK	@	TEX	W,8-4	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 13	OAK		TEX	L,3-10	GS	12	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 17	OAK		CHW	L,3-5	GS	32	7.1	1	4	0	5	0	P
4	14 (2)	Apr 21	OAK		CAL	L,5-9	GS	28	7.1	0	0	2	2	0	P
5	17 (2)	Apr 26	OAK	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	20 (2)	Apr 30	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	33	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	23 (2)	May 4	OAK		CLE	L,2-8	GS	20	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	28 (4)	May 8	OAK		BAL	W,7-3	GS	31	7.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
9	32 (3)	May 13	OAK		KCR	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	37 (4)	May 18	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41 (3)	May 22	OAK	@	MIN	W,7-4	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	45 (3)	May 27	OAK		DET	W,12-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49 (3)	Jun 1	OAK		MIL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	53 (3)	Jun 5	OAK	@	DET	W,9-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	57 (3)	Jun 10	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	61 (3)	Jun 15	OAK		NYY	W,9-1	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
17	65 (3)	Jun 19	OAK		BOS	L,1-2	GS	39	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	70 (4)	Jun 24	OAK		CAL	W,11-3	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	75 (4)	Jun 29	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	80 (4)	Jul 4	OAK	@	CAL	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	84 (3)	Jul 8	OAK		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
22	87 (2)	Jul 13	OAK	@	NYY	L,6-12	GS	26	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	92 (4)	Jul 17	OAK	@	BAL	W,2-0	GS	32	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	96 (3)	Jul 21	OAK	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS	27	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	97	Jul 25	OAK		MIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
26	102 (4)	Jul 29	OAK		CHW	W,11-9	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	106 (3)	Aug 2	OAK	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	115 (8)	Aug 10	OAK		BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	119 (3)	Aug 14	OAK		NYY	L,1-4	GS	41	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	123 (3)	Aug 19	OAK		MIL	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	126 (2)	Aug 23	OAK	@	BOS	L,0-3	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	130 (3)	Aug 27	OAK	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS	24	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	133 (2)	Aug 31	OAK	@	DET	L,3-7	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	137 (3)	Sep 4	OAK		CAL	L,2-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	142 (4)	Sep 9 (1)	OAK		KCR	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	147 (4)	Sep 14	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-8	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	151 (3)	Sep 19	OAK	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS	34	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	155 (3)	Sep 24	OAK		MIN	W,5-1	GS	29	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	159 (3)	Sep 28	OAK		CHW	W,6-5	GS	29	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	162 (2)	Oct 2	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS	16	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							40gm		282.1	10	16	3	29	0