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: 14-19 / in Starts: 10-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 26, Entered with runners on base: 5

1985 Pitching Game Log

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1985 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	442	1	Apr 9	SFG		SDP	W,4-3	9-GF	W(1-0)	99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.68	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.33	0.113	6.74	0.11%	0.33	9t --3 2 out tie	9t end tie
2	443	5	Apr 14	SFG	@	LAD	W,8-4	6-7		4	1.2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	3.68	9	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.020	.60	0.02%	0.47	6b --- 0 out a5	7b 12- 2 out a5
3	444	14	Apr 24	SFG		LAD	L,2-4	5-5		9	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.54	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.030	1.33	0.02%	0.40	5t 12- 2 out d2	5t 3 out d2
4	445	16	Apr 26	SFG		CIN	W,7-6	9-GF	W(2-0)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.68	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.43	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
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
5	446	21	May 3	SFG	@	STL	L,1-8	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.22	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
6	447	28	May 10	SFG		STL	L,3-9	9-9		6	0.1	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	5.79	3.54	5	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.025	.09	-0.01%	-3.03	9t --- 0 out d3	9t 1-- 1 out d6
7	448	29	May 11	SFG		STL	L,4-9	4-5		0	1.1	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	7.50	5.68	7	0	3	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.084	.14	-0.05%	-2.37	4t 1-- 2 out d4	5t 3 out d6
8	449	36	May 20	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	6-7	L(2-1)	8	1.1	2	1	1	3	2	0	0	7.36	5.82	8	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	-0.168	.86	-0.07%	-0.94	6b --- 0 out tie	7b 12- 1 out d1
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
9	450	47	Jun 2	SFG		PHI	W,3-1	GS-5	W(3-1)	12	5.0	1	1	1	5	2	0	0	5.11	5.44	20	4	8	2	0	1	58			0	1	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.112	.50	0.03%	1.15	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
10	451	50	Jun 5	SFG		MON	L,0-6	4-6		2	2.1	3	1	1	4	0	0	0	4.91	5.82	13	4	2	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.059	.11	-0.02%	-0.94	4t 1-- 2 out d4	6t 3 out d6
11	452	54	Jun 10	SFG	@	ATL	L,0-7	1-4		4	3.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.00	5.07	12	3	4	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.040	.04	0.01%	1.73	1b -2- 2 out d5	4b 3 out d5
12	453	55	Jun 11	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-4	15-16		0	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.60	4.83	8	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.82	0.264	.53	0.03%	0.95	15b --- 0 out tie	16b 3 out tie
13	454	61	Jun 16(2)	SFG		SDP	W,5-4	GS-7		4	7.0	2	1	1	3	10	1	0	3.00	4.35	27	6	6	0	0	2	76			2	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.03	0.287	.24	0.04%	2.01	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
14	455	66	Jun 21	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-6	GS-5	L(3-2)	4	4.1	8	2	1	2	2	0	0	2.87	4.18	23	5	6	0	0	8	41			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	-0.080	.32	-0.01%	-0.24	1b start tie	5b 1-- 1 out d1
15	456	75	Jun 30(2)	SFG		HOU	W,7-4	GS-8	W(4-2)	8	7.1	7	4	4	2	6	0	0	3.26	3.74	31	7	15	6	2	1	52			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	1	.71	0.148	.01	0.00%	0.60	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a5
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
16	457	79	Jul 5	SFG	@	CHC	W,12-6	GS-5	W(5-2)	4	5.0	6	2	2	4	1	0	0	3.30	3.85	21	5	5	0	0	6	44			0	2	1	16	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.059	.02	0.00%	0.49	1b start tie	5b 3 out a1
17	458	84	Jul 10	SFG	@	STL	L,3-7	GS-3	L(5-3)	4	3.0	6	5	5	1	1	2	0	4.05	4.36	15	2	5	0	0	6	27			1	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.411	.01	0.00%	-3.65	1b start a 2	3b 3 out d3
18	459	94	Jul 23	SFG		STL	L,3-6	9-GF		12	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.97	4.30	5	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.43	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
19	460	95	Jul 24	SFG		STL	L,0-4	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.88	4.18	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.43	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
20	461	100	Jul 29	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-10	GS-6	L(5-4)	4	5.1	7	4	4	2	4	0	0	4.17	4.00	24	7	5	1	0	6	40			0	0	1	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	-0.241	.00	0.00%	-0.86	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out tie
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
21	462	105	Aug 4	SFG	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-5		5	5.0	4	3	2	5	6	0	0	4.12	3.94	23	5	3	0	0	4	50			1	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	1	0	.98	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.63	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
22	463	109	Aug 10	SFG		ATL	W,6-5	GS-7		5	7.0	7	5	5	3	7	2	0	4.36	4.12	31	7	7	0	0	7	47			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.285	.00	0.00%	-1.99	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
23	464	114	Aug 16	SFG		LAD	L,1-5	GS-7	L(5-5)	5	6.0	7	5	5	4	3	1	0	4.63	4.27	28	4	10	0	0	7	37			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	.79	-0.140	.00	0.00%	-1.38	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out d2
24	465	119	Aug 22	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-7	GS-7	L(5-6)	5	6.1	9	6	6	2	10	1	0	4.94	4.13	29	6	4	2	0	7	39			0	0	1	27	3	0	0	0	0	1	.96	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.72	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out d4
25	466	124	Aug 27	SFG	@	MON	W,6-1	GS-6		4	6.0	1	1	1	5	2	0	0	4.70	4.15	24	8	8	1	0	1	63			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	0.177	.00	0.00%	1.58	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
Sep/Oct				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
26	467	129	Sep 2	SFG		PHI	L,3-4	GS-9		5	8.0	6	3	3	2	6	2	0	4.58	4.24	31	8	9	0	0	6	62			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.07	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out tie
27	468	134	Sep 8	SFG		MON	L,6-9	GS-5		5	5.0	4	4	4	4	1	1	0	4.72	4.40	22	5	8	0	0	4	40			1	0	1	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.205	.00	0.00%	-1.85	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
28	469	140	Sep 13	SFG	@	ATL	W,9-3	GS-6	W(6-6)	4	6.0	4	2	2	4	9	0	1	4.62	4.27	26	4	4	1	0	4	61			1	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	0.104	.00	0.00%	0.85	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a4
29	470	145	Sep 18	SFG		SDP	W,9-6	GS-5	W(7-6)	4	5.0	5	4	4	7	3	1	0	4.74	4.46	26	5	6	0	0	5	37			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-1.85	1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
30	471	149	Sep 22	SFG		LAD	L,3-5	GS-7	L(7-7)	3	7.0	4	4	3	2	6	2	0	4.68	4.52	27	3	12	1	0	4	59			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	0	2	1	1.07	-0.284	.00	0.00%	-0.99	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
31	472	153	Sep 27	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-6	GS-2	L(7-8)	4	1.2	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	4.77	4.56	13	4	1	0	0	4	33			2	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	.90	-0.304	.00	0.00%	-3.59	1b start tie	2b 1-3 2 out d4
32	473	156	Sep 30	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	GS-5		2	5.0	3	2	2	2	3	2	0	4.72	4.69	20	5	7	0	0	3	54			0	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	.60	-0.038	.00	0.00%	0.15	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
33	474	161	Oct 5	SFG		ATL	W,7-1	CG	W(8-8)	4	9.0	5	1	1	2	3	1	0	4.47	4.65	33	12	11	1	0	5	74			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	1	.60	0.305	.00	0.00%	2.87	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
							14-19		W-L:8-8	4.1	131.0	115	70	65	80	103	17	1	4.47	4.65	574	0.80		5%	1%	106	50	6	33%	8	5	5	479	28	1	1	7	3	7	.94	-0.928	.09	0.10%	-10.66

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