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THE BASEBALL INDEX
Bibliography for Vida Blue
Database information © 2000 SABR

» The Baseball Index contains the following references for further reading material on Vida Blue (LHP 1969-83, 85-86 A's , Giants, Royals):

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BOOKS

» Baseball's Champion Pitchers: the Cy Young Award Winners by Butler, Hal

Hardbound Book (New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1975) -- 96 pages
Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: bw:(16) Indexed? y Bibliography? n
Named people: Vida Blue; Fergie Jenkins; Gaylord Perry; Steve Carlton; Jim Palmer; Tom Seaver
Topics: Cy Young Awards; Pitchers

» Vida Blue: Coming Up Again by Kowet, Don

Hardbound Book (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1974) -- 160 pages
Stats: n Photos: n Indexed? y Bibliography? n
Named people: Vida Blue; Charlie Finley
Topics: Biographies; Pitchers; Oakland Athletics; Awards; Labor Strikes

» Young Baseball Champions by Gelman, Steve

Hardbound Book (New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1966) -- 181 pages
Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: bw:(throughout) Indexed? y Bibliography? n
Named people: Vida Blue; Joe DiMaggio; Willie Mays; Bob Feller; Babe Ruth; Johnny Bench; Mickey Mantle; Ty Cobb; Hank Aaron; Ted Williams
Topics: Biographies

» Blue by Clark, Tom

Hardbound Book (Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974) -- 80 pages
Stats: n Photos: Illus(bw):(7) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Vida Blue; Roberto Clemente; Amos Otis; Bobby Bonds; Reggie Jackson
Topics: Poetry; Poems; Literature

» Vida: His Own Story by Libby, Bill; Vida Blue

Hardbound Book (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1972) -- 248 pages
Stats: n Photos: bw:(16) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Biographies

» Baseball's Champions: the Cy Young Award Winners by Butler, Hal

(New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1974) -- 96 pages
Photos: y
Named people: Vida Blue; Gaylord Perry; Jim: Jenkins, Fergie Palmer; Steve Carlton; Tom Seaver
Topics: Cy Young Awards

» Vida: Birth of the Blue by Bergman, Ron

Hardbound Book (New York: Coward-McCann, 1972)
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Biographies

» Vida by Deming, Richard

Paperbound Book (New York: Lancer Books, 1972) -- 173 pages
Stats: n Photos: bw:(8) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Biographies

» Fan Poems by Clark, Tom

Paperbound Book (Plainfield, Vt: North Atlantic Books, 1976) -- 55 pages
Stats: n Photos: Illus(bw):(11) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Jim Rivera; Minnie Minoso; Gus Zernial; Nellie Fox; Reggie Jackson; Billy Williams; Billy North; Bert Campaneris; Alvin Dark; Gene Tenace; Vida Blue; Fred Lynn; Bill Lee; Ken Holtzman; Catfish Hunter; Dock Ellis; Roberto Clemente
Topics: Poetry; Batting; Pitching; Chicago White Sox; 1950D; Fielding; Attitude

» Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, Vida Blue, Hoyt Wilhelm: Great Pitchers Series 2 by Klein, Dave

Paperbound Book (New York: Tempo Books, 1972) -- 116 pages
Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: Illus(bw):(4) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Bob Gibson; Juan Marichal; Vida Blue; Hoyt Wilhelm
Topics: Pitchers; Profiles

» Bob Gibson, Nolan Ryan, Vida Blue, Jim Palmer: Great Pitchers Series 2 by Klein, Dave

Paperbound Book (New York: Tempo Books, 1974) -- 123 pages
Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: Illus(bw):(4) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Bob Gibson; Nolan Ryan; Vida Blue; Jim Palmer
Topics: Pitchers; Profiles

» Champagne and Baloney: the Rise and Fall of Finley's A's by Clark, Tom

Hardbound Book (New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1976) -- 432 pages
Stats: Rosters, Standings Photos: bw:(12); Illus(bw):(throughout) Indexed? y Bibliography? n
Named people: Charles O. Finley; Reggie Jackson; Vida Blue; Sal Bando; Catfish Hunter; Claudell Washington; Bert Campaneris
Topics: Oakland Athletics; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; Owners; World Series

» Charlie O. and the Angry A's by Libby, Bill

Hardbound Book (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1975) -- 324 pages
Stats: n Photos: bw:(20) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Charles O. Finley; Reggie Jackson; Vida Blue
Topics: Oakland Athletics; Kansas City Athletics; 1972; 1973; 1974

» Extra Innings: A Season in the Senior League by Whitford, David

Hardbound Book (New York: HarperCollins, 1991) -- 255 pages
Stats: n Photos: n Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Jim Morley; Bill Lee; Vida Blue; Gates Brown; Curt Flood
Topics: Senior Professional Baseball Association

» Mustache Gang: the Swaggering Saga of Oakland's A's by Bergman, Ron

Paperbound Book (New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1973) -- 255 pages
Stats: n Photos: bw:(8) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Charlie Finley; Alvin Dark; Catfish Hunter; Vida Blue; Dick Williams; Reggie Jackson; Sal Bando
Topics: Oakland Athletics; 1972; Kansas City Athletics; 1971; Pennant Races; Owners; Labor-Management Relations

» 1996 Giants Information Guide by Moorehead, Jim, et al., eds.

Spiral Bound Book (San Francisco: San Francisco Giants, 1996) -- 320 pages
Stats: Player Season Stats, Player Career Stats, Team Season Stats, Team All-Time Stats Photos: bw:(throughout) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Peter A. Magowan; Laurence M. Baer; Robert E. Quinn; Patrick J. Gallagher; Brian Sabean; Jorge Costa; John F. Yee; Ned Colletti; Dick Tidrow; Bob Hartsfield; Jack Hiatt; Willie Mays; Orlando Cepeda; Vida Blue
Topics: San Francisco Giants; Rosters; Schedules; 1996

» Charlie O by Michelson, Herb

Hardbound Book (Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1975) -- 331 pages
Stats: n Photos: bw:(16) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Charles O. Finley; Dick Williams; Reggie Jackson; Ron Bergman; Dick Green; Vida Blue
Topics: Biographies; Oakland Athletics; Kansas City Athletics; Club Relocations; Management; Arbitration; Journalism; Promotions; Uniforms; Businesses; Owners

» Baseball's Finest Pitchers by Aaseng, Nathan

Hardbound Book (Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co., 1980) -- 80 pages
Stats: n Photos: bw:(throughout) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Jim Palmer; Tom Seaver; Luis Tiant; Nolan Ryan; Mike Marshall; Phil Niekro; Vida Blue; Gaylord Perry; Bruce Sutter; Ron Guidry
Topics: Pitchers; Juvenile Literature

» New Breed Heroes in Pro Baseball by Gutman, Bill

Hardbound Book (New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1974) -- 190 pages
Stats: n Photos: bw:(8) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Bobby Murcer; Pete Rose; Carlton Fisk; Nolan Ryan; Tom Seaver; Reggie Jackson; Fergie Jenkins; Vida Blue; Steve Carlton; Dick Allen; Johnny Bench; Cesar Cedeno
Topics: Profiles
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BOOK SECTIONS

» Blue, Vida Rochelle, Jr. by Bennett, Gaymon L.

Book Section from Biographical Dictionary of American Sports -- p. 37, 2 page(s)
New York: Greenwood Press, 1987
Stats: Player Career Stats, Bio Stats Photos: n
Bibliography? y Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Biographies

» Blue by Clark, Tom

Book Section from Blue -- p. 11, 3 page(s)
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974
» Notes: First line: "Sky above California apartment building"
Stats: n Photos: n
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Poems

» To Vida Blue by Clark, Tom

Book Section from Baseball Diamonds -- p. 276, 1 page(s)
Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/ Doubleday, 1980
» Notes: 1st line: "Vida, for a while there"
Stats: n Photos: n
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Poems; Poetry; Writers; Literature

» Vida Blue, His Greatest Year by Dickey, Glenn

Book Section from Northern California Baseball History -- p. 41, 2 page(s)
Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1998
Stats: n Photos: bw:(2)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue; Charlie Finley
Topics: 1971; Profiles; Oakland Athletics

» Vida Blue by Shannon, Mike

Book section from Tales from the Ballpark: More of the Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told -- p. 23, 1 page(s)
Lincolnwood, Il: Contemporary Books, 1999
Stats: n Photos: n
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; Anecdotes

» Vida Blue by Vass, George

Book Section from The Game I'll Never Forget -- p. 15, 5 page(s)
Chicago: Bonus Books, 1999
Stats: n Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; Greatest Days

» Vida Blue by Krich, John

Book Section from Cult Baseball Players -- p. 312, 11 page(s)
New York: Simon And Schuster, 1990
Stats: n Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue; Charlie Finley
Topics: Biographies; Oakland Athletics; Labor Strikes; Pitching; Drugs

» Blue, Vida

Book Section from Current Biography -- p. 39, 3 page(s)
New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1972
Stats: Bio Stats Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography? y Footnotes/Sourcenotes? y
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Biographies; Oakland Athletics; World Series

» Vida Blue: "I Think I'm For Real" by Robinson, Ray

Book Section from Baseball Stars of 1972 -- p. 19, 7 page(s)
New York: Pyramid Books, 1972
Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: n
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Biographies

» Vida Blue by Clark, Tom

Book Section from Baseball -- p. 16, 2 page(s)
Berkeley, Ca: Figures, 1976
Stats: n Photos: Illus(c):(1)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Biographies

» Vida Blue by Delliquanti, Dom

Book Section from Baseball: The New Champions -- p. 34, 4 page(s)
New York: Platt & Munk, 1973
Stats: n Photos: bw:(1); c:(1); Illus(c):(1)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Biographies

» Vida Blue by Hart, Stan

Book Section from Scouting Reports: The Original Reviews Of Baseball's Greatest Stars -- p. 15, 3 page(s)
New York: Macmillan, 1995
Stats: n Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Biographies; Scouts; Scouting Reports

» 1971: Vida Blue by Honig, Donald

Book Section from American League MVP's -- p. 86, 2 page(s)
New York: Bantam, 1989
Stats: Player Season Stats Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; MVP Awards; American League

» Vida Blue by Mandel, Mike

Book Section from The San Francisco Giants: An Oral History -- p. 243, 4 page(s)
Santa Cruz, Ca: Mike Mandel, 1979
Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; San Francisco Giants; Oral histories

» 1971 by Masterson, Dave And Timm Boyle

Book Section from Baseball's Best: The MVPs -- p. 250, 6 page(s)
Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc., 1985
Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: bw:(2)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Joe Torre; Vida Blue
Topics: 1971; MVPs; St. Louis Cardinals; Oakland Athletics; Batting Average; Catching; Injuries; Fastballs; Pitching; Fans; Drugs

» Charlie Finley's Swingin' A's by Dobbins, Dick

Book Section from Northern California Baseball History -- p. 46, 4 page(s)
Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1998
Stats: n Photos: bw:(4)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Charlie Finley; Dick Williams; Vida Blue; Bert Campaneris
Topics: Profiles; Oakland Athletics; Openers; 1968

» Eighteen Stalwart Pitchers by Holody, Richard

Book section from The Baseball Research Journal, Number 28 -- p. 69, 5 page(s)
Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1999
Stats: Player career stats Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Jim Palmer; Tom Seaver; Steve Carlton; Jim Hunter; Luis Tiant; Vida Blue; Don Sutton; Fergie Jenkins; Jerry Koosman; Tommy John; Gaylord Perry; Phil Niekro; Jerry Reuss; Bert Blyleven; Mickey Lolich; Nolan Ryan; Joe Niekro; Charl Hough
Topics: Pitchers; 200-game winners; 300-game winners; Statistical analysis; Achievements

» What Does It Take? by James, Bill

Book Section from The Bill James Abstract
New York: Random House, Inc., 1982
» Notes: Reprinted in The Armchair Book of Baseball (p. 173(8))
Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: n
Named people: Addie Joss; Pop Haines; Rube Marquard; Carl Mays; Hal Newhouser; Vida Blue
Topics: Hall of Fame Ceremonies; Hall of Fame Selecting
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ARTICLES

» Blue Unanimous All-Star

Article in The Sporting News
December 19,
1970 (Vol. 170, Issue 23) -- p. 47, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Gonzalo Marquez; Gene Tenace; John Lowenstein; Richie Scheinblum; Ken Suarez; Frank Duffy; Ross Grimsley; Milt Wilcox; George Spriggs; Monty Montgomery; Jim Glover; Hal Haydel; Luis Melendez; Chris Zachary; Art Fowler
Topics: American Association; Awards; 1970

» AA Batterymates All-Star Choices

Article in The Sporting News
July 11,
1970 (Vol. 169, Issue 26) -- p. 37, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: American Association
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Gene Tenace; Richie Scheinblum; Gonzalo Marquez; Ken Suarez; Ross Grimsley
Topics: American Association; All-Star Games; 1970; Selection Process

» Vida a Blue-Chip Hurler in Future Book of Athletics by Bryson, Bill

Article in The Sporting News
July 4,
1970 (Vol. 169, Issue 25) -- p. 39, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: American Association
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Joe DiMaggio; Ken Suarez
Topics: Profiles; Prospects; Power Pitchers; Grooves

» Fashion Fuss Upsets Vida; Old Cap Goes Up in Smoke by Weir, Tom

Article in The Sporting News
May 21,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 20) -- p. 9, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Players; Caps; Player-Management Relations; Slow Starts

» Error by A's: Blue's Recall Was Too Late by Bergman, Ron

Article in The Sporting News
October 10,
1970 (Vol. 170, Issue 13) -- p. 28, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; No-Hitters; Oakland Athletics; September Callups

» Vida Grins as Twins Cry No-Hit Blues by Bergman, Ron

Article in The Sporting News
October 3,
1970 (Vol. 170, Issue 12) -- p. 8, 1 page(s)
Stats: Box/Line Scores Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Charlie Finley
Topics: No-Hitters; Oakland Athletics; Rookies

» Blue and Langford Escape 20th Defeats by Weir, Tom

Article in The Sporting News
October 22,
1977 (Vol. 184, Issue 16) -- p. 27, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Rick Langford; Bobby Winkles
Topics: 20-Game Losers; Oakland Athletics

» Blue Is Beautiful as No. 1 Resident On A's Hill by Bergman, Ron

Article in The Sporting News
April 17,
1971 (Vol. 171, Issue 14) -- p. 3, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Jim(Catfish) Fingers; Rollie; Hunter; Chuck Dobson; Bob Locker
Topics: Oakland Athletics; Pitching Staffs

» I Just Want To Pitch the Way Vida Blue Does" by Vare, Robert

Article in Sport
August,
1971 (Vol. 52, Issue 2) -- p. 26, 4 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: c:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Sandy Koufax
Topics: Profiles; Oakland Athletics; 1971; Comparisons

» O's Need Unitas, Not Vida

Article in The Sporting News
August 21,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 6) -- p. 30, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Dick Williams; Johnny Unitas
Topics: Profiles; Baltimore Orioles; Attendance; Popularity

» Vida Hits Wild Blue Yonder, But Pressure Dims the Sun by Bergman, Ron

Article in The Sporting News
August 21,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 6) -- p. 6, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Joe Horlen
Topics: Profiles; 20-Game Winners; Pressure; Media Relations

» Finley Admits Vida Blue Is Underpaid at $13,000

Article in The Sporting News
August 21,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 6) -- p. 32, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Charles Finley
Topics: Profiles; Salaries; Status; Player-Management Relations

» A Bolt of Blue Lightning

Article in Time
August 23,
1971 (Vol. 98, Issue 8) -- p. 40, 7 page(s)
Column/Series Name: Sport
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: c:(2); bw:(5)
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; Power Pitchers; Grooves

» Vida Blue Worth $100,000 by Young, Dick

Article in The Sporting News
August 28,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 7) -- p. 14, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: Young Ideas
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; Salaries; Contract Negotiations; Evaluations

» A's Blue Finally Defeats Bosox, Completes Cycle

Article in The Sporting News
August 28,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 7) -- p. 25, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; Wins; Boston Red Sox; Trivia

» Acquisition of Blue Gives Giants "Psychological Edge" by Peters, Nick

Article in The Sporting News
April 1,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 13) -- p. 44, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Willie McCovey; Bill Madlock; Joe Altobelli; Spec Richardson; Jim Barr; Bob Knepper; John Montefusco
Topics: San Francisco Giants; Trades

» Blue Should Add Green To Giants-Hypo at Turnstiles by Spander, Art

Article in The Sporting News
April 1,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 13) -- p. 42, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(3)
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: San Francisco Giants; Trades

» For A's Encore, Vida Blue Will Just Keep Trying by Bergman, Ron

Article in The Sporting News
December 4,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 21) -- p. 41, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Sal Bando; Charles Finley
Topics: Profiles; Most Valuable Player; 1971; Contract Negotiations

» Blue Year For A.L. Players

Article in The Sporting News
December 4,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 21) -- p. 14, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: Editorial
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Sal Bando; Brooks Robinson; Frank Robinson; Mickey Lolich
Topics: Most Valuable Player; 1971; American League; Pitchers; Evaluations

» Humming a Rhapsody in Blue by Blount, Roy, Jr.

Article in Sports Illustrated
July 12,
1971 (Vol. 35, Issue 2) -- p. 22, 6 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(5)
Named people: Vida Blue; Clyde Washington; Dave Johnson
Topics: Profiles; Grooves

» American League Stars Win, 6-4 by Durso, Joseph

Article in New York Times
July 14,
1971
» Notes: Reprinted in The New York Times Book of Baseball History: Major League Highlights From the Pages of The New York Times (p.300(2))
Stats: Box/Line Scores Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Reggie Jackson; Frank Robinson; Johnny Bench
Topics: All-Star Games; 1971; Detroit; Tiger Stadium; Heroes; Home Runs; Clutch Hitting; 0713971g; Attendance; Ticket Sales; Starting Pitchers

» Vida Blue--Best Pitcher In Baseball by Kisner, Ronald E.

Article in Jet
July 15,
1971 (Vol. 41, -- p. 52, 4 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; Oakland Athletics; Starting Pitchers; Cy Young Awards; 1971; Grooves

» The Price of Fame by Twombly, Wells

Article in The Sporting News
July 17,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 1) -- p. 14, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Boog Powell; John(Blue Moon) Odom
Topics: Profiles; Grooves; Fame; Attitude

» Vida Leaves, But Suit Against Finley Stays by Weir, Tom

Article in The Sporting News
April 1,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 13) -- p. 44, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Wayne Gross; Gary Thomasson; Bobby Winkles; Joe Coleman
Topics: Oakland Athletics; Trades; Litigation

» Pitching Ace Vida Serves as Giants' No. 1 Cheerleader by Peters, Nick

Article in The Sporting News
August 26,
1978 (Vol. 186, Issue 8) -- p. 5, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Joe Altobelli
Topics: Profiles; Leadership

» The Reds and Blue

Article in Wall Street Journal
February 1,
1978 (Vol. 191, Issue 22) -- p. 22, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: Review & Outlook-Asides
» Notes: Eastern Edition
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Bowie Kuhn
Topics: Commissioner's Office; Purchases; Oakland Athletics; Cincinnati Reds

» 30-Game Winners Are Very Rare by Koppett, Leonard

Article in The Sporting News
July 24,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 2) -- p. 4, 1 page(s)
Stats: Player Season Stats Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Denny McLain; Jim Bagby; Jack Chesbro
Topics: Starting Pitchers; 30-Game Winners; Comparisons; Evaluations

» Vida Holds Tongue and Dons Martyr's Robe by Weir, Tom

Article in The Sporting News
February 18,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 7) -- p. 47, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Player Sales; Profiles

» A's Four Hexes Bite the Dust, Victims of Vid'a Lefty Slants by Bergman, Ron

Article in The Sporting News
July 3,
1971 (Vol. 171, Issue 25) -- p. 8, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Jim Perry; Sam McDowell; Jim Palmer; Denny McLain
Topics: Profiles; Grooves; Popularity; Jinxes

» Blue, Frank Robinson Contrast in A.L. Victory by Reidenbaugh, Lowell

Article in The Sporting News
July 31,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 3) -- p. 3, 2 page(s)
Stats: Box/Line Scores Photos/Illustrations: bw:(2)
Named people: Vida Blue; Frank Robinson; Reggie Jackson; Johnny Bench; Juan Marichal; Sparky Anderson
Topics: All-Star Games; 1971; Game Accounts

» Yankees Compare A's Blue With Other Vintage Stars

Article in The Sporting News
July 31,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 3) -- p. 18, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Thurman Munson; Roy White; Felipe Alou; Bobby Murcer; Sam McDowell; Sandy Koufax
Topics: Profiles; Power Pitchers; Grooves; Comparisons

» No. 18 For Blue Is One-Hitter

Article in The Sporting News
July 31,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 3) -- p. 24, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Tony Taylor
Topics: Profiles; Wins; Grooves; One-Hitters

» Giants Race Up the Hill With Blue Streak by Spander, Art

Article in The Sporting News
June 3,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 22) -- p. 3, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Bob Knepper; John Montifusco; Jim Barr; Lynn McGlothen; Herman Starrette; Willie McCovey; Freddie Kaplan
Topics: San Francisco Giants; Pitching Staff

» Vida Converts Giants Into Bluebirds by Peters, Nick

Article in The Sporting News
May 27,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 21) -- p. 13, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Joe Altobelli
Topics: Profiles; Fast Starts; San Francisco Giants

» A Blue-Chip Pitcher - That's Vida by Bergman, Ron

Article in The Sporting News
June 5,
1971 (Vol. 171, Issue 21) -- p. 3, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Dave Duncan; Dick Williams
Topics: Profiles; Winning Streaks; Fast Starts; Power Pitchers

» Blue, Hunter Turn A's Foes Green With Envy by Bergman, Ron

Article in The Sporting News
June 5,
1971 (Vol. 171, Issue 21) -- p. 3, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Jim(Catfish) Hunter; John(Blue Moon) Odom; Chuck Dobson
Topics: Oakland Athletics; Pitching Rotations; Complete Games; Grooves

» These Giants Are Jolly Blue by Keith, Larry

Article in Sports Illustrated
May 29,
1978 (Vol. 48, Issue 23) -- p. 22, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: c:(2)
Named people: Vida Blue; Bill Madlock; John Montefusco; Bob Knepper; Terry Whitfield
Topics: San Francisco Giants; Fast Starts; Imrpovement

» The Blue Blazer

Article in Time
May 24,
1971 (Vol. 97, Issue 21) -- p. 88, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: Sport
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; Power Pitchers; Oakland Athletics; Fast Starts

» How Vida Blue Trade Sparked the Resurgence of the Giants by Kuenster, John

Article in Baseball Digest
September,
1978 (Vol. 37, Issue 9) -- p. 16, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; San Francisco Giants; 1978

» Too Quick With Superlatives by Falls, Joe

Article in The Sporting News
May 29,
1971 (Vol. 171, Issue 20) -- p. 2, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Ewell Blackwell; Sandy Koufax; Denny McLain; Allie Reynolds; Whitey Ford
Topics: Pitchers; Nostalgia; Comparisons

» Vida Talks To Himself and All Baseball Listens

Article in The Sporting News
May 29,
1971 (Vol. 171, Issue 20) -- p. 29, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; Pitching; Personality

» Blue Gets $2 Million in Six-Year Contract

Article in The Sporting News
September 16,
1978 (Vol. 186, Issue 11) -- p. 30
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; Contracts

» Top Four in Voting Are Southpaws

Article in The Sporting News
November 13,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 18) -- p. 40, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Mickey Lolich; Dave McNally; Wilbur Wood
Topics: Cy Young Award; 1971; American League; Left-Handed Pitchers

» Cy Young Award Bolsters Blue's Big Pay Pitch by Lang, Jack

Article in The Sporting News
November 13,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 18) -- p. 40, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Cy Young Award; 1971; American League; Contract Negotiations

» With Luck, Vida's Record Would Look Even Sharper by Bergman, Ron

Article in The Sporting News
November 13,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 18) -- p. 42, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Mickey Lolich
Topics: Profiles; Cy Young Award; 1971; Run Support
Article in Sports Illustrated
November 22,
1971 (Vol. 35, Issue 21) -- p. 62, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: People
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Profiles; Food; Humor

» Blue Adds A.L. MVP Prize To Cy Young Award by Lang, Jack

Article in The Sporting News
November 27,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 20) -- p. 41, 1 page(s)
Stats: Miscellaneous Stats Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue
Topics: Most Valuable Player; 1971; American League

» Old 5.5

Article in Sports Illustrated
November 29,
1971 (Vol. 35, Issue 22) -- p. 19, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: Scorecard
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Richard Nixon
Topics: Salaries; Government Policy; Evaluations

» Unwinding With Vida Blue by Hicks, Jack

Article in Sport
June,
1979 (Vol. 68, Issue 6) -- p. 70, 5 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(2); c:(1)
Named people: Vida Blue; Angel Mangual; Dick Williams; Charlie Finley
Topics: Profiles; Attitude; Leadership; San Francisco Giants

» Whitey Ford Talks About Vida Blue by Izenberg, Jerry

Article in Sport
October,
1971 (Vol. 52, Issue 4) -- p. 70, 5 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(2)
Named people: Vida Blue; Whitey Ford
Topics: Profiles

» Harassed Blue Angry - Calls Halt To Interviews

Article in The Sporting News
October 16,
1971 (Vol. 172, Issue 14) -- p. 17, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Vida Blue; Tommy Davis
Topics: Profiles; Media Relations; Anger

» Giants' Tumble Linked To Blue's Hill Failures by Peters, Nick