Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 24 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 59 | -0.22 | 2.000 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | ||||
| 1942 | 25 | DET | AL | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.74 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 167.2 | 147 | 64 | 51 | 3 | 74 | 4 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 721 | 145 | 2.58 | 1.318 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.23 | ||
| 1943 | 26 | DET | AL | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2.84 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 202.2 | 170 | 72 | 64 | 11 | 52 | 4 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 817 | 123 | 2.98 | 1.095 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 2.27 | ||
| 1944 | Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 28 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 226 | 2.70 | 0.938 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 1.50 | |||
| 1946 | 29 | DET | AL | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.23 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 236.2 | 217 | 94 | 85 | 23 | 75 | 2 | 161 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 992 | 114 | 3.47 | 1.234 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 2.15 | ||
| 1947 | 30 | DET | AL | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.53 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 180.2 | 186 | 105 | 91 | 14 | 79 | 2 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 800 | 84 | 3.83 | 1.467 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1.37 | ||
| 1948 | 31 | DET | AL | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.78 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 211.2 | 190 | 97 | 89 | 14 | 85 | 4 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 901 | 116 | 3.69 | 1.299 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 1.45 | ||
| 1949 | 32 | DET | AL | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.81 | 41 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 275.0 | 209 | 95 | 86 | 16 | 124 | 5 | 153 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1133 | 148 | 3.55 | 1.211 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 1.23 | AS,MVP-22 | |
| 1950 | 33 | DET | AL | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.54 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48.1 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 133 | 4.53 | 1.366 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 1.19 | ||
| 1951 | 34 | DET | AL | 13 | 8 | .619 | 4.33 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 153.2 | 153 | 81 | 74 | 9 | 75 | 6 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 680 | 96 | 3.64 | 1.484 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.19 | MVP-30 | |
| 1952 | 35 | DET | AL | 5 | 19 | .208 | 3.97 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 197.0 | 190 | 99 | 87 | 12 | 82 | 6 | 129 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 858 | 95 | 3.23 | 1.381 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1.57 | ||
| 1953 | 36 | TOT | AL | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2.93 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 264.1 | 234 | 97 | 86 | 18 | 99 | 3 | 149 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1101 | 139 | 3.55 | 1.260 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 1.51 | MVP-5 | |
| 1953 | 36 | SLB | AL | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.07 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 88.0 | 83 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 374 | 137 | 3.34 | 1.307 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.47 | ||
| 1953 | 36 | CHW | AL | 15 | 6 | .714 | 2.86 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 176.1 | 151 | 60 | 56 | 14 | 67 | 3 | 102 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 727 | 140 | 3.66 | 1.236 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 1.52 | ||
| 1954 | 37 | CHW | AL | 19 | 12 | .613 | 2.79 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 264.2 | 224 | 87 | 82 | 13 | 95 | 6 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1090 | 135 | 2.98 | 1.205 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.60 | AS,MVP-12 | |
| 1955 | 38 | CHW | AL | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.96 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 175.0 | 176 | 78 | 77 | 19 | 61 | 5 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 749 | 99 | 3.82 | 1.354 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.49 | ||
| 1956 | 39 | DET | AL | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.83 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 120.0 | 104 | 56 | 51 | 15 | 63 | 5 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 515 | 109 | 5.00 | 1.392 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 0.68 | ||
| 1957 | 40 | KCA | AL | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.03 | 48 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 116.0 | 106 | 45 | 39 | 12 | 62 | 8 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 502 | 131 | 4.51 | 1.448 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.89 | ||
| 1958 | 41 | TOT | AL | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.65 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61.2 | 58 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 283 | 102 | 3.77 | 1.573 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 1.05 | ||
| 1958 | 41 | KCA | AL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.05 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.0 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 195 | 4.34 | 1.500 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 1.00 | ||
| 1958 | 41 | NYY | AL | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.54 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.2 | 40 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 79 | 3.46 | 1.613 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 1.08 | ||
| 17 Yrs | 177 | 135 | .567 | 3.39 | 517 | 328 | 114 | 124 | 33 | 30 | 2682.1 | 2416 | 1124 | 1009 | 188 | 1088 | 63 | 1534 | 47 | 6 | 63 | 11378 | 117 | 3.54 | 1.306 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.41 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 14 | 11 | .567 | 3.39 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 216 | 194 | 90 | 81 | 15 | 88 | 5 | 123 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 916 | 117 | 3.54 | 1.306 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.41 | |||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||||||
| DET (12 yrs) | 114 | 96 | .543 | 3.50 | 316 | 229 | 53 | 84 | 20 | 12 | 1800.2 | 1618 | 786 | 700 | 123 | 732 | 40 | 1046 | 33 | 5 | 42 | 7653 | 113 | 3.52 | 1.305 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 1.43 | |||||
| CHW (3 yrs) | 47 | 26 | .644 | 3.14 | 96 | 80 | 10 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 616.0 | 551 | 225 | 215 | 46 | 223 | 14 | 345 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2566 | 124 | 3.41 | 1.256 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.55 | |||||
| KCA (2 yrs) | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.87 | 64 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 138.0 | 124 | 52 | 44 | 14 | 77 | 9 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 600 | 138 | 4.48 | 1.457 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.91 | |||||
| NYY (1 yr) | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.54 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.2 | 40 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 79 | 3.46 | 1.613 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 1.08 | |||||
| SLB (1 yr) | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.07 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 88.0 | 83 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 374 | 137 | 3.34 | 1.307 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.47 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Virgil Trucks born?
Virgil Trucks was born on April 26, 1917.
Where was Virgil Trucks born?
Virgil Trucks was born in Birmingham, AL.
How tall was Virgil Trucks?
Virgil Trucks was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.
How much did Virgil Trucks weigh when playing?
Virgil Trucks weighed 198 lbs (89 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Virgil Trucks play?
Virgil Trucks played 17 seasons.
Is Virgil Trucks in the Hall of Fame?
Virgil Trucks has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Virgil Trucks play?
Virgil Trucks was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Virgil Trucks have?
Virgil Trucks had 1,534 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Virgil Trucks played for?
Virgil Trucks played for 5 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns, Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees.
How many World Series has Virgil Trucks won?
Virgil Trucks won 1 World Series.
When did Virgil Trucks retire?
Virgil Trucks last played in 1958.
What are Virgil Trucks' nicknames?
Fire is a nickname for Virgil Trucks.
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