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Virgil Cheeves

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: February 12, 1901 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Died: May 5, 1979 in Dallas, TX

Buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, TX

Debut: September 7, 1920 (Age 19-208d, 5,090th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 13, 1927 (Age 26-090d)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: Virgil Earl Cheeves

Nicknames: Chief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

ERA

4.73

111

458.2

WHIP

1.557

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-12 / in Starts: 3-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	14 (8-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
C Heathcote	1
M Callaghan	0

Most Driven In By
G Grantham	1

1923 Batting Game Log

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1923 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	82	5 (4)	Apr 21	CHC		STL	W,10-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	83	13 (7)	Apr 30	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS-3	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	84	17 (3)	May 4	CHC	@	STL	W,2-1	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.37	0.010	1.15	0.02%	0.13	P
4	85	19 (1)	May 6	CHC	@	STL	L,4-16	2-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.09	-0.004	.25	-0.01%	-0.62	P
5	86	22 (2)	May 11	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-7	2-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	.54	0.011	1.65	0.02%	0.05	P
6	87	33 (10)	May 26	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.06	-0.028	1.92	-0.03%	-0.11	P
7	88	35 (1)	May 28	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	1.63	-0.129	3.02	-0.14%	-0.83	P
8	89	39 (3)	May 31	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.79	-0.041	1.22	-0.04%	-0.36	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	90	44 (4)	Jun 5	CHC		NYG	L,3-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	.71	-0.037	1.07	-0.03%	-0.37	P
10	91	51 (6)	Jun 12	CHC		BSN	W,12-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	.74	-0.021	1.23	-0.02%	-0.25	P
11	92	62 (10)	Jun 23	CHC	@	STL	L,5-9	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9	.14	-0.004	.31	-0.01%	-0.11	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
12	93	70 (7)	Jul 2	CHC		CIN	L,8-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9						P
13	94	77 (6)	Jul 10	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9						P
14	95	81 (3)	Jul 14	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	9	1.21	-0.149	1.51	-0.11%	-1.70	P
15	96	84 (2)	Jul 16 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	9						P
16	97	86 (1)	Jul 18	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	9	1.92	-0.034	1.06	-0.01%	-0.35	P
17	98	92 (5)	Jul 26	CHC		NYG	W,11-10	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.150	.250	9	.64	-0.019	.34	-0.01%	-0.25	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
18	99	115 (22)	Aug 19	CHC	@	BRO	W,15-8	5-GF	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.174	.217	.391	9	.88	0.029	.17	0.00%	1.65	P
19	100	122 (6)	Aug 27	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.174	.217	.391	9						P
							7-12		23	23	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.174	.217	.391		.88	-0.416	1.24	-0.37%	-3.10

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