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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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 15	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 20	CHW	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
3	10 (2)	Apr 25 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (4)	May 1	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	21 (5)	May 6	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-4	GS	25	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	23 (1)	May 9 (1)	CHW		DET	L,2-3	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 13	CHW		PHA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
8	29 (1)	May 15	CHW		PHA	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	32 (2)	May 18	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	36 (3)	May 23	CHW	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	21	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	37	May 25	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	41 (3)	May 29	CHW	@	BAL	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	46 (4)	Jun 3	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-6	GS	40	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	48 (1)	Jun 5	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	51 (2)	Jun 8	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	P
16	56 (4)	Jun 13 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	60 (3)	Jun 18	CHW		NYY	L,6-7	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	64 (3)	Jun 22	CHW		WSH	W,7-5	GS	40	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	69 (4)	Jun 27 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	74 (4)	Jul 2 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	80 (5)	Jul 6	CHW	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	86 (5)	Jul 11 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	88 (1)	Jul 16	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
24	93 (4)	Jul 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,15-3	GS	29	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	96 (2)	Jul 23	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-1	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	100 (3)	Jul 27	CHW		NYY	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	106 (5)	Aug 1 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,12-1	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	110 (3)	Aug 6	CHW		WSH	W,10-5	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	115 (4)	Aug 11	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	119 (3)	Aug 15 (2)	CHW		DET	L,7-8	GS	22	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	120	Aug 17 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	124 (3)	Aug 20	CHW	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	133 (8)	Aug 29	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	136 (2)	Sep 3	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	140 (3)	Sep 6 (2)	CHW		DET	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	143 (2)	Sep 10	CHW		NYY	L,3-6	GS	26	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	146 (2)	Sep 12 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	147	Sep 14	CHW		PHA	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	150 (2)	Sep 19	CHW		BAL	L,1-5	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
40	154 (3)	Sep 24	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
							40gm		264.2	10	48	0	58	1