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	20-28 / in Starts: 1-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	13 (7-6-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-5-2)

Most Driven In
J Pisoni	1
V Power	1

Most Driven In By
B Martin	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	429	3 (2)	Apr 18	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						P
2	430	4	Apr 20	KCA	@	CHW	L,7-11	3-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	.95	0.037	2.72	0.06%	0.38	P
3	431	7 (2)	Apr 23	KCA	@	DET	W,5-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8						P
4	432	8	Apr 24	KCA		CLE	W,17-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8						P
5	433	11 (2)	Apr 27	KCA		CHW	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8						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	434	14 (2)	May 1	KCA		BOS	W,7-5	3-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	.64	0.086	1.50	0.12%	0.61	P
7	435	20 (5)	May 7	KCA		BAL	W,3-2	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	8	1.34	-0.033	3.07	-0.05%	-0.10	P
8	436	24 (3)	May 12 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	W,9-2	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	8	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.04	P
9	437	29 (4)	May 18	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	8	.48	-0.012	.60	-0.01%	-0.23	P
10	438	32 (2)	May 20	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	6						P
11	439	33	May 21	KCA	@	WSH	L,0-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	8						P
12	440	34	May 22	KCA	@	WSH	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	8						P
13	441	35	May 25	KCA		DET	W,5-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	8						P
14	442	39 (3)	May 29	KCA	@	DET	L,3-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	8						P
15	443	41 (1)	May 30 (2)	KCA	@	DET	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	8						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
16	444	43 (1)	Jun 1	KCA		CLE	L,0-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	8						P
17	445	45 (1)	Jun 4	KCA		BAL	L,7-9	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	2.11	-0.108	1.66	-0.05%	-0.75	P
18	446	47 (1)	Jun 6	KCA		BAL	L,3-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8						P
19	447	52 (4)	Jun 12 (1)	KCA		WSH	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8						P
20	448	53	Jun 12 (2)	KCA		WSH	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8						P
21	449	56 (2)	Jun 15	KCA		NYY	L,2-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	8	.91	-0.025	.38	-0.01%	-0.22	P
22	450	58 (1)	Jun 18	KCA	@	WSH	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9						P
23	451	59	Jun 19	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-3	7-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	9	3.26	0.288	.72	0.04%	0.84	P
24	452	60	Jun 20	KCA	@	WSH	L,4-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	9						P
25	453	64 (3)	Jun 23 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	9						P
26	454	67 (2)	Jun 28	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	9	.93	-0.046	.06	0.00%	-0.44	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
27	455	72 (4)	Jul 3	KCA		CHW	W,5-0	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	9	.46	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
28	456	75 (2)	Jul 5	KCA	@	DET	L,4-8	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.56	-0.014	.01	0.00%	-0.10	P
29	457	78 (2)	Jul 11	KCA		NYY	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.54	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
30	458	84 (5)	Jul 16	KCA		BOS	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	.73	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
31	459	91 (6)	Jul 23	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
32	460	99 (7)	Jul 31 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.31	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.56	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
33	461	105 (5)	Aug 6	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
34	462	108 (2)	Aug 9	KCA	@	CLE	W,3-2	12-GF(13)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	7	1.17	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.33	P
35	463	112 (3)	Aug 13 (1)	KCA		DET	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9						P
36	464	113	Aug 13 (2)	KCA		DET	W,3-2	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9						P
37	465	121 (7)	Aug 21	KCA		NYY	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9						P
38	466	128 (6)	Aug 28	KCA		WSH	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	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
39	467	131 (2)	Sep 1	KCA		CHW	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	2						P
40	468	133 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9						P
41	469	134	Sep 6	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9						P
42	470	139 (4)	Sep 13	KCA	@	WSH	L,6-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9						P
43	471	141 (1)	Sep 15 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,3-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9						P
44	472	142	Sep 15 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9						P
45	473	146 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	KCA		DET	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9	2.23	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
46	474	148 (1)	Sep 23	KCA		CHW	W,6-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9						P
47	475	150 (1)	Sep 25	KCA		CLE	L,7-9	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9						P
48	476	153 (2)	Sep 28	KCA	@	DET	W,5-3	9-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	8						P
							20-28		30	28	1	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315		1.04	-0.125	.53	0.11%	-2.37

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