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

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Team Record in Appearances: 9-30

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 16

1958 Pitching Game Log

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1958 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	477	4	Apr 18	KCA		CHW	L,7-11	9-GF		99	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	9.00	16.48	5	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.003	.03	-0.01%	-0.52	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
2	478	8	Apr 23	KCA		DET	L,2-8	9-GF		4	1.0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	4.50	7.48	6	1	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	.04	-0.005	.14	-0.01%	-1.52	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 7
3	479	10	Apr 25	KCA	@	CHW	L,5-6	9-10	BS(1)	1	1.2	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.45	5.20	8	2	0	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.40	-0.179	13.46	-0.33%	-1.01	9b 123 1 out a3	10b 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	480	15	May 4(1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-7	6-6		8	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.25	5.73	2	1	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	-0.023	2.05	-0.04%	-0.26	6b 123 2 out d3	6b 3 out d4
5	481	16	May 4(2)	KCA	@	WSH	T,2-2	7-GF		-1	3.0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.29	4.62	12	2	4	1	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.14	0.315	6.42	0.57%	1.38	7b --- 0 out tie	9b end tie
6	482	17	May 9	KCA	@	DET	L,1-7	8-GF(8)		4	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	4.17	4	2	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.04	-0.004	.11	-0.01%	-0.60	8b -23 1 out d4	8b end d 6
7	483	20	May 12	KCA		CHW	W,2-1	6-7		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.93	3.61	7	3	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.198	3.01	0.24%	1.93	6t 12- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d1
8	484	22	May 14	KCA		CHW	L,1-4	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.84	3.60	4	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.007	.24	0.01%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
9	485	28	May 21	KCA		WSH	L,1-6	8-GF		6	2.0	3	3	3	1	3	1	0	2.84	4.21	10	0	3	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.24	-0.073	.58	-0.11%	-2.05	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 5
10	486	29	May 22	KCA		BOS	L,5-8	8-8		0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	4.21	2	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.120	2.44	-0.16%	-1.34	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 1-3 0 out d1
11	487	36	May 30(1)	KCA		CLE	L,1-7	8-GF		7	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.51	4.01	6	1	3	0	0	2		3	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.08	-0.011	.17	-0.01%	0.02	8t 123 1 out d4	9t end d 6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	488	42	Jun 4	KCA	@	WSH	W,5-4	7-GF	S(1)	4	3.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.08	3.98	12	2	6	1	3	1		2	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.25	0.453	6.11	0.51%	1.35	7b 12- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
13	489	44	Jun 6(1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	3.92	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.061	2.11	0.09%	0.90	8b --3 1 out d1	8b end d 1
14	490	48	Jun 8(2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-1	8-GF	S(2)	1	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.80	3.93	8	3	2	1	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.89	0.372	7.38	0.42%	0.84	8b 12- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
15	491	50	Jun 11(2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-2	8-GF	L(0-1)	2	1.2	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	2.08	4.37	9	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	-0.273	9.60	-0.52%	-0.83	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
16	492	53	Jun 13	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-9	8-GF(8)		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	4.34	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.04	0.00%	0.43	8b 12- 2 out d6	8b end d 6
				Player went from Kansas City Athletics to New York Yankees
17	493	58	Jun 20	NYY	@	DET	L,1-7	7-7		6	0.1	1	4	4	2	0	0	0	3.63	4.58	5	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.091	2.77	-0.29%	-2.69	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 1-3 1 out d4
18	494	66	Jun 29	NYY	@	KCA	L,6-12	6-6		8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.57	4.55	1	0	1	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	0.038	7.76	0.12%	0.75	6b 123 2 out d2	6b 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	495	67	Jul 1(1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-7	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.42	4.50	4	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.011	.74	0.03%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
20	496	73	Jul 5	NYY		BOS	T,3-3	6-7		3	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.20	4.13	4	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	0.199	4.16	0.43%	1.96	6t 123 1 out d1	7t 3 out d1
21	497	74	Jul 6	NYY		BOS	L,4-10	9-GF		0	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.42	4.18	5	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.03	-0.003	.09	-0.01%	-0.55	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
22	498	75	Jul 9	NYY		CLE	L,2-12	8-GF		2	1.2	8	5	5	1	1	0	0	4.82	4.12	13	2	2	0	0	7		0	0	0	0	0	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.005	.04	-0.01%	-4.32	8t --- 1 out d6	9t end d10
23	499	77	Jul 10(2)	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	8-8		0	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.82	4.23	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.021	1.03	-0.05%	-0.97	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 12- 0 out d3
24	500	80	Jul 13(1)	NYY		CHW	L,4-7	7-8		2	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.50	4.21	8	4	3	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.021	.62	0.03%	0.90	7t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d3
25	501	83	Jul 15	NYY		DET	L,5-12	3-7		1	5.0	4	3	3	2	2	0	0	4.63	4.02	20	3	9	0	0	4		0	0	1	1	0	17	0	1	0	0	1	0	.06	-0.027	.13	-0.04%	-0.76	3t --- 0 out d6	7t 3 out d9
26	502	92	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	6-6		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.50	4.06	5	0	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.15	0.005	.15	0.00%	0.50	6b --- 0 out d5	6b 3 out d5
27	503	95	Jul 27(1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	4.26	3.90	9	2	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.010	.03	0.00%	-0.07	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
28	504	96	Jul 27(2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		-1	1.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.15	3.83	6	0	1	1	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.46	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	505	103	Aug 3(1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	8-8		6	0.1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	4.12	3.92	4	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	-0.088	.06	-0.01%	-1.69	8b --- 0 out d1	8b 1-3 1 out d2
30	506	109	Aug 9	NYY		BOS	L,6-9	6-7		5	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.92	3.88	8	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.011	.02	0.00%	0.90	6t --- 0 out d7	7t 3 out d4
31	507	110	Aug 10(1)	NYY		BOS	W,7-5	8-GF	W(1-1)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.74	3.72	7	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.166	.20	0.02%	0.90	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 2
32	508	114	Aug 12	NYY		BAL	W,7-2	8-GF	S(3)	1	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.63	3.68	5	3	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	.50	0.042	.09	0.01%	0.86	8t 12- 2 out a3	9t end a 5
33	509	119	Aug 17	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.55	3.61	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.031	.11	0.01%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
34	510	123	Aug 22	NYY		CHW	W,8-5	8-GF	S(4)	4	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.59	3.63	9	1	4	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	0.035	.83	0.01%	-0.10	8t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
35	511	125	Aug 24(1)	NYY		DET	L,3-8	7-8		1	1.2	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	3.47	3.91	8	3	3	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	.29	-0.101	.07	-0.01%	-3.04	7t 123 1 out d2	8t 3 out d6
36	512	128	Aug 27	NYY		KCA	L,7-11	8-8		2	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	3.58	3.95	6	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.025	.03	0.00%	-0.55	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
37	513	130	Aug 30	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	6-GF(8)		2	2.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.57	3.83	12	1	7	1	0	3		2	0	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.07	0.057	.34	0.01%	0.78	6b 12- 1 out d1	8b end d 2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	514	136	Sep 5	NYY		WSH	L,3-6	9-GF		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.54	3.83	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.73	9t 123 2 out d3	9t end d 3
39	515	140	Sep 9	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-9	5-GF(5)		3	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.86	3.87	4	0	1	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.80	-0.110	.01	0.00%	-3.78	5b 123 1 out d2	5b end d 7
40	516	145	Sep 14(2)	NYY	@	KCA	W,12-7	9-GF(14)	W(2-1)	4	6.0	2	0	0	4	5	0	0	3.47	3.77	25	8	6	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.07	0.670	.00	0.00%	2.86	9b --- 0 out tie	14b end a 5
41	517	153	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	11-GF(12)	L(2-2)	11	2.0	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	3.65	3.77	11	0	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.42	-0.293	.00	0.00%	-1.10	11t --- 0 out tie	12t end d 2
							9-30		W-L:2-2,Sv:4,BSv:1	2.8	61.2	58	31	25	39	41	3	2	3.65	3.77	283	0.76		7%	5%	53		39	41%	6	1	0	232	6	3	1	3	8	6	1.11	1.237	1.77	0.89%	-7.90

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