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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Team Record in Appearances: 10-15 / in Starts: 9-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 0

1972 Pitching Game Log

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1972 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	58	30	May 24	OAK		CAL	L,5-6	6-6	L(0-1)	99	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	18.00	8.40	6	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.99	-0.301	4.18	-0.38%	-1.63	6t --- 0 out tie	6t 3 out d2
2	59	33	May 28	OAK		CHW	W,5-4	GS-5		3	5.0	1	0	0	3	6	0	0	3.00	2.90	19	5	4	0	0	1	68			1	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.246	3.09	0.43%	1.84	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	60	38	Jun 2	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS-5	L(0-2)	4	5.0	4	4	4	3	6	1	0	4.91	3.58	22	7	2	0	0	4	46			2	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.190	1.93	-0.26%	-2.01	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
4	61	43	Jun 6	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-2	GS-7		3	6.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	0	4.24	2.93	25	9	7	0	1	7	52			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	1	0	.93	-0.085	2.25	-0.12%	-0.54	1b start a 1	7b 12- 0 out d1
5	62	48	Jun 12	OAK		BAL	L,0-1	GS-8	L(0-3)	5	8.0	5	1	1	3	7	0	0	3.24	2.56	30	8	8	0	0	4	72			1	1	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.27	0.131	3.07	0.19%	1.94	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
6	63	53	Jun 18	OAK		CLE	W,9-0	SHO	W(1-3)	5	9.0	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.38	2.58	35	11	16	1	0	4	79			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	2	.55	0.264	1.35	0.39%	3.31	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
7	64	58	Jun 24	OAK		CAL	L,1-3	GS-7	L(1-4)	5	7.0	6	2	2	2	7	0	0	2.41	2.35	27	6	6	0	0	6	62			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.26	-0.108	3.42	-0.18%	0.57	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
8	65	63	Jun 28	OAK	@	CHW	L,4-6	GS-6		3	5.1	8	4	4	1	3	3	0	2.91	3.13	25	3	11	1	1	7	38			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.320	2.62	-0.67%	-2.05	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	66	68	Jul 2	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	W(2-4)	3	9.0	7	1	1	5	8	0	0	2.60	3.00	38	8	10	0	0	7	72			0	0	0	32	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.53	0.389	4.16	0.63%	2.27	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a2
10	67	73	Jul 7	OAK		MIL	L,4-9	GS-7	L(2-5)	4	6.0	6	8	6	2	3	3	0	3.23	3.57	27	7	9	0	0	6	33			1	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	1	1	.69	-0.410	1.61	-0.58%	-4.56	1t start tie	7t 123 0 out d3
11	68	87	Jul 20(2)	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-8		12	7.1	9	2	2	2	9	0	0	3.15	3.27	33	7	12	9	1	3	59			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	0.110	2.74	0.12%	0.47	1b start tie	8b 12- 1 out a1
12	69	92	Jul 27	OAK		MIN	W,4-3	GS-9	W(3-5)	6	8.1	7	3	3	1	9	1	0	3.16	3.15	31	11	3	0	0	7	65			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	0	.72	0.262	1.87	0.41%	0.12	1t start tie	9t --- 1 out a1
13	70	97	Jul 31	OAK		TEX	W,2-0	SHO	W(4-5)	3	9.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	2.83	2.96	29	9	13	0	0	2	88			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.562	2.36	0.76%	3.31	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	71	101	Aug 5	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-4	GS-4	L(4-6)	4	4.0	5	4	3	3	2	0	0	3.00	2.99	22	5	7	0	0	5	37			0	0	0	17	2	0	1	1	0	1	.70	-0.258	1.98	-0.44%	-2.38	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
15	72	106	Aug 9	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-5	GS-6	L(4-7)	3	5.1	5	3	3	1	4	0	0	3.12	2.90	22	5	7	1	0	5	49			0	0	0	20	3	0	0	0	1	1	.81	-0.049	2.57	-0.09%	-0.12	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d2
16	73	110	Aug 13	OAK		CHW	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-7)	3	9.0	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.85	2.86	30	9	12	0	0	4	80			0	0	1	27	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.02	0.434	6.52	1.66%	3.31	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
17	74	114	Aug 19	OAK	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-1		5	1.0	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	2.99	2.85	6	1	0	0	0	2	42			0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.184	4.38	-0.40%	-1.60	1b start tie	1b 3 out d2
18	75	122	Aug 28	OAK		CLE	W,5-4	GS-6		8	6.0	4	2	2	1	3	1	0	2.99	2.91	23	7	8	0	0	4	58			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.055	3.34	-0.13%	0.21	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	76	126	Sep 2	OAK		DET	L,1-3	GS-7		4	6.2	6	1	1	2	6	0	0	2.90	2.83	27	8	5	0	0	6	62			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.36	0.103	4.57	0.21%	1.31	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out tie
20	77	131	Sep 7	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-6	GS-4	L(5-8)	4	4.0	6	3	3	1	4	0	0	3.02	2.78	17	2	4	0	0	6	41			0	0	1	14	0	1	1	0	2	0	.98	-0.170	4.70	-0.49%	-1.41	1b start tie	4b 3 out d3
21	78	135	Sep 11(1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS-6		3	6.0	5	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.95	2.73	21	9	3	0	0	5	60			0	0	1	19	0	1	0	2	0	0	.79	0.118	1.91	0.17%	1.43	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
22	79	140	Sep 16	OAK		TEX	W,4-0	SHO	W(6-8)	4	9.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.76	2.69	31	13	12	0	0	2	85			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	.62	0.333	1.21	0.39%	3.31	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
23	80	144	Sep 22	OAK		KCR	L,3-5	GS-8	L(6-9)	5	7.0	6	5	4	6	8	1	0	2.88	2.78	31	4	7	0	0	6	49			1	1	0	24	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.47	-0.254	1.03	-0.11%	-2.43	1t start tie	8t --- 0 out d4
24	81	151	Sep 29	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-9	GS-6	L(6-10)	6	6.0	3	5	1	3	6	1	1	2.82	2.85	27	3	10	2	1	3	57			0	0	0	22	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.17	-0.429	.00	0.00%	-2.70	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
25	82	155	Oct 4	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-1	6-6	H(1)	4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.80	2.85	3	1	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.62	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.36	6b --- 0 out a1	6b 3 out a1
							10-15		W-L:6-10,Hld:1	4.2	151.0	117	55	47	48	111	11	1	2.80	2.85	607	0.90		4%	1%	109	59	0	---%	6	2	3	544	15	3	3	15	6	9	1.04	0.216	2.65	1.54%	2.33

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