Vida Blue, the Oakland Athletics star pitcher who helped lead the workforce to a couple straight world championships inside the early Nineteen Seventies, died at age 73, the Athletics launched Sunday.
The explanation for dying wasn’t disclosed.
“There are few gamers with a extra adorned profession than Vida Blue,” the A’s acknowledged in a statement. “He was a three-time champion, an MVP, a six-time All-Star, a Cy Younger Award winner, and an Oakland A’s Corridor of Famer. Vida will at all times be a franchise legend and a good friend. We ship our deepest condolences to his household and buddies throughout this arduous time.”
Blue carried out 17 seasons inside the primary leagues from 1969-86. He started his career in Oakland, the place he was a key contributor to the franchise’s three straight World Sequence championships from 1972-74 and 5 straight West Division titles from 1971-1975.
In 1971, the left-hander grew to grow to be the youngest MVP in foremost league historic previous when he achieved the dignity on the age of 21. In that season, Blue went 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA in 39 begins. He moreover struck out 301 batters and recorded 24 full video video games for the A’s. Blue obtained his lone Cy Younger award for that stellar season.
He was chosen by the Kansas Metropolis A’s inside the second spherical of the 1967 MLB Draft out of De Soto Excessive College in northwestern Louisiana. He made his debut with the A’s two years in a while the age of 19. It was moreover the franchise’s second 12 months after transferring from Kansas Metropolis to Oakland.
He went on to make six All-Star teams in his career. Blue moreover carried out for the San Francisco Giants and Kansas Metropolis Royals.
He accomplished his career with a 209-161 file with a 3.27 ERA in 502 full video video games. He made 473 begins and recorded 143 full video video games.
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