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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	OAK	@	CAL	W,6-2	GS	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 14	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-4	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
3	8 (1)	Apr 18	OAK		BAL	W,2-1	GS	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	15 (2)	Apr 27	OAK	@	DET	L,2-10	GS	19	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	18 (2)	May 2 (1)	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (4)	May 7	OAK		NYY	L,4-14	GS	35	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	27 (3)	May 11	OAK		CAL	W,6-4	GS	30	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	30 (2)	May 16	OAK		TEX	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
10	35 (4)	May 21	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-6	GS	26	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
11	40 (4)	May 25	OAK		MIN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	44 (3)	May 29	OAK		CHW	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	48 (3)	Jun 2	OAK		KCR	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	51 (2)	Jun 6 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	30	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	56 (4)	Jun 11	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-4	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	76 (19)	Jul 2	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-8	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	80 (3)	Jul 6	OAK		BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	84 (3)	Jul 10	OAK		CLE	W,7-3	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	86 (1)	Jul 15	OAK	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	40	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	90 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	95 (4)	Jul 23	OAK		KCR	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	99 (3)	Jul 27	OAK		CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	103 (3)	Aug 1 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,7-8	GS	37	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	108 (4)	Aug 6	OAK		CAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	112 (3)	Aug 10	OAK		MIL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	116 (3)	Aug 14	OAK		BOS	W,7-3	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	120 (3)	Aug 18	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	124 (3)	Aug 23	OAK	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	128 (3)	Aug 28	OAK		DET	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	132 (3)	Sep 1	OAK		NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	136 (3)	Sep 6	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-1	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	140 (3)	Sep 10	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-5	GS	38	9.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	143 (2)	Sep 14 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	148 (4)	Sep 18	OAK		TEX	W,3-2	GS	33	7.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
35	152 (3)	Sep 22	OAK	@	KCR	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	156 (3)	Sep 27	OAK		KCR	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	159 (2)	Oct 1	OAK		CAL	L,0-2	CG	46	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							37gm		298.1	3	34	1	38	2