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	10-8 / in Starts: 10-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 43 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	34 (16-14-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 43 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
J LeMaster	1

Most Driven In By
B North	2
E Cabell	1
J Clark	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	195	1	Apr 9	SFG		SDP	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.59	0.024	1.22	0.01%	0.04	P
2	196	6 (4)	Apr 14	SFG		LAD	L,1-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.98	-0.050	.73	-0.02%	-0.33	P
3	197	11 (4)	Apr 20	SFG	@	SDP	W,9-0	GS-8	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	1.01	-0.019	.63	-0.01%	-0.18	P
4	198	16 (4)	Apr 25	SFG		ATL	L,0-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	9	1.84	-0.026	.89	-0.01%	-0.19	P
5	199	21 (4)	Apr 29	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9	.87	-0.051	.51	-0.02%	-0.67	P
May		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
6	200	30 (8)	May 9	SFG	@	MON	W,8-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	9	1.11	0.055	.48	0.01%	0.41	P
7	201	35 (4)	May 14	SFG		PHI	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.286	.598	9	1.14	-0.030	.60	-0.01%	-0.26	P
8	202	44 (8)	May 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.294	.610	9	1.09	-0.049	.53	-0.02%	-0.38	P
9	203	48 (3)	May 29	SFG		HOU	W,3-1	GS-8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.294	.644	9	1.62	-0.012	.66	0.00%	-0.06	P
Jun		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
10	204	53 (4)	Jun 3	SFG		CIN	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.263	.581	9	.96	-0.044	.46	-0.01%	-0.35	P
11	205	56 (2)	Jun 7	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.238	.530	9	.91	-0.048	.34	-0.01%	-0.35	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
12	206	62 (5)	Aug 12	SFG		HOU	L,4-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.292	.238	.530	9						P
13	207	67 (4)	Aug 17	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-1	GS-10	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.280	.566	9	1.96	-0.036	1.96	-0.02%	-0.56	P
14	208	71 (3)	Aug 22	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.290	.286	.576	9	.58	-0.019	.75	-0.02%	-0.12	P
15	209	76 (4)	Aug 27	SFG		PIT	W,5-4	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.207	.281	.276	.557	9	1.17	0.039	1.32	0.03%	0.24	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
16	210	80 (3)	Sep 1	SFG		STL	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.265	.258	.523	9	1.75	-0.123	3.16	-0.13%	-1.03	P
17	211	85 (4)	Sep 6	SFG		CHC	W,3-0	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.270	.265	.535	9	1.32	-0.069	2.44	-0.08%	-0.25	P
18	212	89 (3)	Sep 11	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.263	.257	.520	9	2.61	-0.068	6.99	-0.11%	-0.55	P
							10-8		43	35	4	7	2	0	0	1	3	0	10	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	.200	.263	.257	.520		1.26	-0.526	1.18	-0.41%	-4.59

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