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33* VIDA BLUE (Franchise player #0175 - 1982-05)

Position: P

Vida Blue

Vida Rochelle Blue, Jr.
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 189 lb.

Born: July 28, 1949 in Mansfield, LA

Acquired: March 30, 1982: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Bob Tufts to the Royals for Renie Martin, Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker, and Brad Wellman

Released: August 5, 1983

MLB Debut: July 20, 1969
Final MLB Game: October 2, 1986
Royals Debut: April 11, 1982
Final Royals Game:
July 31, 1983
 
Statistics with the Royals (led team in bold)
Year W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
1982 13 12 31 31 6 2 0 181.0 163 80 76 20 80 103 3.78
1983 0 5 19 14 1 0 0 85.1 96 62 57 12 35 53 6.01
w/Royals 13 17 50 45 7 2 0 265.1 259 142 133 32 115 156 4.51
Career 209 161 502 473 143 37 2 3343.1 2939 1357 1213 263 1185 2175 3.27

For complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Vida Blue page

* wore #14 & #33 in 1983

 
Notes
Also played for the Oakland Athletics (1969-77) and the San Francisco Giants (1978-81 & 1985-86)
Won three World Series Rings with the 1972-74 A's
Six-time All-Star (1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981)
1971 American League MVP
1971 American League Cy Young Award
20-game winner in 1971, 1973, & 1975
 
 
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