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	5-8 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1971	ALCS g1	Oct 3	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	-0.034	14.58	-0.69%	-0.57	P
1972 Postseason			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
2	1972	ALCS g1	Oct 7	OAK		DET	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	1972	ALCS g3	Oct 10	OAK	@	DET	L,0-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	1972	ALCS g4	Oct 11	OAK	@	DET	L,3-4	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	1972	ALCS g5	Oct 12	OAK	@	DET	W,2-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.014	49.17	-0.73%	-0.13	P
6	1972	WS g1	Oct 14	OAK	@	CIN	W,3-2	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.55	0.020	28.73	0.69%	0.23	P
7	1972	WS g3	Oct 18	OAK		CIN	L,0-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
8	1972	WS g4	Oct 19	OAK		CIN	W,3-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
9	1972	WS g6	Oct 21	OAK	@	CIN	L,1-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.20	-0.005	106.53	-0.24%	-0.03	P
1973 Postseason			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	1973	WS g2	Oct 14	OAK		NYM	L,7-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.039	41.31	-1.14%	-0.43	P
11	1973	WS g5	Oct 18	OAK	@	NYM	L,0-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.09	-0.054	90.35	-2.47%	-0.36	P
1974 Postseason			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	1974	WS g2	Oct 13	OAK	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.031	32.89	-0.89%	-0.23	P
13	1974	WS g5	Oct 17	OAK		LAD	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.018	18.62	-0.49%	-0.27	P
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