RIP Mansfield’s own Vida Blue

He was great in 1971.

First MLB game i ever saw
1985 in Fulton County Stadium. braves v giants
Pascual Perez v Vida Blue

6× All-Star (1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981)
3× World Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974)
AL MVP (1971)
AL Cy Young Award (1971)
AL ERA leader (1971)
Pitched a no-hitter on September 21, 1970
Pitched a combined no-hitter on September 28, 1975


MLB statistics
Win–loss record 209–161
Earned run average 3.27
Strikeouts 2,175


he is a first ballot selection for the Hall of Very Good

Favorite Oakland A of all-time. Loved watching him strike guys out.

From his 3rd season, when he had over 300 SO's, he struck out at least 100 guys in 13 of 15 seasons.

He was a workhorse who averaged 33 starts & 233 innings pitched per season.

Great career!

Vida Blue Baseball Reference page

I always like that name! God bless and may he r.i.p.!

Yeah, it happened with commissioner Kuhn.

"The deal, he said, could affect the competitive balance in the National League West “materially and adversely” and “would also worsen the competitive position of the Oakland club by making this weak team even weaker.”

If Cincinnati would send more players to the A's, Kuhn reasoned, the problem of competitive balance might not exist. However, the Reds want to bolster their pitching staff without disturbing a starting lineup that has star at almost every position."

He is a HOFer in my book, frick the voters never gave him more than 10%

As a lil' kid in the mid 1970s..

I had two walls full of big posters..

One for Rock bands like KISS, Led Zep, The Who,etc..

The other for Sports, with Kareem Skyhooking, Lefty Carlton's big leg kick, Mike Schmidt cranking one, and Vida Blue's beautiful looping Lefthanded wind up!

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Mike Schmidt cranking one

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what kind of posters did you collect, again?