Vida Blue
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Vida Blue was a dominant left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher, best known for his Cy Young and MVP-winning 1971 season and his role in the Oakland Athletics’ early-1970s championship teams.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball pitcher
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American League Cy Young Award
NERFINISHED
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American League Most Valuable Player Award NERFINISHED ⓘ MLB All-Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | switch ⓘ |
| completeGamesIn1971 | 24 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-07-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-05-06 ⓘ |
| earnedRunAverageIn1971 | 1.82 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBGameDate | 1986-09-28 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gamesStartedIn1971 | 39 ⓘ |
| givenName | Vida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handedness | left-handed pitcher ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber |
14
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35 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Kansas City Royals
NERFINISHED
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Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1969-07-20 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominant fastball and curveball combination
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key role in Oakland Athletics early-1970s dynasty ⓘ |
| notableSeason | 1971 MLB season ⓘ |
| numberOfAllStarSelections | 6 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mansfield, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForOrganization |
Kansas City Royals organization
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Oakland Athletics organization NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Giants organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| seasonOfAward |
1971 American League Cy Young Award
NERFINISHED
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1971 American League Most Valuable Player Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shutoutsIn1971 | 8 ⓘ |
| strikeoutsIn1971 | 301 ⓘ |
| teamDuringChampionship | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | left ⓘ |
| winsIn1971 | 24 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion |
1972 World Series
NERFINISHED
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1973 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ 1974 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.