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	12-10 / in Starts: 9-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	32 (19-8-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
R Wilson	1
F House	1
B Tuttle	0

Most Driven In By
C Maxwell	2
A Kaline	1
H Kuenn	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	407	10 (9)	Apr 29 (2)	DET		CLE	L,4-8	4-6	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
2	408	18 (7)	May 7	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.667	2.667	9	1.32	0.225	1.94	0.20%	1.23	P
3	409	23 (4)	May 13	DET		CHW	L,1-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	1.200	2.000	9	1.69	0.008	2.41	0.01%	-0.06	P
4	410	29 (5)	May 20 (2)	DET		WSH	W,7-1	GS-3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.714	.714	1.000	1.714	9	.39	-0.015	.44	-0.01%	-0.06	P
5	411	39 (9)	May 30 (2)	DET	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.636	1.091	9	1.02	-0.104	1.24	-0.08%	-0.83	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
6	412	43 (3)	Jun 5	DET	@	BOS	W,14-11	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.500	.857	9	.81	-0.066	1.74	-0.08%	-1.02	P
7	413	48 (4)	Jun 10 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.438	.750	9	.47	-0.039	1.11	-0.06%	-1.05	P
8	414	53 (4)	Jun 15	DET		BOS	W,5-2	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.438	.750	9						P
9	415	54	Jun 16	DET		BOS	L,5-6	8-12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.353	.471	.824	8	1.43	0.029	3.49	0.04%	0.13	P
10	416	61 (6)	Jun 24 (2)	DET		BAL	L,2-3	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.316	.421	.737	9	.93	-0.047	.44	-0.01%	-0.28	P
11	417	65 (3)	Jun 28	DET	@	KCA	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.304	.391	.696	9	.64	-0.042	.11	0.00%	0.33	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
12	418	69 (3)	Jul 2	DET		CHW	L,3-9	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.269	.346	.615	9	1.17	-0.090	.33	-0.02%	-0.85	P
13	419	82 (12)	Jul 15 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.321	.571	9	.83	-0.041	.04	0.00%	-0.38	P
14	420	87 (4)	Jul 20	DET	@	BOS	W,9-6	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.323	.581	9	1.18	-0.051	.02	0.00%	-0.01	P
15	421	92 (4)	Jul 25	DET		BAL	W,6-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.273	.333	.606	9	1.52	-0.053	.01	0.00%	-0.36	P
16	422	98 (5)	Jul 30	DET		BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.306	.556	9	1.07	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-1.20	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
17	423	103 (4)	Aug 4	DET		NYY	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.243	.297	.541	9	.84	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
18	424	108 (4)	Aug 9	DET		KCA	L,3-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.243	.297	.541	9						P
19	425	115 (6)	Aug 17	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.225	.275	.500	9	2.01	-0.199	.00	0.00%	-1.85	P
20	426	123 (7)	Aug 25	DET	@	BAL	W,7-3	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9	.25	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.28	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
21	427	131 (7)	Sep 3 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,11-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.233	.279	.512	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
22	428	137 (5)	Sep 9	DET	@	KCA	W,7-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.244	.289	.533	9	1.11	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
							12-10		47	45	4	11	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.244	.244	.289	.533		1.03	-0.631	.65	-0.01%	-6.85

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