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Vida Blue

Vida Blue, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)

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Born
July 28, 1949
Died
May 6, 2023
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1949

About Vida Blue

Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. (; July 28, 1949 – May 6, 2023) was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986, most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 to 1974. He won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971. A six-time All-Star, Blue was the first of only five pitchers in major league history to start the All-Star Game for both the AL (1971) and the National League (1978). During his 17-year career, he pitched for the Athletics (1969–1977), San Francisco Giants (1978–1981; 1985–1986), and Kansas City Royals (1982–1983).

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Vida Blue timeline

  1. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986, most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 to 1974.
  2. A six-time All-Star, Blue was the first of only five pitchers in major league history to start the All-Star Game for both the AL (1971) and the National League (1978).
  3. He won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971.

The world when Vida Blue was born

Vida Blue was born in 1949. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1949

  • #1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
  • Top movieAll the King's Men
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineNATO established
  • Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
  • Defining fadSilly Putty
  • Notable inventionSilly Putty
  • World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
  • U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Vida Blue's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19492026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,400$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population149.2M341 million

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