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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Team Record in Appearances: 18-14 / in Starts: 16-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 27, Entered with runners on base: 2

1955 Pitching Game Log

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1955 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	375	1	Apr 12	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	6.0	7	5	5	2	6	2	0	7.50	5.70	27	5	7	1	0	7	42			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	-0.236	1.77	-0.37%	-1.89	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
2	376	5	Apr 17(2)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	GS-7	L(0-2)	4	6.1	9	4	4	3	3	1	1	6.57	5.53	29	6	7	1	0	9	39			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.147	3.62	-0.28%	-0.64	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out d2
3	377	7	Apr 22	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-3	GS-7	W(1-2)	4	6.2	8	3	3	0	3	1	0	5.68	4.79	27	8	8	0	0	8	49			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	0.077	3.03	0.13%	0.26	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out a1
4	378	11	Apr 27	CHW		NYY	W,13-4	GS-3		4	2.1	6	3	3	1	1	2	0	6.33	5.79	14	5	2	0	1	5	33			0	0	0	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.233	2.56	-0.43%	-2.43	1t start tie	3t --3 1 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	379	15	May 1(1)	CHW		BAL	L,8-9	8-8		3	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	6.85	5.55	5	0	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	-0.335	7.98	-0.63%	-1.49	8t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out d2
6	380	19	May 6	CHW		DET	W,1-0	SHO	W(2-2)	4	9.0	2	0	0	4	5	0	0	4.88	4.70	34	16	8	1	0	1	84			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.71	0.731	5.87	1.51%	4.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
7	381	24	May 11	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	L(2-3)	4	6.0	6	4	4	4	3	1	0	5.06	4.83	28	7	8	0	0	6	43			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.141	4.56	-0.29%	-0.38	1b start a 1	7b -2- 0 out d1
8	382	29	May 18	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-11	GS-3	L(2-4)	6	2.1	5	5	5	1	3	1	0	5.90	4.94	14	3	2	1	0	5	29			0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.07	-0.250	4.89	-0.69%	-2.43	1b start a 1	3b 12- 1 out d2
9	383	31	May 21	CHW		KCA	W,7-4	9-GF	S(1)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.85	4.87	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	0.079	10.04	0.16%	0.78	9t 123 2 out a3	9t end a 3
10	384	33	May 22(2)	CHW		KCA	W,10-6	5-GF	W(3-4)	0	5.0	6	1	1	2	1	1	0	5.40	4.97	22	6	7	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	0.206	3.46	0.38%	1.54	5t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 4
11	385	38	May 28	CHW	@	DET	W,16-4	CG	W(4-4)	5	9.0	13	4	4	1	2	1	1	5.17	4.81	42	10	15	1	0	13	46			0	0	0	39	1	0	0	0	1	0	.31	0.048	1.10	0.10%	0.39	1b start a 6	9b 3 out a12
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	386	43	Jun 2	CHW		BOS	W,4-2	GS-7	W(5-4)	4	6.1	7	2	2	3	3	0	0	4.92	4.60	29	11	5	0	0	7	51			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.064	3.27	0.12%	0.97	1t start tie	7t 123 1 out a2
13	387	49	Jun 11	CHW		WSH	W,10-0	SHO	W(6-4)	8	9.0	7	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.28	4.37	33	13	10	0	0	7	72			0	1	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.160	1.16	0.27%	4.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a10
14	388	55	Jun 16	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-0	SHO	W(7-4)	4	9.0	6	0	0	4	4	0	0	3.79	4.19	37	10	13	1	0	6	75			0	1	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	.74	0.247	2.88	0.58%	4.12	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a8
15	389	60	Jun 21	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	W(8-4)	4	9.0	6	1	1	2	6	1	0	3.50	4.08	34	7	13	0	0	6	75			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.342	3.59	0.90%	3.30	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
16	390	65	Jun 26(1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-7	L(8-5)	4	6.2	5	5	5	3	5	2	0	3.73	4.23	28	9	6	0	0	5	46			0	0	0	25	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.03	-0.205	4.95	-0.59%	-1.66	1b start a 1	7b 12- 2 out d3
17	391	69	Jun 30	CHW		DET	L,3-4	3-7		3	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.55	4.20	18	8	6	1	0	2		1	0	1	0	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	0.273	4.17	0.60%	2.93	3t 1-- 0 out d2	7t 3 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	392	75	Jul 6	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-4	L(8-6)	5	4.0	4	3	3	0	1	2	0	3.67	4.36	16	3	8	2	0	4	43			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.133	2.50	-0.27%	-1.05	1b start a 1	4b 3 out d1
19	393	80	Jul 10(2)	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	GS-9	W(9-6)	3	8.2	4	2	2	2	7	1	0	3.55	4.25	32	8	11	2	0	4	73			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	.99	0.455	3.20	0.88%	2.34	1t start tie	9t 1-- 2 out a2
20	394	83	Jul 15	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	GS-7		4	6.1	6	3	3	3	3	1	0	3.58	4.28	26	8	6	0	0	6	49			0	1	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.04	0.067	3.46	0.13%	0.97	1t start tie	7t 123 1 out a2
21	395	90	Jul 21	CHW		NYY	W,9-6	GS-1		5	0.2	3	4	4	3	1	0	0	3.87	4.33	8	0	1	0	0	3	28			0	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.25	-0.330	9.56	-1.51%	-4.00	1t start tie	1t 1-3 2 out d4
22	396	92	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	L,7-9	3-8		1	6.0	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	3.68	4.16	22	9	4	1	0	4		0	0	1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.274	5.85	1.10%	3.05	3t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d1
23	397	98	Jul 29	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	W(10-6)	5	9.0	6	2	2	1	5	0	0	3.57	3.98	34	11	11	2	0	6	71			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.266	6.57	0.92%	2.30	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	398	103	Aug 3	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS-4		4	3.2	7	3	3	2	0	0	0	3.67	3.98	19	5	5	0	0	7	33			0	0	0	17	2	1	1	1	0	0	1.01	-0.184	8.55	-0.93%	-1.29	1b start a 1	4b 12- 2 out d1
25	399	111	Aug 12	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	GS-8	W(11-6)	8	7.2	6	1	1	3	2	0	0	3.54	3.93	31	10	11	1	0	5	62			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.33	0.356	8.95	1.44%	2.47	1b start a 2	8b 12- 2 out a1
26	400	115	Aug 18(1)	CHW		KCA	W,6-2	GS-6	W(12-6)	5	6.0	6	2	2	0	6	0	0	3.52	3.79	24	6	6	1	0	6	58			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.146	7.24	0.61%	1.05	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
27	401	121	Aug 23(1)	CHW		BAL	W,6-2	CG	W(13-6)	4	9.0	10	2	2	1	4	0	0	3.43	3.68	38	14	9	0	0	10	62			0	0	0	36	0	0	0	1	1	1	.89	0.242	6.69	1.09%	2.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
28	402	130	Aug 30	CHW		BOS	W,7-5	GS-2		6	1.2	3	2	2	4	1	0	0	3.51	3.73	12	2	2	0	0	3	38			0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	-0.168	13.37	-0.93%	-1.76	1t start tie	2t 123 2 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	403	136	Sep 5(1)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-7	GS-1	L(13-7)	5	0.0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	3.73	3.73	4	0	0	0	0	4	26			0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.276	7.71	-1.18%	-3.35	1b start tie	1b 1-3 0 out d2
30	404	139	Sep 8	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS-7		2	6.1	7	4	3	1	4	1	0	3.75	3.72	26	9	5	2	0	7	48			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	0.016	8.20	0.07%	-0.16	1b start a 2	7b 1-- 1 out a1
31	405	144	Sep 13(1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-2	GS-6	L(13-8)	4	6.0	5	2	2	4	3	0	0	3.72	3.71	26	8	6	1	0	5	53			1	0	0	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.15	0.020	4.76	0.05%	0.74	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
32	406	148	Sep 16	CHW	@	KCA	L,7-13	6-6		2	1.0	3	5	5	2	1	1	0	3.96	3.80	8	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.20	-0.045	.39	-0.05%	-4.50	6b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d9
							18-14		W-L:13-8,Sv:1	4.1	175.0	176	78	77	60	91	19	2	3.96	3.80	748	1.07		4%	0%	172	51	4	0%	3	3	0	678	24	3	5	9	2	5	1.00	1.386	4.63	2.89%	11.89

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