Virgil Trucks
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Virgil Oliver Trucks (Fire)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 198 lb.
- Debut September 27, 1941
- Final Game September 26, 1958
- Born April 26, 1917 in Birmingham, AL USA
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[edit] Biographical Information
Virgil Trucks entered the Navy in February 1944 and was discharged in September 1945. In 1945, he started only one game during the regular season after being released from military service, but started two games in the World Series against the Chicago Cubs, winning Game two with a complete game four-hitter. An outstanding pitcher who compiled 177 career wins, he holds the distinction of pitching two no-hitters during the 1952 season, in spite of finishing with a 5-19 record. In only two of 17 seasons, however, did he lose more games than he won.
Trucks was a Pittsburgh Pirates coach in 1963.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 2-time AL All-Star (1949 & 1954)
- AL Strikeouts Leader (1949)
- 2-time AL Shutouts Leader (1949 & 1954)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 4 (1943, 1949, 1953 & 1954)
- 20 Wins Seasons: 1 (1953)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 6 (1943, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953 & 1954)
- Won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1945
[edit] Further Reading
- Tony Salin: Baseball's Forgotten Heroes, Masters Press, Chicago, 1999, pp. 191-192.
