Vida Blue
Vida Blue
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Vida Blue
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1969 OAK A Daily Splits 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 0.0 1969 OAK A 1970 OAK A Daily Splits 6 15 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .250 .467 0.0 1970 OAK A 1971 OAK A Daily Splits 39 102 6 12 1 0 0 2 4 0 63 2 13 0 0 1 0 0 1 .118 .167 .127 0.0 1971 OAK A 1972 OAK A Daily Splits 27 45 4 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 34 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .044 .140 .044 0.0 1972 OAK A 1973 OAK A Daily Splits 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1973 OAK A 1974 OAK A 1974 OAK A 1975 OAK A 1975 OAK A 1976 OAK A 1976 OAK A 1977 OAK A Daily Splits 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1977 OAK A 1978 SF N Daily Splits 35 79 8 6 1 0 1 2 16 0 51 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 .076 .240 .127 0.0 1978 SF N 1979 SF N Daily Splits 37 83 7 10 1 0 1 3 6 0 35 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 .120 .180 .169 0.0 1979 SF N 1980 SF N Daily Splits 31 68 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 34 0 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 .074 .111 .088 0.0 1980 SF N 1981 SF N Daily Splits 18 35 4 7 2 0 0 1 3 0 10 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .263 .257 0.0 1981 SF N 1982 KC A 1982 KC A 1983 KC A 1983 KC A 1985 SF N Daily Splits 33 30 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 12 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 .133 .212 .167 0.0 1985 SF N 1986 SF N Daily Splits 28 43 3 4 1 0 1 3 6 0 20 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093 .204 .186 0.0 1986 SF N Splits 508 512 37 53 9 0 4 15 49 0 271 3 53 1 0 12 2 0 2 .104 .186 .145 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1971 OAK A Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1971 OAK A
1972 OAK A Daily Splits 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1974 OAK A
1975 OAK A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1975 OAK A
Total Splits 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1972 OAK A Daily Splits 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1974 OAK A
Total Splits 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .182 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1971 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1971 AL
1975 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1975 AL
1978 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1978 NL
1981 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1981 NL
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1969 OAK A Daily Splits 12 4 0 0 1 1 42 49 191 13 34 31 18 1 24 4 0 1 0 0 6 1 3 2 1 1 6.64 -0.9 1969 OAK A 1970 OAK A Daily Splits 6 6 2 2 0 0 38.2 20 147 0 12 9 12 0 35 2 0 0 1 0 4 2 2 2 2 0 2.09 0.5 1970 OAK A 1971 OAK A Daily Splits 39 39 24 8 0 0 312 209 1207 19 73 63 88 3 301 9 3 10 4 1 28 3 23 15 24 8 1.82 5.3 1971 OAK A 1972 OAK A Daily Splits 25 23 5 4 0 0 151 117 606 11 55 47 48 3 111 7 6 2 1 0 15 3 15 12 6 10 2.80 -0.4 1972 OAK A 1973 OAK A Daily Splits 37 37 13 4 0 0 263.2 214 1083 26 108 96 105 2 158 8 10 15 4 2 29 6 28 18 20 9 3.28 0.9 1973 OAK A 1974 OAK A Daily Splits 40 40 12 1 0 0 282.1 246 1159 17 118 102 98 7 174 7 12 9 1 0 28 6 35 22 17 15 3.25 0.0 1974 OAK A 1975 OAK A Daily Splits 39 38 13 2 1 1 278 243 1153 21 103 93 99 4 189 15 6 4 5 2 35 10 26 17 22 11 3.01 2.4 1975 OAK A 1976 OAK A Daily Splits 37 37 20 6 0 0 298.1 268 1205 9 90 78 63 3 166 13 5 5 1 1 35 6 20 18 18 13 2.35 3.4 1976 OAK A 1977 OAK A Daily Splits 38 38 16 1 0 0 279.2 284 1184 23 138 119 86 5 157 12 9 11 1 0 46 8 17 22 14 19 3.83 0.6 1977 OAK A 1978 SF N Daily Splits 35 35 9 4 0 0 258 233 1042 12 87 80 70 4 171 16 8 5 0 0 31 9 19 9 18 10 2.79 2.3 1978 SF N 1979 SF N Daily Splits 34 34 10 0 0 0 237 246 1041 23 143 132 111 11 138 11 12 8 1 0 45 9 16 15 14 14 5.01 -3.9 1979 SF N 1980 SF N Daily Splits 31 31 10 3 0 0 224 202 914 14 79 74 61 8 129 13 6 3 0 2 33 7 15 17 14 10 2.97 1.5 1980 SF N 1981 SF N Daily Splits 18 18 1 0 0 0 124.2 97 513 7 40 34 54 3 63 9 3 7 1 0 17 2 7 12 8 6 2.45 1.8 1981 SF N 1982 KC A Daily Splits 31 31 6 2 0 0 181 163 773 20 80 76 80 3 103 5 3 4 0 0 38 7 10 9 13 12 3.78 1.0 1982 KC A 1983 KC A Daily Splits 19 14 1 0 4 0 85.1 96 382 12 62 57 35 0 53 4 5 6 2 2 16 4 8 5 0 5 6.01 -0.9 1983 KC A 1985 SF N Daily Splits 33 20 1 0 5 0 131 115 574 17 70 65 80 1 103 11 3 8 1 2 28 1 7 7 8 8 4.47 -1.4 1985 SF N 1986 SF N Daily Splits 28 28 0 0 0 0 156.2 137 663 19 65 57 77 3 100 7 6 5 0 1 24 4 10 11 10 10 3.27 0.6 1986 SF N Splits 502 473 143 37 11 2 3343.1 2939 13837 263 1357 1213 1185 61 2175 153 97 103 23 13 458 88 261 213 209 161 3.27 12.8 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching Record League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1971 OAK A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 7 29 0 5 5 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 6.43 1971 OAK A
1972 OAK A Daily Splits 4 0 0 0 1 1 5.1 4 22 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 33 1 8 8 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.29 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 2 30 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 1974 OAK A
1975 OAK A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 14 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 1975 OAK A
Total Splits 9 5 1 1 1 1 31.1 27 128 2 16 16 8 1 25 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 3 3 1 2 4.60 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1972 OAK A Daily Splits 4 1 0 0 1 1 8.2 8 38 1 4 4 5 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4.15 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 10 48 2 6 6 3 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 4.91 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.2 10 56 1 5 5 7 0 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3.29 1974 OAK A
Total Splits 8 5 0 0 1 1 33.1 28 142 4 15 15 15 1 22 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 3 4.05 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1971 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 12 2 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.00 1971 AL
1975 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 1975 AL
1978 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 14 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 1978 NL
1981 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 1981 NL
Total Splits 4 3 0 0 0 0 9 12 40 4 8 8 1 0 7 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 8.00 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1969 OAK A Daily P 12 4 0 42 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1.000
1970 OAK A Daily P 6 6 2 38.2 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1.000
1971 OAK A Daily P 39 39 24 312 15 24 0 0 0 5 7 7 0 1.000
1972 OAK A Daily P 25 23 5 151 4 17 2 0 0 3 2 6 2 .913
1973 OAK A Daily P 37 37 12 263.2 9 30 0 0 0 4 7 14 2 1.000
1974 OAK A Daily P 40 40 11 282.1 10 16 3 0 0 2 8 12 0 .897
1975 OAK A Daily P 39 38 13 278 4 34 1 1 0 0 9 23 1 .974
1976 OAK A Daily P 37 37 20 298.1 3 34 1 2 0 2 15 20 1 .974
1977 OAK A Daily P 38 38 14 279.2 6 42 3 2 0 2 23 17 2 .941
1978 SF N Daily P 35 35 9 258 12 29 0 4 0 2 15 14 3 1.000
1979 SF N Daily P 34 34 10 237 10 42 1 5 0 0 16 16 3 .981
1980 SF N Daily P 31 31 10 224 14 42 1 4 0 0 16 14 5 .982
1981 SF N Daily P 18 18 1 124.2 11 29 1 1 0 2 12 10 6 .976
1982 KC A Daily P 31 31 6 181 14 22 2 0 0 3 9 8 6 .947
1983 KC A Daily P 19 14 1 85.1 3 10 0 1 0 0 5 12 0 1.000
1985 SF N Daily P 33 20 1 131 7 21 2 1 0 3 5 8 5 .933
1986 SF N Daily P 28 28 0 156.2 3 24 2 0 0 0 14 11 2 .931
Total P 502 473 139 3343.1 127 427 19 21 0 30 164 197 39 .967
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1971 OAK A Daily P 1 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 OAK A Daily P 4 0 0 5.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A Daily P 2 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 OAK A Daily P 1 1 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1975 OAK A Daily P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 9 5 1 31.1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1972 OAK A Daily P 4 1 0 8.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A Daily P 2 2 0 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 OAK A Daily P 2 2 0 13.2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Total P 8 5 0 33.1 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1971 AL Daily P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 AL Daily P 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NL Daily P 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1981 NL Daily P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 4 3 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Selected by Kansas City Athletics in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6,
1967 ).
Traded by Oakland Athletics to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Gary Alexander ,
Gary Thomasson , Dave Heaverlo , Alan Wirth , John Henry Johnson , Phil Huffman , $300000
and a player to be named later (March 15, 1978 ); Oakland Athletics received Mario
Guerrero (April 7, 1978 ).
Traded by San Francisco Giants with Bob Tufts to Kansas City Royals in exchange for
Renie Martin , Craig Chamberlain , Atlee Hammaker and Brad Wellman (March 30, 1982 ).
Released by Kansas City Royals (August 5, 1983 ).
Signed by San Francisco Giants (April 6, 1985 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1985 ).
Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 17, 1985 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986 ).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 20, 1987 ).
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