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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 20	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
2	6 (3)	Apr 26 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-2	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	11 (4)	Apr 30	DET		CLE	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14 (2)	May 4	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	18 (3)	May 8	DET		NYY	L,0-12	GS	32	6.1	0	0	0	0	0
6	22 (3)	May 12	DET		WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
7	27 (4)	May 17	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	32 (4)	May 22	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	54	11.2	1	2	0	3	0
9	36 (3)	May 27	DET		SLB	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
10	38 (1)	May 29	DET		SLB	W,6-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	41 (2)	Jun 1	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	45 (3)	Jun 5 (1)	DET		BOS	L,3-5	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	49 (3)	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	51 (1)	Jun 11	DET		WSH	L,8-9	GF	8	2.1	0	2	0	2	0
15	54 (2)	Jun 14	DET	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
16	57 (2)	Jun 19 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
17	62 (4)	Jun 23	DET	@	NYY	L,0-12	GS	19	4.1	0	1	0	1	0
18	67 (4)	Jun 28	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	70 (2)	Jun 30	DET	@	CLE	W,12-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	72 (1)	Jul 2	DET		CHW	W,7-6	GS	0	8.1	0	1	0	1	0
21	77 (4)	Jul 6	DET	@	SLB	L,5-6	GS	52	11.2	0	0	0	0	0
22	84 (6)	Jul 16	DET		BOS	L,1-11	GS	18	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
23	86 (1)	Jul 17 (2)	DET		PHA	W,5-4	GF	15	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
24	88 (1)	Jul 19	DET		WSH	W,7-6	GF	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
25	91 (2)	Jul 22	DET		NYY	L,2-8	GS	22	3.2	0	1	0	1	0
26	99 (7)	Jul 30	DET	@	PHA	W,11-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	103 (3)	Aug 3	DET	@	NYY	L,5-7	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
28	104	Aug 4	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	106 (1)	Aug 6	DET	@	BOS	L,0-3	GS	29	6.2	1	2	0	3	1
30	110 (3)	Aug 12	DET		SLB	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	115 (4)	Aug 16	DET	@	CLE	L,0-5	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
32	117 (1)	Aug 18	DET	@	CHW	W,2-0	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	120 (2)	Aug 20	DET	@	SLB	L,1-5	GS	0	7.2	1	3	0	4	0
34	125 (4)	Aug 25	DET		WSH	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	129 (3)	Aug 29	DET		PHA	W,4-3	GS	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	133 (3)	Sep 2	DET		CHW	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	141 (7)	Sep 11	DET	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
38	147 (5)	Sep 18 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
39	150 (2)	Sep 23	DET	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
40	152 (1)	Sep 25	DET	@	CLE	L,1-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	155 (2)	Oct 2	DET		CLE	L,4-8	GS	37	7.2	0	1	1	2	0
							41gm		275.0	13	33	2	48	2