"That Hall of Fame thing, that's something that I can honestly, openly say I wish I was a Hall of Famer," Blue told The Washington Post in 2021. He appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot four times, receiving his most support at 8.7% in 1993, far short of the 75% needed. He remains among just 11 pitchers to win MVP and Cy Young in the same year.īlue finished 209-161 with a 3.27 ERA, 2,175 strikeouts, 143 complete games and 37 shutouts over 17 seasons with Oakland (1969-77), San Francisco (1978-81, 85-86) and Kansas City (1982-83). He was 22 at when he won MVP, the youngest to win the award. "He was uncomfortable with the crowd."īlue was voted the 1971 American League Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player after going 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA and 301 strikeouts with 24 complete games, eight of them shutouts. He was caring," ex-teammate Reggie Jackson said during an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday. Blue had used a walking stick to assist his movement at a 50th anniversary of the 1973 A's championship team on April 16.
He was 73.īlue died at a hospital in San Francisco's East Bay area of medical complications stemming from cancer, the Oakland Athletics said.
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Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball's biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash A's to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, died Saturday, according to the team.
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