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Virgil Trucks
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

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1941 24 DET AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    2.0    4    2    2   0    0    3   0   0     8       0  9.00  4.52   50 2.000
 1942 25 DET AL  14   8  28  20   8   2   8  0  167.7  147   64   51   3   74   91   2   7   721       1  2.74  3.95  144 1.318
 1943 26 DET AL  16  10  33  25  10   2   6  2  202.7  170   72   64  11   52  118   1   1   817       1  2.84  3.53  124 1.095
 1945 28 DET AL   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    5.3    3    1    1   0    2    3   0   0    19       0  1.69  3.53  209 0.938
 1946 29 DET AL  14   9  32  29  15   2   1  0  236.7  217   94   85  23   75  161   3   5   992       0  3.23  3.64  113 1.234
 1947 30 DET AL  10  12  36  26   8   2   5  2  180.7  186  105   91  14   79  108   2   5   800       0  4.53  3.78   83 1.467
 1948 31 DET AL  14  13  43  26   7   0   9  2  211.7  190   97   89  14   85  123   2   7   901       1  3.78  4.37  115 1.299
 1949 32 DET AL  19  11  41  32  17   6   8  4  275.0  209   95   86  16  124  153   4   3  1133       0  2.81  4.16  148 1.211 MVP-22,AS
 1950 33 DET AL   3   1   7   7   2   1   0  0   48.3   45   20   19   6   21   25   1   0   209       0  3.54  4.67  132 1.366
 1951 34 DET AL  13   8  37  18   6   1   8  1  153.7  153   81   74   9   75   89   5   6   680       1  4.33  4.16   96 1.484 MVP-30
 1952 35 DET AL   5  19  35  29   8   3   5  1  197.0  190   99   87  12   82  129   7   5   858       1  3.97  3.78   95 1.381
 1953 36 TOT AL  20  10  40  33  17   5   3  3  264.3  234   97   86  18   99  149   7   7  1101       1  2.93  4.09  140 1.260 MVP-5
         SLB AL   5   4  16  12   4   2   2  2   88.0   83   37   30   4   32   47   4   3   374       0  3.07  4.20  137 1.307
         CHW AL  15   6  24  21  13   3   1  1  176.3  151   60   56  14   67  102   3   4   727       1  2.86  4.04  141 1.236
 1954 37 CHW AL  19  12  40  33  16   5   7  3  264.7  224   87   82  13   95  152   1   4  1090       0  2.79  3.72  134 1.205 MVP-12,AS
 1955 38 CHW AL  13   8  32  26   7   3   2  0  175.0  176   78   77  19   61   91   2   1   749   5   0  3.96  3.96  100 1.354
 1956 39 DET AL   6   5  22  16   3   1   3  1  120.0  104   56   51  15   63   43   6   3   515   5   0  3.83  4.12  108 1.392
 1957 40 KCA AL   9   7  48   7   0   0  23  7  116.0  106   45   39  12   62   55   2   7   502   8   0  3.03  3.94  130 1.448
 1958 41 TOT AL   2   2  41   0   0   0  25  4   61.7   58   31   25   3   39   41   2   2   283   1   0  3.65  3.68  101 1.573
         KCA AL   0   1  16   0   0   0  12  3   22.0   18    7    5   2   15   15   0   0    98   1   0  2.05  3.92  192 1.500
         NYY AL   2   1  25   0   0   0  13  1   39.7   40   24   20   1   24   26   2   2   185   0   0  4.54  3.54   78 1.613
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 17 Yr WL% .567 177 135 517 328 124  33 113 30 2682.3 2416 1124 1009 188 1088 1534  47  63 11378  19   6  3.39  3.94  116 1.306
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  10  41  26   9   2   9  2  215.7  194   90   81  15   87  123   3   5   915   1   0  3.39  3.94  116 1.306
 Career High     20  19  48  33  17   6  25  7  275.0  234  105   91  23  124  161   7   7  1133   8   1  2.74  4.67  148 1.095
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1942 25 DET AL  28   65    4    8   1  0   0    3   0  0   0  12  .123  .123  .138  -29    9   1           0   3
 1943 26 DET AL  33   72    7   13   1  0   0    7   0  0   2   4  .181  .203  .194   13   14   0           0   3
 1945 28 DET AL   1    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .333  .000   -2    0   0           0   0
 1946 29 DET AL  32   95    4   17   4  0   0    5   0  0   0  13  .179  .179  .221    9   21   2           0   4
 1947 30 DET AL  36   70    7   19   2  0   0    5   0  0   1   7  .271  .282  .300   60   21   0           0   3
 1948 31 DET AL  43   79    6   13   0  1   0    2   0  0   2  14  .165  .185  .190   -1   15   2           0   5
 1949 32 DET AL  41  100    6   12   2  0   0    3   0  0   1  15  .120  .137  .140  -27   14   5           1   4 MVP-22,AS
 1950 33 DET AL   7   20    2    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .150  .150  .200  -12    4   0           0   0
 1951 34 DET AL  37   55    5   13   3  0   0   14   0  0   0  12  .236  .236  .291   42   16   2           0   0 MVP-30
 1952 35 DET AL  35   64    3   12   0  0   1    3   1  0   1  11  .188  .200  .234   20   15   2           0   2
 1953 36 TOT AL  40   88    6   19   4  0   1    7   0  0   0  13  .216  .225  .295   38   26  13           1   1 MVP-5
         SLB AL  16   25    0    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .160  .160  .200   -4    5   4           0   0
         CHW AL  24   63    6   15   3  0   1    6   0  0   0  10  .238  .250  .333   54   21   9           1   1
 1954 37 CHW AL  40   93    5   17   2  0   0    8   0  0   1  21  .183  .188  .204    6   19   9   2       0   3 MVP-12,AS
 1955 38 CHW AL  32   64    2    8   1  0   0    6   0  0   0  12  .125  .123  .141  -30    9   7   1   0   0   1
 1956 39 DET AL  22   45    4   11   2  0   0    2   0  1   0   4  .244  .244  .289   40   13   2   0   0   0   0
 1957 40 KCA AL  48   28    1    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  10  .143  .143  .143  -22    4   1   0   0   0   1
 1958 41 TOT AL  41    9    0    2   0  0   0    3   0  0   0   2  .222  .222  .222   25    2   0   0   0   0   1
         KCA AL  16    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
         NYY AL  25    8    0    2   0  0   0    3   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   41    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     517  949   63  171  23  1   2   70   1  1   9 153  .180  .189  .213    8  202  46   3   0   2  31
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        297   20   54   7  0   1   22   0  0   3  48  .180  .189  .213    8   63  14   1   0   1  10
 Career High     48  100    7   19   4  1   1   14   1  1   2  21                          26  13   2   0   1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1942 25 DET AL   66   61    1   0.4   101| .123  .275| .123  .350| .138  .385| .261  .735| -29  .016 -11.7  -1.3   0%
 1943 26 DET AL   74   62    3   1.3    93| .181  .265| .203  .341| .194  .366| .397  .706|  13  .126  -8.4  -0.9   0%
 1945 28 DET AL    3    2    0   0.0    93| .000  .268| .333  .342| .000  .365| .333  .707|  -2  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1946 29 DET AL   97   84    4   1.3   101| .179  .271| .179  .346| .221  .389| .400  .735|   9  .102 -12.2  -1.3   0%
 1947 30 DET AL   71   54    6   3.0    99| .271  .266| .282  .346| .300  .382| .582  .729|  60  .348  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1948 31 DET AL   83   73    3   1.1   108| .165  .277| .185  .362| .190  .400| .375  .762|  -1  .067 -12.2  -1.2   0%
 1949 32 DET AL  107   97    2   0.6   107| .120  .271| .137  .363| .140  .393| .277  .756| -27  .020 -18.9  -1.9   0%
 1950 33 DET AL   20   17    1   1.6   116| .150  .282| .150  .370| .200  .423| .350  .793| -12  .107  -3.5  -0.3   0%
 1951 34 DET AL   57   44    4   2.4   102| .236  .267| .236  .349| .291  .392| .527  .741|  42  .245  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1952 35 DET AL   67   56    3   1.4    97| .188  .261| .200  .341| .234  .381| .434  .723|  20  .127  -7.3  -0.8 100%
 1953 36 TOT AL  102   83    6   1.9   105| .216  .273| .225  .349| .295  .402| .520  .751|  38  .179  -8.2  -0.8   0%
         SLB AL   29   25    1   1.1   104| .160  .272| .160  .348| .200  .400| .360  .749|  -4  .068  -3.8  -0.4   0%
         CHW AL   73   58    5   2.3   105| .238  .273| .250  .350| .333  .402| .583  .752|  54  .231  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1954 37 CHW AL  105   90    4   1.2   101| .183  .269| .188  .345| .204  .393| .392  .738|   6  .088 -12.4  -1.3   0%
 1955 38 CHW AL   72   65    1   0.4   105| .125  .270| .123  .350| .141  .402| .264  .752| -30  .012 -12.1  -1.2   0%
 1956 39 DET AL   47   37    3   2.2   107| .244  .269| .244  .351| .289  .410| .533  .760|  40  .189  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1957 40 KCA AL   29   26    0   0.0   100| .143  .264| .143  .336| .143  .399| .286  .735| -22  .000  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1958 41 TOT AL    9    8    1   3.3    95| .222  .258| .222  .326| .222  .391| .444  .717|  25  .387  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         KCA AL    1    2    0   0.0   100| .000  .264| .000  .333| .000  .401| .000  .734|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         NYY AL    8    6    1   4.4    95| .250  .257| .250  .325| .250  .390| .500  .715|  41  .517  -0.7  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     1009  859   42   1.3   102| .180  .270| .189  .350| .213  .392| .402  .741|   8  .100 -125.8 -12.9  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1941 24 DET AL   P    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.20  4.50  2.25    0    2.0
 1942 25 DET AL   P   28      5   28    3    0  .917  .957  1.18  1.30  1.77  2.31   20  167.7
 1943 26 DET AL   P   33     16   24    0    0 1.000  .964  1.21  1.27  1.78  2.27   25  202.7
 1945 28 DET AL   P    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  1.30  3.40  2.21    1    5.3
 1946 29 DET AL   P   32     11   33    3    1  .936  .950  1.38  1.01  1.67  2.01   29  236.7
 1947 30 DET AL   P   36     13   22    2    0  .946  .956  0.97  0.95  1.74  1.92   26  180.7
 1948 31 DET AL   P   43     13   28    0    1 1.000  .962  0.95  0.91  1.74  2.02   26  211.7
 1949 32 DET AL   P   41     13   33    2    2  .958  .962  1.12  1.01  1.51  2.12   32  275.0 AS
 1950 33 DET AL   P    7      2   13    1    1  .938  .949  2.14  0.96  2.80  2.03    7   48.3
 1951 34 DET AL   P   37     11   32    3    2  .935  .953  1.16  0.99  2.52  2.07   18  153.7
 1952 35 DET AL   P   35     21   37    2    1  .967  .967  1.66  1.03  2.65  2.10   29  197.0
 1953 36 TOT AL   P   40     14   42    6    3  .903  .957  1.40  0.88  1.91  1.95   33  264.3
         SLB AL   P   16      3   13    6    1  .727  .958  1.00  0.88  1.64  1.95   12   88.0
         CHW AL   P   24     11   29    0    2 1.000  .957  1.67  0.88  2.04  1.95   21  176.3
 1954 37 CHW AL   P   40     10   48    0    1 1.000  .959  1.45  0.93  1.97  2.01   33  264.7 AS
 1955 38 CHW AL   P   32      4   33    0    1 1.000  .956  1.16  0.83  1.90  1.99   26  175.0
 1956 39 DET AL   P   22      6   18    3    1  .889  .949  1.09  0.82  1.80  1.92   16  120.0
 1957 40 KCA AL   P   48      8   21    1    0  .967  .963  0.60  0.86  2.25  1.99    7  116.0
 1958 41 TOT AL   P   41      7    7    1    0  .933  .959  0.34  0.82  2.04  1.95    0   61.7
         KCA AL   P   16      4    3    1    0  .875  .959  0.44  0.82  2.86  1.96    0   22.0
         NYY AL   P   25      3    4    0    0 1.000  .959  0.28  0.82  1.59  1.95    0   39.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1941 24 DET AL   P    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.20  4.50  2.25    0    2.0
 1942 25 DET AL   P   28      5   28    3    0  .917  .957  1.18  1.30  1.77  2.31   20  167.7
 1943 26 DET AL   P   33     16   24    0    0 1.000  .964  1.21  1.27  1.78  2.27   25  202.7
 1945 28 DET AL   P    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  1.30  3.40  2.21    1    5.3
 1946 29 DET AL   P   32     11   33    3    1  .936  .950  1.38  1.01  1.67  2.01   29  236.7
 1947 30 DET AL   P   36     13   22    2    0  .946  .956  0.97  0.95  1.74  1.92   26  180.7
 1948 31 DET AL   P   43     13   28    0    1 1.000  .962  0.95  0.91  1.74  2.02   26  211.7
 1949 32 DET AL   P   41     13   33    2    2  .958  .962  1.12  1.01  1.51  2.12   32  275.0
 1950 33 DET AL   P    7      2   13    1    1  .938  .949  2.14  0.96  2.80  2.03    7   48.3
 1951 34 DET AL   P   37     11   32    3    2  .935  .953  1.16  0.99  2.52  2.07   18  153.7
 1952 35 DET AL   P   35     21   37    2    1  .967  .967  1.66  1.03  2.65  2.10   29  197.0
 1953 36 TOT AL   P   40     14   42    6    3  .903  .957  1.40  0.88  1.91  1.95   33  264.3
         SLB AL   P   16      3   13    6    1  .727  .958  1.00  0.88  1.64  1.95   12   88.0
         CHW AL   P   24     11   29    0    2 1.000  .957  1.67  0.88  2.04  1.95   21  176.3
 1954 37 CHW AL   P   40     10   48    0    1 1.000  .959  1.45  0.93  1.97  2.01   33  264.7
 1955 38 CHW AL   P   32      4   33    0    1 1.000  .956  1.16  0.83  1.90  1.99   26  175.0
 1956 39 DET AL   P   22      6   18    3    1  .889  .949  1.09  0.82  1.80  1.92   16  120.0
 1957 40 KCA AL   P   48      8   21    1    0  .967  .963  0.60  0.86  2.25  1.99    7  116.0
 1958 41 TOT AL   P   41      7    7    1    0  .933  .959  0.34  0.82  2.04  1.95    0   61.7
         KCA AL   P   16      4    3    1    0  .875  .959  0.44  0.82  2.86  1.96    0   22.0
         NYY AL   P   25      3    4    0    0 1.000  .959  0.28  0.82  1.59  1.95    0   39.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 517    156  420   27   14  .955  .958  1.11  0.97  1.93  2.05  328 2682.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       517    156  420   27   14  .955  .958  1.11  0.97  1.93  2.05  328   2682

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1945   WS    DET CHC     W   2   2   3.38  1  0  0  1  13.1  14   5   5   7 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1945   WS    DET CHC     W   2   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .200  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1949   DET AL      1  0  0   2     3   2   2   2   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1954   CHW AL      0  0  1   1     0   0   0   1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/2      0  1  0  1   3     3   2   2   3   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   6.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1949   DET AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1954   CHW AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1949 *
1954 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1949-AL-22-0.01
1951-AL-30-0.01
1953-AL-5-0.24
1954-AL-12-0.06
Car-560-0.32 shares

Sac. Hits
1953 AL-13-6
1954 AL-9-10

ERA
1942 AL-2.74-9
1949 AL-2.81-3
1953 AL-2.93-3
1954 AL-2.79-6

Wins
1942 AL-14-8
1943 AL-16-6
1946 AL-14-9
1949 AL-19-6
1953 AL-20-4
1954 AL-19-4

Won-Loss %
1942 AL-.636-9
1949 AL-.633-10
1951 AL-.619-10
1953 AL-.667-6
1955 AL-.619-7

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1943 AL-1.095-2
1946 AL-1.234-9
1948 AL-1.299-7
1949 AL-1.211-2
1953 AL-1.260-8
1954 AL-1.205-6

Hits Allowed/9IP
1942 AL-7.89-4
1943 AL-7.55-9
1948 AL-8.08-5
1949 AL-6.84-3
1953 AL-7.97-5
1954 AL-7.62-6

Bases on Balls/9IP
1943 AL-2.31-5
1946 AL-2.85-8
1955 AL-3.14-10

Strikeouts/9IP
1942 AL-4.88-3
1943 AL-5.24-4
1946 AL-6.12-3
1947 AL-5.38-4
1948 AL-5.23-3
1949 AL-5.01-2
1952 AL-5.89-3
1953 AL-5.07-5
1954 AL-5.17-8
1955 AL-4.68-9

Games
1948 AL-43-9
1949 AL-41-8
1957 AL-48-5

Saves
1949 AL-4-5
1957 AL-7-6

Innings
1946 AL-236.7-8
1949 AL-275.0-4
1953 AL-264.3-4
1954 AL-264.7-2

Strikeouts
1942 AL-91-10
1943 AL-118-5
1946 AL-161-4
1948 AL-123-6
1949 AL-153-1
1952 AL-129-8
1953 AL-149-2
1954 AL-152-3

Games Started
1946 AL-29-10
1949 AL-32-6
1953 AL-33-6
1954 AL-33-4

Comp. Games
1949 AL-17-10
1953 AL-17-5
1954 AL-16-5

Shutouts
1949 AL-6-1
1952 AL-3-8
1953 AL-5-3
1954 AL-5-1
1955 AL-3-8
Car-33-87

Home Runs Allow.
1943 AL-11-8
1946 AL-23-1
1948 AL-14-10
1953 AL-18-8
1955 AL-19-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
1949 AL-124-7
1953 AL-99-8
1954 AL-95-7
Car-1088-76

Hits Allowed
1946 AL-217-8
1953 AL-234-5
1954 AL-224-6

SO to Walk
1942 AL-1.23-10
1943 AL-2.27-2
1946 AL-2.15-4
1947 AL-1.37-9
1948 AL-1.45-3
1949 AL-1.23-6
1952 AL-1.57-7
1953 AL-1.51-8
1954 AL-1.60-8
1955 AL-1.49-8

Losses
1952 AL-19-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1946 AL-85-6
1947 AL-91-7
1952 AL-87-8

Wild Pitches
1942 AL-7-3
1946 AL-5-7
1948 AL-7-2
1951 AL-6-3
1952 AL-5-4
1953 AL-7-3
1957 AL-7-2

Hit Batsmen
1951 AL-5-9
1952 AL-7-3
1953 AL-7-6
1956 AL-6-10

Batters Faced
1946 AL-992-9
1949 AL-1133-5
1953 AL-1101-4
1954 AL-1090-3

Games Finished
1957 AL-23-9
1958 AL-25-7

Adjusted ERA+
1942 AL-144-5
1943 AL-124-10
1949 AL-148-3
1953 AL-140-3
1954 AL-134-6

Oldest Player
1955 AL-38-9
1956 AL-39-5
1957 AL-40-4
1958 AL-41-3

Black Ink: Pitching - 6 (366) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 141 (107) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 28.0 (164) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 45.0 (285) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1938 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.
December 4, 1952: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Johnny Groth and Hal White to the St. Louis Browns for Owen Friend, Bob Nieman, and Jay Porter.
June 13, 1953: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Bob Elliott to the Chicago White Sox for Darrell Johnson, Lou Kretlow, and $75,000.
November 30, 1955: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Bubba Phillips.
December 5, 1956: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Wayne Belardi, Ned Garver, Gene Host, and $20,000 to the Kansas City Athletics for Jim Finigan, Jack Crimian, Bill Harrington, and Eddie Robinson.
June 15, 1958: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Duke Maas to the New York Yankees for Bob Grim and Harry Simpson.
April 14, 1959: Released by the New York Yankees.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1949 * 1954 *	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1949-AL-22-0.01 1951-AL-30-0.01 1953-AL-5-0.24 1954-AL-12-0.06 Car-560-0.32 shares	Sac. Hits 1953 AL-13-6 1954 AL-9-10	ERA 1942 AL-2.74-9 1949 AL-2.81-3 1953 AL-2.93-3 1954 AL-2.79-6	Wins 1942 AL-14-8 1943 AL-16-6 1946 AL-14-9 1949 AL-19-6 1953 AL-20-4 1954 AL-19-4	Won-Loss % 1942 AL-.636-9 1949 AL-.633-10 1951 AL-.619-10 1953 AL-.667-6 1955 AL-.619-7
BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1943 AL-1.095-2 1946 AL-1.234-9 1948 AL-1.299-7 1949 AL-1.211-2 1953 AL-1.260-8 1954 AL-1.205-6	Hits Allowed/9IP 1942 AL-7.89-4 1943 AL-7.55-9 1948 AL-8.08-5 1949 AL-6.84-3 1953 AL-7.97-5 1954 AL-7.62-6	Bases on Balls/9IP 1943 AL-2.31-5 1946 AL-2.85-8 1955 AL-3.14-10	Strikeouts/9IP 1942 AL-4.88-3 1943 AL-5.24-4 1946 AL-6.12-3 1947 AL-5.38-4 1948 AL-5.23-3 1949 AL-5.01-2 1952 AL-5.89-3 1953 AL-5.07-5 1954 AL-5.17-8 1955 AL-4.68-9	Games 1948 AL-43-9 1949 AL-41-8 1957 AL-48-5	Saves 1949 AL-4-5 1957 AL-7-6
Innings 1946 AL-236.7-8 1949 AL-275.0-4 1953 AL-264.3-4 1954 AL-264.7-2	Strikeouts 1942 AL-91-10 1943 AL-118-5 1946 AL-161-4 1948 AL-123-6 1949 AL-153-1 1952 AL-129-8 1953 AL-149-2 1954 AL-152-3	Games Started 1946 AL-29-10 1949 AL-32-6 1953 AL-33-6 1954 AL-33-4	Comp. Games 1949 AL-17-10 1953 AL-17-5 1954 AL-16-5	Shutouts 1949 AL-6-1 1952 AL-3-8 1953 AL-5-3 1954 AL-5-1 1955 AL-3-8 Car-33-87	Home Runs Allow. 1943 AL-11-8 1946 AL-23-1 1948 AL-14-10 1953 AL-18-8 1955 AL-19-10
Bases On Balls Allow. 1949 AL-124-7 1953 AL-99-8 1954 AL-95-7 Car-1088-76	Hits Allowed 1946 AL-217-8 1953 AL-234-5 1954 AL-224-6	SO to Walk 1942 AL-1.23-10 1943 AL-2.27-2 1946 AL-2.15-4 1947 AL-1.37-9 1948 AL-1.45-3 1949 AL-1.23-6 1952 AL-1.57-7 1953 AL-1.51-8 1954 AL-1.60-8 1955 AL-1.49-8	Losses 1952 AL-19-2	Earned Runs Allow. 1946 AL-85-6 1947 AL-91-7 1952 AL-87-8	Wild Pitches 1942 AL-7-3 1946 AL-5-7 1948 AL-7-2 1951 AL-6-3 1952 AL-5-4 1953 AL-7-3 1957 AL-7-2
Hit Batsmen 1951 AL-5-9 1952 AL-7-3 1953 AL-7-6 1956 AL-6-10	Batters Faced 1946 AL-992-9 1949 AL-1133-5 1953 AL-1101-4 1954 AL-1090-3	Games Finished 1957 AL-23-9 1958 AL-25-7	Adjusted ERA+ 1942 AL-144-5 1943 AL-124-10 1949 AL-148-3 1953 AL-140-3 1954 AL-134-6	Oldest Player 1955 AL-38-9 1956 AL-39-5 1957 AL-40-4 1958 AL-41-3