Virgil Trucks

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 198lb (180cm, 89kg)

Born: April 26, 1917 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: March 23, 2013 in Calera, AL

Buried: Alabama National Cemetery, Montevallo, AL

High School: Tarrant City HS (Tarrant, AL)

Debut: September 27, 1941 (Age 24-154d, 9,140th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1958 (Age 41-153d)
vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Virgil Oliver Trucks

Nicknames: Fire

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.4

177

135

ERA

3.39

517

328

2682.1

1534

WHIP

1.306

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-14 / in Starts: 10-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	39 (21-11-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (22-13-6)

Most Driven In
N Harris	1
D Parsons	1
M Franklin	0

Most Driven In By
R Radcliff	1
D Cramer	1
J Bloodworth	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2	4 (3)	Apr 17	DET	@	SLB	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.08	-0.092	2.88	-0.15%	-0.54	P
2	3	14 (9)	Apr 26 (1)	DET		SLB	W,10-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.64	-0.062	1.84	-0.11%	-1.73	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	4	38 (23)	May 22	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.98	-0.073	2.25	-0.10%	-0.66	P
4	5	44 (5)	May 28	DET		CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	6	49 (4)	Jun 2	DET	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	.74	-0.032	1.54	-0.04%	-0.47	P
6	7	55 (5)	Jun 7 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	9	.21	-0.005	.37	-0.01%	-0.01	P
7	8	59 (3)	Jun 13	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.208	.375	9	1.12	-0.086	2.25	-0.10%	-1.10	P
8	9	65 (5)	Jun 18	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.148	.148	.185	.333	9	.76	-0.008	1.15	-0.01%	-0.30	P
9	10	69 (3)	Jun 21 (2)	DET		WSH	L,2-3	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.179	.321	9	4.98	-0.139	8.84	-0.15%	-0.51	P
10	11	71 (1)	Jun 24	DET		BOS	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.167	.300	9	.86	-0.043	1.19	-0.04%	-0.33	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	12	86 (14)	Jul 12 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-4	3-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.156	.281	9	1.33	-0.058	1.32	-0.04%	-0.61	P
12	13	91 (4)	Jul 16	DET	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.118	.118	.147	.265	9						P
13	14	93 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,2-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.114	.114	.143	.257	9	.84	-0.023	.08	0.00%	-0.22	P
14	15	99 (5)	Jul 25	DET		NYY	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.139	.250	9	.60	-0.015	.03	0.00%	-0.17	P
15	16	101 (1)	Jul 29	DET		PHA	W,12-7	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	.100	.100	.125	.225	9	.94	-0.097	.01	0.00%	0.52	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	17	107 (5)	Aug 2 (2)	DET		BOS	W,6-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.114	.205	9	.51	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
17	18	114 (6)	Aug 9 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.125	.146	.271	9						P
18	19	119 (4)	Aug 13	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.137	.137	.157	.294	9	.91	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
19	20	124 (4)	Aug 19	DET		CLE	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.127	.127	.145	.273	9	.39	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-1.13	P
20	21	128 (3)	Aug 26 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.121	.121	.138	.259	9	1.20	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
21	22	134 (5)	Aug 31	DET	@	NYY	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.119	.119	.136	.254	9	.45	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	23	136 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.119	.136	.254	9						P
23	24	141 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	DET		SLB	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.115	.131	.246	9	1.34	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
24	25	145 (3)	Sep 12	DET		PHA	W,6-5	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.113	.113	.129	.242	9	1.82	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
25	26	148 (2)	Sep 14	DET		WSH	L,6-8	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.141	.266	9	1.04	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.35	P
26	27	150 (1)	Sep 17	DET		NYY	L,4-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.123	.123	.138	.262	9	.23	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
27	28	152 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	DET		CLE	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.123	.138	.262	9						P
28	29	156 (3)	Sep 27	DET	@	CLE	L,0-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.123	.123	.138	.262	9						P
							14-14		66	65	4	8	1	0	0	3	0	0	12	0	1		2	3	0	0	.123	.123	.138	.262		.90	-0.942	.97	-0.73%	-8.89

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