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	16-16 / in Starts: 14-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	51 (22-20-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (32-20-10)

Most Driven In
P Mullin	2
R Cullenbine	1
S Webb	1
P Richards	0
B Tebbetts	0

Most Driven In By
E Mayo	1
H Evers	1
G Kell	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	64	2 (1)	Apr 17	DET		SLB	L,6-7	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.146	3.69	-0.25%	-1.36	P
2	65	5 (2)	Apr 21	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	0-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	66	9 (3)	Apr 26	DET	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.19	-0.106	4.20	-0.22%	-0.72	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	67	14 (4)	May 2	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.028	2.28	-0.05%	-0.29	P
5	68	19 (4)	May 6	DET	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.091	2.32	-0.10%	-0.89	P
6	69	23 (3)	May 11	DET		CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.125	2.09	-0.17%	-2.02	P
7	70	28 (4)	May 17	DET		PHA	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	1.06	0.001	2.47	0.00%	-0.08	P
8	71	32 (3)	May 21	DET		BOS	L,4-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.77	-0.057	2.83	-0.13%	-1.13	P
9	72	34 (1)	May 23	DET		NYY	L,6-12	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9						P
10	73	37 (2)	May 26 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.042	.042	.042	.083	9	2.32	-0.216	4.11	-0.23%	-1.45	P
11	74	41 (3)	May 30 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,1-2	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	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	75	46 (4)	Jun 5	DET	@	PHA	W,2-0	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.64	-0.032	.82	-0.02%	-0.30	P
13	76	50 (3)	Jun 10	DET	@	NYY	W,11-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.24	0.001	.22	0.00%	1.04	P
14	77	53 (2)	Jun 14	DET		WSH	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.194	.361	9	.82	0.069	.97	0.05%	1.04	P
15	78	56 (2)	Jun 19	DET		PHA	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.179	.333	9	1.32	-0.100	2.02	-0.09%	-1.46	P
16	79	60 (3)	Jun 23	DET		NYY	L,8-10	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.195	.366	9	2.06	-0.017	5.01	-0.03%	-0.04	P
17	80	64 (3)	Jun 26 (2)	DET		BOS	L,3-9	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.159	.159	.182	.341	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
18	81	68 (3)	Jul 1	DET		CHW	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.167	.188	.354	9						P
19	82	73 (4)	Jul 5	DET		CLE	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.173	.173	.212	.385	9	.53	-0.038	.61	-0.03%	-0.84	P
20	83	77 (3)	Jul 12	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.164	.164	.200	.364	9	1.21	-0.116	1.98	-0.11%	-0.89	P
21	84	82 (4)	Jul 17	DET	@	WSH	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.193	.351	9	1.02	-0.049	.80	-0.02%	-0.34	P
22	85	86 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.164	.164	.197	.361	9	2.35	-0.211	1.65	-0.09%	-1.88	P
23	86	91 (4)	Jul 26	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.169	.169	.215	.385	9						P
24	87	96 (4)	Jul 30	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.246	.435	9	.59	0.063	.26	0.02%	0.63	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
25	88	106 (9)	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.181	.181	.236	.417	9	1.94	-0.143	.15	-0.01%	-0.96	P
26	89	111 (4)	Aug 16	DET		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.173	.173	.227	.400	9	.72	-0.058	.04	0.00%	-0.85	P
27	90	116 (4)	Aug 21	DET	@	PHA	L,1-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.169	.169	.221	.390	9	1.36	-0.062	.02	0.00%	-0.48	P
28	91	121 (4)	Aug 26	DET	@	NYY	L,6-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.163	.213	.375	9	.56	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
29	92	124 (2)	Aug 29	DET	@	BOS	W,9-8	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.173	.173	.222	.395	9	.88	0.033	.01	0.00%	0.38	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
30	93	128 (3)	Sep 3	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-0	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			2	0	0	.170	.170	.216	.386	9						P
31	94	134 (5)	Sep 8 (2)	DET		CHW	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.211	.378	9	1.07	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
32	95	144 (9)	Sep 19	DET		PHA	W,14-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.179	.179	.221	.400	9						P
							16-16		97	95	4	17	4	0	0	5	0	0	13	0	2		0	4	0	0	.179	.179	.221	.400		1.12	-1.523	1.66	-1.47%	-13.79

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