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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	9 (8)	Apr 16	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	13 (3)	Apr 22	OAK		CHW	L,2-8	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	18 (4)	Apr 26	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	22 (3)	May 1	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	25 (2)	May 5	OAK	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	29 (3)	May 9	OAK		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	31 (1)	May 13	OAK		BAL	L,1-5	GS	25	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	35 (3)	May 17	OAK		NYY	L,2-5	GS	49	13.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	39 (3)	May 22	OAK		SEA	L,2-6	GS	32	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
10	42 (2)	May 27	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	46 (3)	May 31	OAK	@	DET	L,2-5	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	51 (4)	Jun 5	OAK		TOR	L,3-7	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	56 (4)	Jun 12	OAK		DET	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	60 (3)	Jun 18	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
15	65 (4)	Jun 22	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-5	GS	31	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	68 (2)	Jun 26 (1)	OAK		KCR	W,7-3	GS	33	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	74 (5)	Jul 1	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
18	78 (3)	Jul 5	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-6	GS	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	81 (2)	Jul 8	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-6	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	85 (3)	Jul 12	OAK		SEA	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	88 (2)	Jul 16	OAK		MIN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	92 (3)	Jul 22	OAK	@	SEA	W,5-3	GS	35	8.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
23	97 (4)	Jul 26	OAK		CAL	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	102 (4)	Jul 31	OAK		NYY	L,2-9	GS	26	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	105 (2)	Aug 4	OAK		BOS	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	111 (5)	Aug 10	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	113 (1)	Aug 12	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-6	GS	25	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	117 (3)	Aug 16	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	119 (1)	Aug 20	OAK		CLE	L,4-5	GS	48	11.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
30	123 (3)	Aug 24 (1)	OAK		DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
31	127 (3)	Aug 28	OAK	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	131 (3)	Sep 2	OAK	@	DET	L,4-6	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	136 (4)	Sep 6	OAK		CHW	L,2-7	GS	27	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
34	140 (3)	Sep 11	OAK		MIL	W,5-3	GS	35	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	143 (2)	Sep 15 (1)	OAK	@	KCR	L,6-7	GS	34	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	148 (4)	Sep 19	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-8	GS	24	4.2	1	2	1	4	0	P
37	152 (3)	Sep 24	OAK		TEX	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
38	158 (5)	Sep 28	OAK		KCR	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							38gm		279.2	6	42	3	51	2