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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-30 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 9 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	8 (3-3-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 9 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-0)

Most Driven In
J Lumpe	1
N Siebern	1
T Kubek	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	477	4 (3)	Apr 18	KCA		CHW	L,7-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	478	8 (3)	Apr 23	KCA		DET	L,2-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	479	10 (1)	Apr 25	KCA	@	CHW	L,5-6	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	480	15 (4)	May 4 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	481	16	May 4 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	T,2-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	482	17	May 9	KCA	@	DET	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	483	20 (2)	May 12	KCA		CHW	W,2-1	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	484	22 (1)	May 14	KCA		CHW	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						P
9	485	28 (5)	May 21	KCA		WSH	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	486	29	May 22	KCA		BOS	L,5-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
11	487	36 (6)	May 30 (1)	KCA		CLE	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	488	42 (5)	Jun 4	KCA	@	WSH	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.33	-0.133	4.37	-0.15%	-1.52	P
13	489	44 (1)	Jun 6 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	490	48 (3)	Jun 8 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	491	50 (1)	Jun 11 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
16	492	53 (2)	Jun 13	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
				Player went from Kansas City Athletics to New York Yankees
17	493	58	Jun 20	NYY	@	DET	L,1-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	494	66 (7)	Jun 29	NYY	@	KCA	L,6-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	495	67	Jul 1 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	496	73 (5)	Jul 5	NYY		BOS	T,3-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	497	74	Jul 6	NYY		BOS	L,4-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
22	498	75	Jul 9	NYY		CLE	L,2-12	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	499	77 (1)	Jul 10 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
24	500	80 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,4-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	501	83 (2)	Jul 15	NYY		DET	L,5-12	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.06	-0.002	.13	0.00%	-0.21	P
26	502	92 (8)	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
27	503	95 (2)	Jul 27 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
28	504	96	Jul 27 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	505	103 (6)	Aug 3 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
30	506	109 (5)	Aug 9	NYY		BOS	L,6-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.14	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.21	P
31	507	110	Aug 10 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,7-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
32	508	114 (3)	Aug 12	NYY		BAL	W,7-2	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.32	0.013	.06	0.00%	1.28	P
33	509	119 (4)	Aug 17	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
34	510	123 (3)	Aug 22	NYY		CHW	W,8-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.20	-0.005	.10	0.00%	-0.21	P
35	511	125 (1)	Aug 24 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
36	512	128 (2)	Aug 27	NYY		KCA	L,7-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
37	513	130 (1)	Aug 30	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.73	-0.043	.55	-0.01%	-0.22	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	514	136 (5)	Sep 5	NYY		WSH	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
39	515	140 (3)	Sep 9	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-9	5-GF(5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
40	516	145 (4)	Sep 14 (2)	NYY	@	KCA	W,12-7	9-GF(14)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.45	-0.035	.00	0.00%	1.37	P
41	517	153 (7)	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	11-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
							9-30		9	9	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444		1.01	-0.209	.58	-0.16%	0.27

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