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	15-13 / in Starts: 15-13
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	35 (14-11-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
B Brenly	1
J Uribe	1
Self	1
B Melvin	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1
W Clark	1

1986 Batting Game Log

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1986 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	246	3 (2)	Apr 10	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.23	-0.060	2.17	-0.06%	-0.43	P
2	247	7 (3)	Apr 15	SFG		HOU	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.020	1.32	-0.02%	-0.21	P
3	248	12 (4)	Apr 20	SFG		SDP	W,4-0	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.55	0.038	1.11	0.05%	0.28	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
4	249	42 (29)	May 24	SFG		MON	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.63	-0.030	1.16	-0.03%	-0.23	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
5	250	50 (7)	Jun 3	SFG	@	MON	W,7-6	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	1.20	-0.005	2.11	-0.01%	-0.25	P
6	251	56 (5)	Jun 10	SFG		ATL	W,3-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9	1.05	-0.051	2.40	-0.07%	-0.54	P
7	252	61 (4)	Jun 15	SFG	@	HOU	W,7-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9	1.12	-0.072	3.07	-0.12%	-1.23	P
8	253	66 (4)	Jun 20	SFG		HOU	W,3-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.71	0.033	4.79	0.06%	0.03	P
9	254	72 (5)	Jun 25	SFG		SDP	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	9	1.61	-0.015	5.01	-0.03%	-0.19	P
Jul		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	255	77 (4)	Jul 1	SFG	@	ATL	W,9-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.87	-0.022	2.63	-0.04%	-0.23	P
11	256	81 (3)	Jul 5	SFG		STL	L,4-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9	.70	-0.017	1.92	-0.03%	-0.14	P
12	257	85 (3)	Jul 10	SFG		PIT	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9	2.33	-0.113	6.03	-0.18%	-0.94	P
13	258	89 (3)	Jul 17	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.250	.432	9	1.28	0.065	3.67	0.11%	0.50	P
14	259	94 (4)	Jul 22	SFG	@	STL	L,7-10	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.250	.432	9	1.21	-0.020	3.30	-0.03%	-0.19	P
15	260	98 (3)	Jul 27	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.227	.394	9	.93	-0.046	2.64	-0.08%	-0.38	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
16	261	103 (4)	Aug 1	SFG		ATL	W,3-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.192	.217	.410	9	.65	0.019	1.48	0.03%	0.16	P
17	262	108 (4)	Aug 6	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.179	.200	.379	9	1.29	-0.063	2.45	-0.07%	-0.42	P
18	263	113 (4)	Aug 12	SFG	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.192	.392	9	1.92	-0.034	4.76	-0.05%	-0.20	P
19	264	118 (4)	Aug 17	SFG		LAD	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.179	.366	9	1.47	-0.077	2.57	-0.08%	-0.51	P
20	265	122 (3)	Aug 22	SFG		NYM	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.167	.343	9	1.61	-0.073	1.80	-0.05%	-0.65	P
21	266	126 (3)	Aug 26	SFG		MON	W,1-0	GS-10	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.194	.188	.382	9	1.22	-0.046	.70	-0.02%	-0.27	P
22	267	130 (3)	Aug 31	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.205	.176	.382	9	1.23	-0.047	.69	-0.02%	-0.44	P
Sep/Oct		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
23	268	135 (4)	Sep 5	SFG	@	MON	W,8-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.220	.171	.391	9	.99	0.018	.13	0.00%	0.03	P
24	269	140 (4)	Sep 10	SFG		CIN	L,2-14	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.167	.381	9	1.60	-0.035	.16	0.00%	-0.34	P
25	270	146 (5)	Sep 17	SFG	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.227	.211	.438	9	1.50	0.043	.22	0.00%	0.44	P
26	271	150 (3)	Sep 22	SFG	@	CIN	W,10-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.217	.200	.417	9	1.05	-0.055	.02	0.00%	-0.51	P
27	272	155 (4)	Sep 27	SFG		LAD	W,8-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.208	.190	.399	9	.48	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
28	273	159 (3)	Oct 2	SFG		HOU	L,1-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.204	.186	.390	9	.46	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
							15-13		53	43	3	4	1	0	1	3	6	0	20	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.204	.186	.390		1.19	-0.718	2.11	-0.73%	-7.21

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