Vida Blue, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Vida Blue

Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1949

Place of Birth: Mansfield, Louisiana, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Vida Blue

  • Vida Rochelle Blue Jr.
  • (born July 28, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player.
  • He played as a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball between 1969 and 1986, most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
  • He won the American League Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971.A six-time All-Star, Blue is the first of only five pitchers in major league history to start the All-Star Game for both the American League (1971) and the National League (1978); Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Roy Halladay, and Max Scherzer later duplicated the feat.
  • During a 17-year career, he pitched for the Oakland Athletics (1969–77), San Francisco Giants (1978–81; 1985–86), and Kansas City Royals (1982–83).

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