SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 11: Vida Blue #14 of the San Francisco Giants winds up a pitch during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Candlestick Park on May 11, 1985 in San Francisco, California.

As a member of the San Francisco Giants, Blue was named an All-Star in three of his six seasons (1978, 1980, 1981) and posted a 72-58 record with a 3.52 ERA in 179 games overall.

Vida Blue, a legendary starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants and former NBC Sports Bay Area TV analyst, died Saturday night at the age of 73. Advertisement ...

Vida Blue, the pitching phenom who was an integral of the Oakland A's dynasty during their three consecutive World Series titles in the early '70s, has died at age 73, according to the team.

Major League Baseball legend Vida Blue has passed away at the age of 73. Blue starred for 17 years in the big leagues with the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals.

Former SF Giants, Oakland Athletics, and Kansas City Royals starter Vida Blue passed away on Saturday night at the age of 73.A hard-throwing lefty at the peak of his career, Blue is one of the ...

The southpaw also played six years for the San Francisco Giants and had a two-year spell with the Kansas City Royals. He finished 209-161 with a 3.27 ERA and a 3.43 FIP in 502 appearances .

As a 21-year-old in 1971, Vida Blue won both the AL Cy Young and MVP awards. ... In 1978, Blue was traded across the Bay to the San Francisco Giants, ...

Vida Blue was a three-time World Series champion with the A's. In 1978, Blue was traded across the Bay to the San Francisco Giants, where he earned three more All-Star berths in four seasons.

Vida Blue, the dynamic left-handed pitcher who starred for both the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants in a prolific career, has died. He was 73. Houston Chronicle Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...