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	5-7 / in Starts: 3-1
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (2-0-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In By
R Jackson	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	1	91 (90)	Jul 20 (1)	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.13	-0.010	2.58	-0.01%	-0.09	P
2	2	97 (5)	Jul 29	OAK		NYY	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	.48	-0.003	1.15	0.00%	0.07	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
3	3	102 (4)	Aug 3 (1)	OAK		BOS	W,10-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.63	-0.031	1.66	-0.05%	-0.29	P
4	4	108 (5)	Aug 8 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.03	-0.079	2.84	-0.13%	-0.62	P
5	5	114 (5)	Aug 13	OAK	@	BAL	L,0-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
6	6	117 (2)	Aug 17	OAK		DET	L,4-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
7	7	121 (3)	Aug 23	OAK		BAL	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
8	8	123 (1)	Aug 24 (2)	OAK		BAL	W,9-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
9	9	125 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	OAK	@	DET	L,6-9	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9	.24	-0.006	.83	-0.01%	-0.23	P
10	10	129 (3)	Aug 30	OAK	@	WSA	L,3-11	2-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9						P
Sept		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
11	11	137 (7)	Sep 7	OAK		MIN	L,4-16	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9						P
12	12	144 (6)	Sep 14 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	L,8-12	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.06	-0.002	.02	0.00%	-0.15	P
							5-7		12	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167		.70	-0.131	1.77	-0.21%	-1.31

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