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Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. was born in Mansfield, Louisiana, the son of Vida Sr. and Sallie Blue. A baseball and football star at DeSoto High School, Blue was signed by Kansas City A's owner Charlie O. Finley as a pitcher in 1967. He made his debut two years later for the A's, by now relocated to Oakland. In 1970, he pitched a no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins. He won both the American League Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Awards in 1971, posting a 24-8 record with a 1.82 earned run average with eight shutouts. On the heels of his stellar 1971 season, he was invited to appear in cameo roles for several motion pictures in ensuing months. He pitched in the World Series for the A's annually from 1972 to 1974, and started All-Star Games in 1971, 1975, and 1978. He was traded to the San Francisco Giants in 1978, and then to the Kansas City Royals in 1982 before returning to the Giants in 1985. He retired in 1987 with 209 victories, 143 complete games, 37 shutouts, and a lifetime 3.26 earned run average. He has since been named to dream teams for both the A's and the Giants.

His first name is the Spanish word for &quot;life.&quot;

Appeared with Jan Daley and Jim Nabors on Bob Hope&#39;s USO tour of
Vietnam in the 1971-1972 offseason.

Was one of the only baseball players to wear his first name on the back
of his uniform rather than his last.

Was the last switch hitter to win the American League MVP.

Was responsible for one twelfth of all American League attendance in
1971.

Pitcher for the Oakland Athletics (1969-1977), San Francisco Giants
(1978-1981 and 1985-1986) and Kansas City Royals (1982-1983).

Member of 1971 and 1975 American League Western Division Champion
Oakland Athletics teams. Member of 1972-1974 World Series Champion
Oakland Athletics teams.

Named to 3 American League All Star Teams (1971, 1975 and 1977) and 3
National League All Star Teams (1978 and 1980-1981).

Won 1971 American League Cy Young and MVP Awards for leading League in
ERA (1.82), WHIP (.952), Hits Allowed per 9 Innings Pitched (6.03),
Strikeouts per 9 Innings Pitched (8.68), Shutouts (8) and having 24-8
Win-Loss record, 39 Games, 39 Games Started, 24 Complete Games, 312
Innings Pitched, 209 Hits Allowed, 73 Runs Allowed, 63 Earned Runs
Allowed, 19 Home Runs Allowed, 88 Walks Allowed, 301 Strikeouts and 10
Wild Pitches.

Inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

Community representative for the San Francisco Giants (2001)

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