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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 12	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-12	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	9 (3)	Apr 17	SFG		ATL	W,5-1	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	13 (3)	Apr 22	SFG		CIN	L,4-5	GS	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	17 (3)	Apr 27	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21 (3)	May 1	SFG	@	STL	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	25 (3)	May 7	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	30	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (3)	May 12	SFG		STL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	34 (4)	May 17	SFG		CHC	W,9-5	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	38 (3)	May 23	SFG		HOU	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
10	42 (3)	May 27	SFG		LAD	L,1-3	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
11	46 (3)	May 31	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-1	GS	30	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	50 (3)	Jun 5	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 10	SFG	@	NYM	W,2-1	GS	28	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	58 (3)	Jun 14	SFG		PHI	W,2-1	GS	29	8.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
15	62 (3)	Jun 18 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
16	67 (4)	Jun 23	SFG		ATL	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	72 (4)	Jun 27	SFG	@	SDP	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	78 (5)	Jul 2	SFG	@	ATL	L,7-9	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	83 (4)	Jul 7 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-6	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	89 (5)	Jul 15	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	94 (4)	Jul 19 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,7-4	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	100 (5)	Jul 25	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	105 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	110 (4)	Aug 4	SFG		LAD	W,2-1	GS	30	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 10	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-12	GS	23	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	120 (4)	Aug 16	SFG	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	125 (4)	Aug 21	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	130 (4)	Aug 27 (1)	SFG		MON	L,1-2	GS	36	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	135 (4)	Sep 2	SFG		PHI	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	140 (4)	Sep 7	SFG	@	ATL	L,5-6	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
31	144 (3)	Sep 11	SFG		LAD	L,2-7	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	148 (3)	Sep 15	SFG		CIN	L,1-6	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	152 (3)	Sep 20	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-3	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	156 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	SFG		HOU	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	161 (4)	Sep 30	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-7	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							35gm		258.0	12	29	0	41	4