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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	SFG	@	CIN	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 10	SFG		SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 14	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
4	14 (4)	Apr 19	SFG	@	SDP	W,14-10	GS	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	2	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 24	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-10	GS	28	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	22 (3)	Apr 29	SFG	@	MON	L,5-7	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	26 (3)	May 4	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
8	30 (3)	May 9	SFG		MON	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 13	SFG		PHI	L,3-12	GS	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 18	SFG	@	ATL	L,4-6	GS	24	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	43 (4)	May 23	SFG		CIN	L,0-5	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	47 (3)	May 27	SFG		ATL	L,8-10	GS	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	51 (3)	May 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,10-12	GS	22	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	55 (3)	Jun 5	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	59 (3)	Jun 9	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	63 (3)	Jun 14	SFG		CHC	L,6-8	GS	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
17	68 (4)	Jun 20	SFG		PIT	L,5-8	GS	18	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	73 (4)	Jun 26	SFG		ATL	W,6-5	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	86 (12)	Jul 9	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	92 (5)	Jul 14	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	97 (4)	Jul 22 (1)	SFG		MON	W,8-6	GS	38	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	103 (5)	Jul 27	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-3	GS	34	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	108 (4)	Aug 1	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	18	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	113 (4)	Aug 7	SFG		SDP	W,3-2	GS	33	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
25	118 (4)	Aug 12	SFG		LAD	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	123 (4)	Aug 18	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	128 (4)	Aug 24	SFG		CHC	L,1-4	GS	26	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	132 (3)	Aug 29	SFG		STL	L,1-5	GS	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	137 (4)	Sep 2	SFG		PIT	L,3-5	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	142 (4)	Sep 7	SFG	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
31	146 (3)	Sep 12	SFG		ATL	W,4-3	GS	34	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	151 (4)	Sep 17	SFG		CIN	W,7-4	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	155 (3)	Sep 22	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-10	GS	26	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	159 (3)	Sep 27	SFG		LAD	W,5-3	GS	35	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
							34gm		237.0	10	42	1	53	5