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	19-13 / in Starts: 15-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 74 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	36 (19-8-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 74 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-15-7)

Most Driven In
J Bloodworth	2
P Richards	1
J Hoover	1
J Wood	1

Most Driven In By
D Wakefield	2
J Wood	1
J Hoover	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	30	2 (1)	Apr 22	DET	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2	31	7 (4)	Apr 29	DET		SLB	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.84	-0.067	2.09	-0.10%	-0.49	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	32	10 (2)	May 4	DET	@	SLB	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.51	0.028	1.38	0.05%	0.28	P
4	33	14 (3)	May 9 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.62	0.015	1.64	0.02%	0.10	P
5	34	16 (1)	May 12	DET		PHA	W,3-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
6	35	20 (3)	May 16 (1)	DET		WSH	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.99	0.040	2.77	0.07%	0.37	P
7	36	29 (8)	May 30 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,0-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.84	-0.027	2.42	-0.05%	-0.15	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
8	37	35 (5)	Jun 3	DET	@	WSH	W,8-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9						P
9	38	39 (3)	Jun 6 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,4-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9						P
10	39	44 (4)	Jun 13 (2)	DET		CHW	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	.94	0.029	2.76	0.05%	0.01	P
11	40	46 (1)	Jun 17 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	2.16	-0.051	6.27	-0.09%	-0.19	P
12	41	50 (3)	Jun 20 (2)	DET		SLB	L,4-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	9						P
13	42	53 (2)	Jun 24	DET		CLE	W,7-4	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.67	0.107	1.42	0.14%	1.63	P
14	43	58 (4)	Jun 30	DET		BOS	T,3-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.207	.465	9	.78	-0.019	1.51	-0.02%	-0.22	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
15	44	63 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	DET		NYY	L,0-1	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	1.66	-0.037	5.97	-0.08%	-0.34	P
16	45	71 (7)	Jul 10	DET		PHA	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.242	.194	.436	9	.48	-0.012	1.87	-0.03%	-0.09	P
17	46	87 (15)	Jul 28 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.229	.182	.410	9	1.46	-0.079	3.13	-0.10%	-0.70	P
18	47	91 (3)	Jul 31	DET	@	NYY	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.229	.182	.410	9						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
19	48	94 (2)	Aug 3 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-0	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.216	.171	.388	9	.65	-0.030	1.21	-0.03%	-0.40	P
20	49	98 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	DET		CHW	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.179	.220	.179	.399	9						P
21	50	104 (5)	Aug 15 (1)	DET		PHA	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.209	.171	.380	9	.69	-0.034	.41	-0.01%	-0.24	P
22	51	109 (4)	Aug 19 (2)	DET		BOS	W,10-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.191	.156	.347	9	.27	-0.037	.24	-0.02%	-1.67	P
23	52	116 (6)	Aug 24 (2)	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.176	.143	.319	9	1.21	-0.067	.62	-0.02%	-1.10	P
24	53	121 (4)	Aug 29 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,15-5	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.196	.185	.382	9						P
Sep/Oct		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
25	54	126 (4)	Sep 4	DET		SLB	L,5-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.164	.193	.182	.375	9	.89	-0.022	.05	0.00%	-0.22	P
26	55	129 (2)	Sep 7 (2)	DET		CHW	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.193	.182	.375	9						P
27	56	130	Sep 9 (1)	DET		CLE	L,3-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.186	.175	.362	9	1.50	-0.068	.06	0.00%	-0.49	P
28	57	137 (6)	Sep 14 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,7-5	GS-0	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.164	.190	.180	.371	9						P
29	58	139 (1)	Sep 17	DET	@	CLE	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.190	.180	.371	9						P
30	59	142 (2)	Sep 19 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.190	.180	.371	9						P
31	60	143	Sep 22	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.159	.185	.175	.359	9	1.02	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
32	61	149 (5)	Sep 27	DET	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.164	.188	.179	.368	9	.84	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
33	62	154 (4)	Oct 2	DET	@	WSH	W,12-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.181	.203	.194	.397	9	.49	0.120	.00	0.00%	1.78	P
							19-13		74	72	7	13	1	0	0	7	2	0	4	0	0		2	1	0	0	.181	.203	.194	.397		.83	-0.252	1.30	-0.23%	-3.18

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