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	26-15 / in Starts: 20-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 109 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	73 (41-22-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 109 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (38-23-11)

Most Driven In
A Robinson	1
J Groth	1
H Evers	1
J Lipon	0

Most Driven In By
P Campbell	1
J Lipon	1
P Mullin	1
G Kell	1
V Wertz	1
D Kolloway	0

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	175	2 (1)	Apr 20	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.108	2.85	-0.18%	-0.85	P
2	176	6 (3)	Apr 26 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-2	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.60	-0.032	1.70	-0.05%	-0.60	P
3	177	11 (4)	Apr 30	DET		CLE	W,7-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.64	-0.038	1.62	-0.06%	-0.61	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	178	14 (2)	May 4	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.73	-0.036	2.03	-0.06%	-0.94	P
5	179	18 (3)	May 8	DET		NYY	L,0-12	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.84	-0.009	3.00	-0.02%	-0.04	P
6	180	22 (3)	May 12	DET		WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9	1.56	-0.152	3.92	-0.23%	-1.07	P
7	181	27 (4)	May 17	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9	1.00	-0.005	3.01	-0.01%	0.02	P
8	182	32 (4)	May 22	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.040	.111	.040	.151	9	1.90	-0.254	5.26	-0.42%	-1.60	P
9	183	36 (3)	May 27	DET		SLB	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	1.33	0.063	2.08	0.06%	0.35	P
10	184	38 (1)	May 29	DET		SLB	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	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
11	185	41 (2)	Jun 1	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.094	.147	.125	.272	9						P
12	186	45 (3)	Jun 5 (1)	DET		BOS	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.176	.343	9	.53	0.019	1.51	0.03%	0.11	P
13	187	49 (3)	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.128	.171	.179	.350	9	1.46	-0.010	5.16	-0.02%	0.68	P
14	188	51 (1)	Jun 11	DET		WSH	L,8-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.167	.175	.342	9	1.83	-0.053	5.99	-0.10%	-0.24	P
15	189	54 (2)	Jun 14	DET	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.114	.152	.159	.311	9	.31	-0.010	1.14	-0.02%	-0.62	P
16	190	57 (2)	Jun 19 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	.102	.137	.143	.280	9	.65	-0.031	2.12	-0.06%	-0.55	P
17	191	62 (4)	Jun 23	DET	@	NYY	L,0-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.135	.140	.275	9	.59	-0.015	2.73	-0.04%	-0.17	P
18	192	67 (4)	Jun 28	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.096	.130	.135	.264	9	1.15	-0.059	3.56	-0.11%	-0.49	P
19	193	70 (2)	Jun 30	DET	@	CLE	W,12-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.096	.130	.135	.264	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
20	194	72 (1)	Jul 2	DET		CHW	W,7-6	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.089	.121	.125	.246	9						P
21	195	77 (4)	Jul 6	DET	@	SLB	L,5-6	GS-12	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.085	.129	.119	.248	9	2.47	-0.136	2.33	-0.08%	-1.24	P
22	196	84 (6)	Jul 16	DET		BOS	L,1-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.085	.129	.119	.248	9						P
23	197	86 (1)	Jul 17 (2)	DET		PHA	W,5-4	8-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.085	.129	.119	.248	9	3.17	-0.014	1.99	-0.01%	-0.22	P
24	198	88 (1)	Jul 19	DET		WSH	W,7-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.127	.117	.244	9	.59	-0.015	.34	-0.01%	-0.17	P
25	199	91 (2)	Jul 22	DET		NYY	L,2-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.082	.125	.115	.240	9	.72	-0.018	1.02	-0.02%	-0.17	P
26	200	99 (7)	Jul 30	DET	@	PHA	W,11-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.076	.116	.106	.222	9	.74	-0.098	.37	-0.03%	-2.27	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
27	201	103 (3)	Aug 3	DET	@	NYY	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.076	.116	.106	.222	9						P
28	202	104	Aug 4	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.076	.116	.106	.222	9						P
29	203	106 (1)	Aug 6	DET	@	BOS	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.074	.113	.103	.216	9	1.11	-0.055	.92	-0.03%	-0.51	P
30	204	110 (3)	Aug 12	DET		SLB	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.070	.108	.099	.207	9	.65	-0.052	.37	-0.02%	-0.66	P
31	205	115 (4)	Aug 16	DET	@	CLE	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.082	.118	.110	.228	9	1.27	0.016	.89	0.01%	0.18	P
32	206	117 (1)	Aug 18	DET	@	CHW	W,2-0	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.082	.118	.110	.228	9						P
33	207	120 (2)	Aug 20	DET	@	SLB	L,1-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.079	.114	.105	.219	9						P
34	208	125 (4)	Aug 25	DET		WSH	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.113	.145	.138	.282	9	2.15	0.275	.55	0.04%	0.86	P
35	209	129 (3)	Aug 29	DET		PHA	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.108	.140	.133	.272	9	1.03	-0.107	.35	-0.02%	-1.28	P
Sep/Oct		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
36	210	133 (3)	Sep 2	DET		CHW	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.126	.156	.149	.305	9	.26	-0.018	.05	0.00%	0.05	P
37	211	141 (7)	Sep 11	DET	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.121	.149	.143	.292	9	1.28	-0.154	.80	-0.06%	-1.61	P
38	212	147 (5)	Sep 18 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.116	.143	.137	.280	9	.58	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
39	213	150 (2)	Sep 23	DET	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.122	.149	.143	.291	9	.80	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
40	214	152 (1)	Sep 25	DET	@	CLE	L,1-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.149	.143	.291	9						P
41	215	155 (2)	Oct 2	DET		CLE	L,4-8	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.119	.144	.139	.283	9	1.02	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
							26-15		109	101	6	12	2	0	0	3	2	0	16	1	5		5	4	0	0	.119	.144	.139	.283		1.08	-1.256	1.83	-1.51%	-15.46

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