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: 28-11 / in Starts: 27-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1975 Pitching Game Log

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1975 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	160	1	Apr 8	OAK		CHW	W,3-2	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	7.0	4	1	1	2	7	0	0	1.29	1.44	26	8	5	0	0	4	70			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	0.290	1.83	0.28%	2.28	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
2	161	5	Apr 12	OAK	@	TEX	W,5-4	GS-9	W(2-0)	3	8.2	2	4	4	2	3	1	0	2.87	2.91	30	11	12	2	0	2	65			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.242	1.14	0.25%	1.85	1b start tie	9b 12- 2 out a3
3	162	8	Apr 16	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-6	GS-4	L(2-1)	3	3.1	6	5	5	1	2	1	0	4.74	3.48	19	2	8	1	1	6	29			1	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	1	1	.93	-0.321	1.94	-0.40%	-3.93	1b start a 1	4b 12- 1 out d4
4	163	10	Apr 19	OAK		MIN	W,4-1	GS-9	W(3-1)	2	8.2	7	1	1	2	10	1	1	3.58	3.27	36	10	7	1	2	6	74			2	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	.85	0.302	1.42	0.30%	2.80	1t start tie	9t 12- 2 out a3
5	164	15	Apr 23	OAK		KCR	W,3-2	GS-7	W(4-1)	3	6.2	4	0	0	3	3	0	0	2.88	3.23	26	5	11	4	1	4	66			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.364	2.48	0.50%	2.86	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out a2
6	165	19	Apr 27(1)	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-1	CG	W(5-1)	3	9.0	5	1	1	0	8	0	0	2.49	2.73	31	6	12	0	0	5	81			0	2	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.10	0.310	2.41	0.41%	2.97	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a6
May				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
7	166	21	May 2	OAK	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-10		4	10.0	7	3	0	5	6	0	0	2.03	2.76	43	16	9	0	0	7	73			1	0	0	36	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.64	0.441	3.17	0.51%	1.89	1b start a 2	10b 3 out tie
8	167	25	May 7	OAK		CAL	W,9-1	CG	W(6-1)	4	9.0	6	1	0	6	9	0	0	1.73	2.73	37	9	7	0	0	6	76			3	0	0	29	0	0	1	1	1	0	.99	0.208	2.22	0.28%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
9	168	29	May 11	OAK		NYY	W,7-5	GS-7	W(7-1)	3	6.2	9	5	3	2	6	1	0	1.96	2.82	30	7	6	1	0	9	44			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	-0.097	1.86	-0.10%	-1.82	1t start tie	7t --- 2 out a1
10	169	32	May 16	OAK	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	W(8-1)	4	9.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	0	1.96	2.74	33	13	11	0	0	7	67			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	0.376	2.07	0.44%	2.27	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
11	170	36	May 20	OAK	@	BOS	L,0-7	GS-5	L(8-2)	3	4.2	8	6	6	2	3	2	0	2.50	3.05	24	7	4	2	0	8	25			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.238	1.46	-0.29%	-3.63	1b start tie	5b 1-- 2 out d6
12	171	39	May 24	OAK	@	CLE	W,10-5	GS-3		3	2.0	6	5	5	2	0	2	0	2.98	3.41	14	5	1	1	0	6	22			0	0	0	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.299	1.68	-0.34%	-4.05	1b start tie	3b --- 0 out d5
13	172	44	May 28	OAK		BAL	W,5-0	SHO	W(9-2)	3	9.0	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.69	3.33	31	7	15	0	0	4	80			0	1	0	29	0	1	0	0	0	0	.78	0.434	1.67	0.55%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
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
14	173	48	Jun 2	OAK		MIL	L,3-6	GS-9	L(9-3)	4	8.1	8	6	5	2	7	1	0	2.91	3.32	34	9	8	1	0	8	50			0	0	0	30	2	1	1	1	0	0	1.15	-0.206	2.63	-0.28%	-0.66	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out d1
15	174	52	Jun 7	OAK		DET	L,0-3	GS-7	L(9-4)	4	6.0	8	3	3	1	5	0	1	3.00	3.24	28	3	10	1	0	8	48			0	0	0	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.061	2.48	-0.08%	-0.80	1t start tie	7t -2- 0 out d3
16	175	54	Jun 9	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-3	15-GF(15)	S(1)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.99	3.24	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91	0.135	11.56	0.19%	0.30	15b -2- 2 out a1	15b end a 1
17	176	57	Jun 12	OAK	@	MIL	L,7-9	GS-7	L(9-5)	2	6.0	10	6	6	3	10	1	0	3.31	3.23	29	2	4	1	0	10	35			0	0	0	26	1	1	0	2	0	0	.85	-0.287	2.04	-0.41%	-2.51	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out d2
18	177	61	Jun 17(1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	W(10-5)	4	9.0	6	2	2	2	7	1	0	3.21	3.22	35	12	8	2	2	6	72			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.51	0.435	4.62	0.80%	2.40	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
19	178	67	Jun 22(1)	OAK		KCR	W,7-6	GS-9		4	8.1	9	3	3	5	3	0	0	3.21	3.25	39	11	11	2	4	9	51			1	0	0	31	3	0	1	0	1	0	1.39	0.266	5.46	0.63%	1.72	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out a3
20	179	72	Jun 27	OAK	@	CAL	W,12-4	GS-8	W(11-5)	4	8.0	6	4	4	3	5	1	0	3.29	3.30	33	10	9	1	0	6	56			2	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	-0.047	3.59	-0.07%	-0.47	1b start tie	8b 3 out a1
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
21	180	76	Jul 1	OAK	@	CHW	W,10-1	GS-8	W(12-5)	3	8.0	4	1	1	5	8	1	0	3.17	3.34	31	10	4	1	0	4	73			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	3	0	0	.63	0.114	1.33	0.15%	2.91	1b start a 3	8b 3 out a8
22	181	81	Jul 6	OAK		CAL	L,0-2	CG	L(12-6)	4	9.0	5	2	2	1	8	0	0	3.10	3.21	35	9	12	1	1	5	76			5	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	3	.89	0.096	1.95	0.13%	2.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
23	182	85	Jul 11	OAK		BAL	L,0-4	CG	L(12-7)	4	9.0	9	4	3	3	5	1	0	3.10	3.25	38	10	11	0	0	9	57			2	0	0	34	3	1	0	0	1	0	.43	-0.170	.73	-0.17%	0.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out d4
24	183	90	Jul 19(1)	OAK	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(12-8)	7	8.0	6	3	3	1	0	1	0	3.11	3.31	29	13	9	0	0	6	57			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.81	-0.062	.75	-0.03%	0.60	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
25	184	96	Jul 23	OAK	@	DET	W,3-0	SHO	W(13-8)	3	9.0	7	0	0	3	9	0	0	2.96	3.23	34	7	8	3	0	7	79			0	1	0	31	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	0.532	.76	0.24%	4.44	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
26	185	100	Jul 27(1)	OAK		CHW	W,10-1	CG	W(14-8)	3	9.0	8	1	1	1	3	0	2	2.86	3.21	34	12	8	1	0	8	69			0	0	0	31	0	1	0	4	0	0	.50	0.227	.61	0.17%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
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
27	186	106	Aug 2	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-5	GS-6		5	5.2	10	4	4	1	4	0	0	2.96	3.17	28	6	7	1	3	10	36			1	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.160	1.99	-0.18%	-1.47	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out a1
28	187	112	Aug 7	OAK	@	TEX	W,10-1	CG	W(15-8)	4	9.0	4	1	1	5	9	0	1	2.88	3.14	32	8	5	0	0	4	79			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	4	0	0	.71	0.179	1.07	0.16%	3.27	1b start tie	9b 3 out a9
29	188	116	Aug 11	OAK		BOS	W,4-3	GS-8	W(16-8)	3	7.0	8	3	3	2	9	2	0	2.91	3.19	32	5	8	0	1	8	56			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	.98	0.129	1.82	0.14%	0.28	1t start tie	8t --- 0 out a1
30	189	120	Aug 15	OAK		MIL	L,4-8	GS-3	L(16-9)	3	2.1	4	4	4	3	2	1	0	3.05	3.27	14	1	4	1	0	4	32			0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	1	0	.83	-0.288	1.50	-0.31%	-3.47	1t start tie	3t 12- 1 out d4
31	190	123	Aug 18	OAK		DET	L,3-5	GS-5	L(16-10)	2	4.2	8	4	4	2	4	1	0	3.15	3.30	22	5	3	0	0	8	34			0	0	0	20	1	1	0	2	0	0	.87	-0.230	1.51	-0.24%	-1.97	1t start tie	5t -2- 2 out d4
32	191	131	Aug 27	OAK	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS-9	W(17-10)	8	8.1	7	2	1	3	3	0	0	3.07	3.29	36	12	12	1	0	6	63			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.55	0.157	1.61	0.10%	1.39	1b start tie	9b 12- 1 out a1
Sept				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
33	192	136	Sep 1	OAK	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	W(18-10)	4	9.0	4	3	3	2	5	1	0	3.07	3.30	32	6	15	0	0	4	70			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	0.139	.73	0.06%	0.97	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
34	193	138	Sep 5	OAK		TEX	L,2-4	GS-9	L(18-11)	3	8.0	8	3	3	3	4	0	0	3.08	3.28	34	8	12	0	0	7	55			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.82	-0.049	2.38	-0.04%	0.83	1t start tie	9t --3 0 out d1
35	194	144	Sep 10	OAK		KCR	W,9-1	CG	W(19-11)	4	9.0	7	1	1	6	7	0	0	3.00	3.27	40	4	16	3	7	7	70			1	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.192	.98	0.16%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
36	195	149	Sep 16(1)	OAK	@	TEX	W,11-5	GS-5		5	4.1	5	4	4	7	3	1	0	3.09	3.37	23	5	3	0	0	5	33			0	1	1	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.272	.33	-0.06%	-2.51	1b start tie	5b 12- 1 out d2
37	196	154	Sep 20	OAK	@	KCR	W,16-4	GS-8	W(20-11)	3	8.0	7	3	3	3	1	0	0	3.10	3.37	34	7	16	1	4	7	54			1	0	0	31	1	1	0	1	0	1	.92	0.011	.05	0.00%	0.95	1b start tie	8b 3 out a10
38	197	158	Sep 24	OAK		CHW	W,13-2	GS-6	W(21-11)	3	6.0	10	2	1	1	4	0	0	3.07	3.34	29	8	6	0	0	10	49			0	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.044	.02	0.00%	0.81	1t start tie	6t 3 out a9
39	198	162	Sep 28	OAK		CAL	W,5-0	GS-5	W(22-11)	3	5.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.01	3.33	17	4	9	1	0	0	67			1	0	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	1	.70	0.233	.00	0.00%	2.34	1t start tie	5t 3 out a3
							28-11		W-L:22-11,Sv:1	3.6	278.0	243	103	93	99	189	21	5	3.01	3.33	1153	0.90		5%	4%	240	58	1	0%	23	9	1	1028	35	10	4	26	6	15	1.01	3.069	1.83	3.42%	29.12

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