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	17-20 / in Starts: 11-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	42 (22-14-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (19-11-5)

Most Driven In
D Kolloway	4
D Kryhoski	3
H Evers	2
J Priddy	2
J Ginsberg	1
V Wertz	1

Most Driven In By
V Wertz	2
G Kell	1
J Lipon	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	223	5 (4)	Apr 22	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	224	8 (2)	Apr 29	DET		CHW	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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	225	11 (2)	May 3	DET		BOS	L,1-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	226	16 (4)	May 8	DET		NYY	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	227	20 (3)	May 13 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,10-13	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
6	228	27 (6)	May 21	DET	@	BOS	L,7-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	229	29 (1)	May 24	DET	@	NYY	L,1-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	230	32 (2)	May 27 (1)	DET		SLB	W,3-2	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	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
9	231	39 (6)	Jun 3 (1)	DET		WSH	L,4-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
10	232	55 (15)	Jun 20 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.74	-0.038	.56	-0.02%	-0.41	P
11	233	59 (3)	Jun 24	DET	@	WSH	W,10-5	GS-4	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	1.52	0.149	1.23	0.07%	1.33	P
12	234	61 (1)	Jun 27	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	.67	-0.017	.70	-0.01%	-0.24	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
13	235	65 (3)	Jul 1 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
14	236	69 (3)	Jul 6	DET		CLE	L,4-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
15	237	71 (1)	Jul 8 (1)	DET		CLE	L,3-8	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.41	-0.011	.16	0.00%	-0.11	P
16	238	74 (2)	Jul 13	DET		WSH	L,1-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9						P
17	239	79 (4)	Jul 17	DET		PHA	W,8-5	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	.85	0.051	.07	0.00%	0.61	P
18	240	82 (2)	Jul 19 (2)	DET		PHA	W,4-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9						P
19	241	84 (1)	Jul 21	DET		BOS	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	1.52	-0.078	.17	-0.01%	-0.69	P
20	242	89 (4)	Jul 27	DET	@	PHA	L,6-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9	.87	-0.022	.02	0.00%	-0.25	P
21	243	90	Jul 28	DET	@	PHA	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9						P
22	244	93 (2)	Jul 30	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.235	.412	9	1.31	-0.033	.05	0.00%	-0.10	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
23	245	94	Aug 1 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,9-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.235	.412	8						P
24	246	95	Aug 1 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,6-10	1-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	.97	-0.025	.04	0.00%	-0.23	P
25	247	100 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,8-5	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	9	.95	0.071	.01	0.00%	0.82	P
26	248	105 (4)	Aug 10	DET		SLB	L,2-4	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9						P
27	249	110 (4)	Aug 15	DET	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.231	.423	9	.94	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
28	250	116 (5)	Aug 20 (1)	DET		NYY	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.207	.379	9	.43	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
29	251	119 (2)	Aug 22	DET		NYY	W,7-6	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.200	.367	9	2.28	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
30	252	122 (2)	Aug 25	DET		WSH	L,5-11	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.200	.367	9						P
31	253	126 (3)	Aug 29	DET		BOS	L,5-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.212	.394	9	1.28	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.29	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
32	254	130 (3)	Sep 2	DET		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.167	.194	.361	9						P
33	255	135 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG(14)	6	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.225	.400	9	2.76	0.163	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
34	256	140 (4)	Sep 13	DET	@	NYY	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.182	.182	.227	.409	9	1.30	0.106	.00	0.00%	1.37	P
35	257	145 (4)	Sep 18	DET	@	PHA	W,8-6	GS-7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.191	.191	.255	.447	9	.57	0.076	.00	0.00%	0.65	P
36	258	149 (3)	Sep 23	DET		CLE	W,9-1	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.288	.519	9	1.31	0.152	.00	0.00%	1.11	P
37	259	154 (4)	Sep 30	DET	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.236	.291	.527	9	2.21	0.244	.00	0.00%	1.40	P
							17-20		57	55	5	13	3	0	0	13	0	0	12	0	2		1	0	0	0	.236	.236	.291	.527		1.33	0.586	.10	0.04%	3.14

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