BREAKING: Vida Blue, a legendary starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants, died Saturday night at the age of 73.
, as Oakland formed one of the most dominant teams in MLB history.
After spending the first nine seasons of his MLB career with the A's, Blue was traded to the Giants in 1978 for seven players and $300,000. He spent the next four seasons in San Francisco, making three National League All-Star teams during that span. The Giants traded Blue to the Kansas City Royals before the 1982 season and he played there through the 1983 season before a drug addiction kept him out of the 1984 season. The next year, Blue returned to the Giants for two final MLB seasons., along with former owner Walter A. Haas, Jr., Bert Campaneris, Mark McGwire and Tony La Russa.
In 17 MLB seasons, Blue -- a six-time All-Star selection -- posted a 3.27 ERA and struck out 2,175 batters in 502 career appearances.
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