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	25-15 / in Starts: 22-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 102 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	75 (39-28-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 102 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	65 (34-20-10)

Most Driven In
J Rivera	1
B Young	1
S Mele	1
F Marsh	1
S Lollar	1
N Berry	1
Self	1
C Carrasquel	0

Most Driven In By
M MiÃ±oso	2
C Carrasquel	1
B Stewart	1
N Fox	1
Self	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	295	1	Apr 14	SLB		DET	W,10-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.13	-0.013	.31	-0.02%	-0.96	P
2	296	4 (2)	Apr 18 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,8-7	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
3	297	6 (1)	Apr 19	SLB	@	DET	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.90	-0.092	6.00	-0.18%	-0.79	P
4	298	8 (1)	Apr 24	SLB		CHW	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.61	-0.076	5.35	-0.15%	-0.72	P
5	299	13 (4)	Apr 30	SLB		WSH	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.036	1.02	-0.05%	-0.32	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
6	300	17 (3)	May 3 (2)	SLB		BOS	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	301	18	May 5	SLB		PHA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.28	-0.098	2.76	-0.13%	-0.92	P
8	302	22 (3)	May 10	SLB		CLE	L,3-12	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.073	1.32	-0.09%	-1.12	P
9	303	26 (3)	May 15	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	.61	0.018	.91	0.02%	0.08	P
10	304	28 (1)	May 17	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9						P
11	305	30 (1)	May 20	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	1.30	-0.048	1.55	-0.03%	-0.45	P
12	306	34 (3)	May 25	SLB		CHW	L,5-7	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.21	0.108	.72	0.04%	1.00	P
13	307	39 (4)	May 30 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-9	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	1.23	-0.001	.57	0.00%	-0.02	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
14	308	45 (5)	Jun 4	SLB		WSH	L,1-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9						P
15	309	49 (3)	Jun 7 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,2-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9						P
16	310	53 (3)	Jun 11	SLB		BOS	L,0-7	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360	9	.36	0.003	.02	0.00%	0.11	P
				Player went from St. Louis Browns to Chicago White Sox
17	311	60	Jun 18	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.179	.321	9	.83	-0.065	.50	-0.02%	-0.81	P
18	312	65 (4)	Jun 23	CHW	@	NYY	W,11-3	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.156	.281	9	.59	0.027	.72	0.02%	-0.58	P
19	313	70 (4)	Jun 28	CHW	@	BOS	W,13-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.147	.265	9	1.09	-0.032	2.58	-0.05%	-0.54	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	314	73 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,13-0	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.132	.132	.158	.289	9	.31	-0.036	.83	-0.06%	-1.20	P
21	315	79 (5)	Jul 8	CHW		DET	W,14-4	GS-8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.195	.366	9	.50	-0.038	1.31	-0.06%	0.66	P
22	316	85 (5)	Jul 12 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,3-1	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.205	.205	.227	.432	9	.78	0.052	3.05	0.12%	1.09	P
23	317	88 (2)	Jul 17	CHW		WSH	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.191	.191	.213	.404	9	.44	-0.037	1.71	-0.09%	-0.71	P
24	318	92 (3)	Jul 22	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.180	.200	.380	9	1.27	-0.113	4.05	-0.22%	-1.14	P
25	319	97 (4)	Jul 26 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.173	.173	.192	.365	9	.73	-0.026	1.61	-0.03%	-0.54	P
26	320	101 (3)	Jul 31	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.185	.352	9	.75	-0.037	2.47	-0.07%	-0.31	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	321	105 (3)	Aug 4	CHW	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.158	.158	.175	.333	9	.23	-0.019	.73	-0.04%	-0.10	P
28	322	110 (4)	Aug 8 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.153	.153	.169	.322	9	.62	-0.031	2.56	-0.08%	-0.25	P
29	323	114 (3)	Aug 13	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-3	GS-10	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.172	.328	9	2.38	0.173	5.03	0.22%	0.27	P
30	324	118 (3)	Aug 18 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.164	.164	.179	.343	9	.93	-0.066	.80	-0.03%	-0.65	P
31	325	124 (5)	Aug 23 (2)	CHW		DET	W,11-6	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.183	.211	.394	9	.68	0.025	.50	0.01%	0.77	P
32	326	127 (2)	Aug 27	CHW		BOS	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.189	.189	.216	.405	9	.66	-0.035	.11	0.00%	-0.42	P
33	327	129 (1)	Aug 29	CHW		BOS	W,5-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.189	.216	.405	9						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
34	328	132 (2)	Sep 1	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.182	.182	.208	.390	9	2.43	-0.245	.88	-0.05%	-1.54	P
35	329	138 (5)	Sep 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.228	.418	9	.51	0.019	.01	0.00%	0.12	P
36	330	139	Sep 7 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.228	.418	6						P
37	331	143 (3)	Sep 11	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.205	.277	.482	9	.57	0.181	.00	0.00%	2.47	P
38	332	145 (1)	Sep 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.205	.277	.482	8						P
39	333	148 (2)	Sep 16	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.282	.494	9	.82	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
40	334	151 (2)	Sep 20 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.225	.295	.520	9	1.05	-0.004	.00	0.00%	0.35	P
							25-15		102	88	6	19	4	0	1	7	0	0	13	1	13		3	1	0	0	.216	.225	.295	.520		.87	-0.586	1.50	-1.02%	-6.93

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