| Virgil Trucks Virgil Oliver Trucks (Fire) Position: Pitcher
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Born: April 26, 1917 in Birmingham, AL
High School: Tarrant City HS (Tarrant, AL)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1938.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 27, 1941 (Age 24)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER
Teams (by GP): Tigers/WhiteSox/Athletics/Yankees/Browns 1941-1958
Final Game: September 26, 1958 (Age 41)
vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L
Died: March 23, 2013 in Calera, AL
Buried: Alabama National Cemetery, Montevallo, AL
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 14 | SLB | DET | W,10-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 2 | 4 (2) | Apr 18 (1) | SLB | @ | DET | W,8-7 | GF | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 3 | 6 (1) | Apr 19 | SLB | @ | DET | W,6-3 | GS | 21 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 4 | 8 (1) | Apr 24 | SLB | CHW | L,0-3 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 5 | 13 (4) | Apr 30 | SLB | WSH | W,3-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 6 | 17 (3) | May 3 (2) | SLB | BOS | W,6-5 | GF | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 7 | 18 | May 5 | SLB | PHA | W,2-1 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P | |
| 8 | 22 (3) | May 10 | SLB | CLE | L,3-12 | GS | 40 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 9 | 26 (3) | May 15 | SLB | @ | WSH | W,4-0 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 10 | 28 (1) | May 17 | SLB | @ | NYY | L,5-6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 11 | 30 (1) | May 20 | SLB | @ | BOS | L,2-3 | GS | 27 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | P |
| 12 | 34 (3) | May 25 | SLB | CHW | L,5-7 | GS | 17 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 13 | 39 (4) | May 30 (1) | SLB | @ | DET | W,5-4 | GS | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | P |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 14 | 45 (5) | Jun 4 | SLB | WSH | L,1-10 | GS | 17 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 15 | 49 (3) | Jun 7 (2) | SLB | NYY | L,2-7 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | 53 (3) | Jun 11 | SLB | BOS | L,0-7 | GS | 41 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| Player went from St. Louis Browns to Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 60 | Jun 18 | CHW | @ | WSH | W,8-4 | GS | 32 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 18 | 65 (4) | Jun 23 | CHW | @ | NYY | W,11-3 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 19 | 70 (4) | Jun 28 | CHW | @ | BOS | W,13-4 | GS | 29 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 20 | 73 (2) | Jul 4 (1) | CHW | @ | SLB | W,13-0 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 21 | 79 (5) | Jul 8 | CHW | DET | W,14-4 | GS | 31 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 22 | 85 (5) | Jul 12 (2) | CHW | CLE | W,3-1 | GS | 33 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 23 | 88 (2) | Jul 17 | CHW | WSH | W,4-1 | CG | 30 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P | |
| 24 | 92 (3) | Jul 22 | CHW | BOS | W,1-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 25 | 97 (4) | Jul 26 (2) | CHW | PHA | W,4-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 26 | 101 (3) | Jul 31 | CHW | @ | WSH | L,0-2 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | P |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 27 | 105 (3) | Aug 4 | CHW | @ | PHA | W,8-3 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | P |
| 28 | 110 (4) | Aug 8 (2) | CHW | @ | NYY | L,0-3 | CG | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 29 | 114 (3) | Aug 13 | CHW | @ | CLE | W,7-3 | GS | 43 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 30 | 118 (3) | Aug 18 (1) | CHW | SLB | W,3-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 31 | 124 (5) | Aug 23 (2) | CHW | DET | W,11-6 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | P | |
| 32 | 127 (2) | Aug 27 | CHW | BOS | W,6-4 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 33 | 129 (1) | Aug 29 | CHW | BOS | W,5-1 | GF | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 34 | 132 (2) | Sep 1 | CHW | NYY | L,2-3 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 35 | 138 (5) | Sep 6 | CHW | @ | CLE | L,2-4 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 36 | 139 | Sep 7 (1) | CHW | @ | DET | L,2-6 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 37 | 143 (3) | Sep 11 | CHW | @ | PHA | W,9-4 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 38 | 145 (1) | Sep 13 | CHW | @ | BOS | L,6-7 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 39 | 148 (2) | Sep 16 | CHW | @ | WSH | L,2-4 | GS | 28 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 40 | 151 (2) | Sep 20 (2) | CHW | SLB | W,5-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 40gm | 264.1 | 14 | 42 | 6 | 62 | 3 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 14 | SLB | DET | W,10-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 4 (2) | Apr 18 (1) | SLB | @ | DET | W,8-7 | GF | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 (1) | Apr 19 | SLB | @ | DET | W,6-3 | GS | 21 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 (1) | Apr 24 | SLB | CHW | L,0-3 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | 13 (4) | Apr 30 | SLB | WSH | W,3-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 6 | 17 (3) | May 3 (2) | SLB | BOS | W,6-5 | GF | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 18 | May 5 | SLB | PHA | W,2-1 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 (3) | May 10 | SLB | CLE | L,3-12 | GS | 40 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 26 (3) | May 15 | SLB | @ | WSH | W,4-0 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 (1) | May 17 | SLB | @ | NYY | L,5-6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 30 (1) | May 20 | SLB | @ | BOS | L,2-3 | GS | 27 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 34 (3) | May 25 | SLB | CHW | L,5-7 | GS | 17 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 39 (4) | May 30 (1) | SLB | @ | DET | W,5-4 | GS | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 14 | 45 (5) | Jun 4 | SLB | WSH | L,1-10 | GS | 17 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 49 (3) | Jun 7 (2) | SLB | NYY | L,2-7 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | 53 (3) | Jun 11 | SLB | BOS | L,0-7 | GS | 41 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player went from St. Louis Browns to Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 60 | Jun 18 | CHW | @ | WSH | W,8-4 | GS | 32 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 65 (4) | Jun 23 | CHW | @ | NYY | W,11-3 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 70 (4) | Jun 28 | CHW | @ | BOS | W,13-4 | GS | 29 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 20 | 73 (2) | Jul 4 (1) | CHW | @ | SLB | W,13-0 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | 79 (5) | Jul 8 | CHW | DET | W,14-4 | GS | 31 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 85 (5) | Jul 12 (2) | CHW | CLE | W,3-1 | GS | 33 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 88 (2) | Jul 17 | CHW | WSH | W,4-1 | CG | 30 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 92 (3) | Jul 22 | CHW | BOS | W,1-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 97 (4) | Jul 26 (2) | CHW | PHA | W,4-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 101 (3) | Jul 31 | CHW | @ | WSH | L,0-2 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 27 | 105 (3) | Aug 4 | CHW | @ | PHA | W,8-3 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 110 (4) | Aug 8 (2) | CHW | @ | NYY | L,0-3 | CG | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 114 (3) | Aug 13 | CHW | @ | CLE | W,7-3 | GS | 43 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 118 (3) | Aug 18 (1) | CHW | SLB | W,3-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 124 (5) | Aug 23 (2) | CHW | DET | W,11-6 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | 127 (2) | Aug 27 | CHW | BOS | W,6-4 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 129 (1) | Aug 29 | CHW | BOS | W,5-1 | GF | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 34 | 132 (2) | Sep 1 | CHW | NYY | L,2-3 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | 138 (5) | Sep 6 | CHW | @ | CLE | L,2-4 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 139 | Sep 7 (1) | CHW | @ | DET | L,2-6 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 143 (3) | Sep 11 | CHW | @ | PHA | W,9-4 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 145 (1) | Sep 13 | CHW | @ | BOS | L,6-7 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 148 (2) | Sep 16 | CHW | @ | WSH | L,2-4 | GS | 28 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 151 (2) | Sep 20 (2) | CHW | SLB | W,5-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 40gm | 264.1 | 14 | 42 | 6 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
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