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

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1920	19		Eastland	WTXL	D		14	12	.538		4.88							223.0	228	121			66							1.318	9.2		2.7
1920	19	-9.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		3.50	3.50	5	2	2	0	0	0	18.0	16	7	7	0	7		3	0	0	0	73	1.278	8.0	0.0	3.5	1.5	0.43
1921	20	-7.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	12	.478	4.64	5.36	37	22	12	9	1	0	163.0	192	97	84	8	47		39	9	1	0	708	1.466	10.6	0.4	2.6	2.2	0.83
1922	21	-7.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	12	11	.522	4.09	4.88	39	22	9	9	1	3	182.2	195	99	83	9	76		40	10	0	1	802	1.484	9.6	0.4	3.7	2.0	0.53
1923	22	-6.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	3	4	.429	6.18	6.81	19	8	6	0	0	0	71.1	89	54	49	8	37		13	3	0	0	332	1.766	11.2	1.0	4.7	1.6	0.35
1924	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		2	3	.400		5.79	9						42.0	56	27	26		38							2.238	12.0		8.1
1924	23	-5.5	Kansas City	AA	AA		0	2	.000			3						14.0	23				11							2.429	14.8		7.1
1924	23	-5.6	Wichita Falls	TL	A	CHC	2	1	.667	8.36	8.68	6						28.0	33	27	26		27							2.143	10.6		8.7
1924	23	-5.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		7.79	8.83	8	1	1	0	0	0	17.1	26	17	15	2	17		2	1	0	0	90	2.481	13.5	1.0	8.8	1.0	0.12

1926	25	-0.2	Terrell	TEXA	D		5	4	.556		4.30	12						88.0	66	42			30							1.091	6.8		3.1
1927	26	-1.5	Newark	IL	AA		3	6	.333	6.05	7.03	14						64.0	73	50	43		23							1.500	10.3		3.2
1927	26	-4.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	0		4.26	4.26	3	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	8	3	3	1	4		1	0	0	0	30	1.895	11.4	1.4	5.7	1.4	0.25

1929	28	-1.4	Waco	TL	A		3	8	.273	7.73	9.00	29						71.0	103	71	61		36							1.958	13.1		4.6
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		26	27	.491	4.73	5.44	111	55	32	18	2	3	458.2	526	277	241	28	188		98	23	1	1	2035	1.557	10.3	0.5	3.7	1.9	0.52
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		27	33	.450		5.74	64						488.0	526	311	130		193							1.473	9.7		3.6
All Levels (8 Seasons)							53	60	.469		5.59	175	55	32	18	2	3	946.2	1052	588	371	28	381		98	23	1	1	2035	1.514	10.0		3.6

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		3	8	.273		5.77	17						78.0	96	50	43		34							1.667	11.1		3.9
A (2 seasons)					Minors		5	9	.357	7.91	8.91	35						99.0	136	98	87		63							2.010	12.4		5.7
D (2 seasons)					Minors		19	16	.543		4.72	12						311.0	294	163			96							1.254	8.5		2.8