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Left-handed pitcher Vida Blue, who won the 1971 AL Cy Young and MVP awards as a 21-year-old, and was a member of three World Series championship teams with the Oakland A’s has died at the age of 73.
Blue’s death was confirmed on Sunday by the A’s in a statement that called him « a franchise legend and a friend. »
Blue made his MLB debut with the A’s as a teenager in 1969, but didn’t make an impact until his breakout season two years later. On a powerful Oakland team that included the likes of Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter and Sal Bando, Blue emerged as the A’s best player — going 24-8 on the mound with a league-leading eight shutouts and 1.
