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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1938	21	-1.2	Andalusia	ALFL	D		25	6	.806	1.25	1.71	38			26			273.0	143	52	38		125		418	1	0	10		0.982	4.7		4.1	13.8	3.34
1939	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-A1	DET	16	10	.615	2.82	3.70	35	8	3	3	0		236.0	194	97	74		114		38	5	1	3		1.305	7.4		4.3
1939	22	-5.4	Beaumont	TL	A1	DET	3	5	.375	3.43	5.29	11	8	3	3	0		63.0	57	37	24		41		38	5	1	3		1.556	8.1		5.9	5.4	0.93
1939	22	0.8	Alexandria	EVAN	D		13	5	.722	2.60	3.12	24						173.0	137	60	50		73							1.214	7.1		3.8
1940	23	-4.7	Beaumont	TL	A1	DET	12	11	.522	3.50	4.08	33						203.0	170	92	79		92							1.291	7.5		4.1
1941	24	-2.9	Buffalo	IL	AA	DET	12	12	.500	3.22	3.66	33			15	1		204.0	164	83	73		76		204	4	0	3		1.176	7.2		3.4	9.0	2.68
1941	24	-5.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		9.00	9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	13.5
1942	25	-4.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	14	8	.636	2.74	3.44	28	20	8	8	2	0	167.2	147	64	51	3	74	4	91	2	1	7	721	1.318	7.9	0.2	4.0	4.9	1.23
1943	26	-3.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	16	10	.615	2.84	3.20	33	25	6	10	2	2	202.2	170	72	64	11	52	4	118	1	1	1	817	1.095	7.5	0.5	2.3	5.2	2.27

1945	28	-1.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		1.69	1.69	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	19	0.938	5.1	0.0	3.4	5.1	1.50
1946	29	-0.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	14	9	.609	3.23	3.57	32	29	1	15	2	0	236.2	217	94	85	23	75	2	161	3	0	5	992	1.234	8.3	0.9	2.9	6.1	2.15
1947	30	0.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	10	12	.455	4.53	5.23	36	26	5	8	2	2	180.2	186	105	91	14	79	2	108	2	0	5	800	1.467	9.3	0.7	3.9	5.4	1.37
1948	31	2.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	14	13	.519	3.78	4.12	43	26	9	7	0	2	211.2	190	97	89	14	85	4	123	2	1	7	901	1.299	8.1	0.6	3.6	5.2	1.45
1949	32	3.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	19	11	.633	2.81	3.11	41	32	8	17	6	4	275.0	209	95	86	16	124	5	153	4	0	3	1133	1.211	6.8	0.5	4.1	5.0	1.23
1950	33	4.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	1	.750	3.54	3.72	7	7	0	2	1	0	48.1	45	20	19	6	21	2	25	1	0	0	209	1.366	8.4	1.1	3.9	4.7	1.19
1951	34	4.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	13	8	.619	4.33	4.74	37	18	8	6	1	0	153.2	153	81	74	9	75	6	89	5	1	6	680	1.484	9.0	0.5	4.4	5.2	1.19
1952	35	4.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	5	19	.208	3.97	4.52	35	29	5	8	3	1	197.0	190	99	87	12	82	6	129	7	1	5	858	1.381	8.7	0.5	3.7	5.9	1.57
1953	36		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-CHW	20	10	.667	2.93	3.30	40	33	3	17	5	3	264.1	234	97	86	18	99	3	149	7	1	7	1101	1.260	8.0	0.6	3.4	5.1	1.51
1953	36	6.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	5	4	.556	3.07	3.78	16	12	2	4	2	2	88.0	83	37	30	4	32	0	47	4	0	3	374	1.307	8.5	0.4	3.3	4.8	1.47
1953	36	6.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	15	6	.714	2.86	3.06	24	21	1	13	3	1	176.1	151	60	56	14	67	3	102	3	1	4	727	1.236	7.7	0.7	3.4	5.2	1.52
1954	37	8.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	19	12	.613	2.79	2.96	40	33	7	16	5	3	264.2	224	87	82	13	95	6	152	1	0	4	1090	1.205	7.6	0.4	3.2	5.2	1.60
1955	38	9.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	8	.619	3.96	4.01	32	26	2	7	3	1	175.0	176	78	77	19	61	5	91	2	0	1	749	1.354	9.1	1.0	3.1	4.7	1.49
1956	39	10.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	5	.545	3.83	4.20	22	16	3	3	1	1	120.0	104	56	51	15	63	5	43	6	0	3	515	1.392	7.8	1.1	4.7	3.2	0.68
1957	40	11.5	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	9	7	.563	3.03	3.49	48	7	23	0	0	7	116.0	106	45	39	12	62	8	55	2	0	7	502	1.448	8.2	0.9	4.8	4.3	0.89
1958	41		2 Teams	AL	Maj	NYY-KCA	2	2	.500	3.65	4.52	41	0	26	0	0	4	61.2	58	31	25	3	39	1	41	2	0	2	283	1.573	8.5	0.4	5.7	6.0	1.05
1958	41	12.7	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	0	1	.000	2.05	2.86	16	0	12	0	0	2	22.0	18	7	5	2	15	1	15	0	0	0	98	1.500	7.4	0.8	6.1	6.1	1.00
1958	41	12.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	1	.667	4.54	5.45	25	0	14	0	0	2	39.2	40	24	20	1	24	0	26	2	0	2	185	1.613	9.1	0.2	5.4	5.9	1.08
1959	42	14.5	Miami	IL	AAA	BAL	0	1	.000	3.86	5.14	4						7.0	7	4	3		9		0					2.286	9.0		11.6	0.0	0.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		177	135	.567	3.39	3.77	517	328	114	124	33	30	2682.1	2416	1124	1009	188	1088	63	1534	47	6	63	11378	1.306	8.1	0.6	3.7	5.1	1.41
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		65	40	.619	2.60	3.20	143	8	3	44	1		923.0	678	328	267		416		660	10	1	16		1.185	6.6		4.1
All Levels (21 Seasons)							242	175	.580	3.19	3.62	660	336	117	168	34	30	3605.1	3094	1452	1276	188	1504	63	2194	57	7	79	11378	1.275	7.7		3.8

AAA (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	3.86	5.14	4						7.0	7	4	3		9		0					2.286	9.0		11.6	0.0	0.00
AA (1 season)					Minors		12	12	.500	3.22	3.66	33			15	1		204.0	164	83	73		76		204	4	0	3		1.176	7.2		3.4	9.0	2.68
A1 (2 seasons)					Minors		15	16	.484	3.48	4.36	44	8	3	3	0		266.0	227	129	103		133		38	5	1	3		1.353	7.7		4.5
D (2 seasons)					Minors		38	11	.776	1.78	2.26	62			26			446.0	280	112	88		198		418	1	0	10		1.072	5.7		4.0