Vida Blue
MLB debut July 20, 1969 for the Oakland Athletics Last MLB appearance October 2, 1986 for the San Francisco Giants Career statistics Win–loss record 209–161 Earned run average 3.27 Strikeouts 2,175 Teams Oakland Athletics (1969–1977) San Francisco Giants (1978–1981) Kansas City Royals (1982–1983) San Francisco Giants (1985–1986) Career highlights and awards 6× All-Star (1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981) 3× World Series champion (1972–1974) AL MVP (1971) AL Cy Young Award (1971) Pitched a no-hitter on September 21, 1970 Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. (born July 28, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. 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). He won the American League Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971. He is a six-time All-Star, and is the first of only four 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 and Roy Halladay would later duplicate the feat.