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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 18	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4	Apr 20	KCA	@	CHW	L,7-11		16	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 23	KCA	@	DET	W,5-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8	Apr 24	KCA		CLE	W,17-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	11 (2)	Apr 27	KCA		CHW	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	14 (2)	May 1	KCA		BOS	W,7-5	GF	23	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	20 (5)	May 7	KCA		BAL	W,3-2	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	24 (3)	May 12 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	W,9-2	GF	12	3.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	29 (4)	May 18	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-5	GF	18	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	32 (2)	May 20	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	33	May 21	KCA	@	WSH	L,0-3	GF	8	1.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
12	34	May 22	KCA	@	WSH	W,8-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	35	May 25	KCA		DET	W,5-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	39 (3)	May 29	KCA	@	DET	L,3-4		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	41 (1)	May 30 (2)	KCA	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	43 (1)	Jun 1	KCA		CLE	L,0-3		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	45 (1)	Jun 4	KCA		BAL	L,7-9		9	2.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
18	47 (1)	Jun 6	KCA		BAL	L,3-8		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	52 (4)	Jun 12 (1)	KCA		WSH	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	53	Jun 12 (2)	KCA		WSH	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	56 (2)	Jun 15	KCA		NYY	L,2-9	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	58 (1)	Jun 18	KCA	@	WSH	W,2-0	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	59	Jun 19	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-3		10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	60	Jun 20	KCA	@	WSH	L,4-9		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	64 (3)	Jun 23 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-10		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	67 (2)	Jun 28	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	72 (4)	Jul 3	KCA		CHW	W,5-0	GS	26	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	75 (2)	Jul 5	KCA	@	DET	L,4-8		21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	78 (2)	Jul 11	KCA		NYY	L,2-3	GS	28	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	84 (5)	Jul 16	KCA		BOS	L,3-4	GS	33	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	91 (6)	Jul 23	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS	0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
32	99 (7)	Jul 31 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-2	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	105 (5)	Aug 6	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	108 (2)	Aug 9	KCA	@	CLE	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	112 (3)	Aug 13 (1)	KCA		DET	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	113	Aug 13 (2)	KCA		DET	W,3-2		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	121 (7)	Aug 21	KCA		NYY	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	128 (6)	Aug 28	KCA		WSH	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	131 (2)	Sep 1	KCA		CHW	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	133 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-6	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	134	Sep 6	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	139 (4)	Sep 13	KCA	@	WSH	L,6-11		11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	141 (1)	Sep 15 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,3-5	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	142	Sep 15 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	146 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	KCA		DET	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	148 (1)	Sep 23	KCA		CHW	W,6-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	150 (1)	Sep 25	KCA		CLE	L,7-9		0	2.2	1	1	0	2	0
48	153 (2)	Sep 28	KCA	@	DET	W,5-3		12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							48gm		116.0	8	21	1	30	0