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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	18-14 / in Starts: 16-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	59 (30-21-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
S Lollar	2
J Rivera	1
C Courtney	1
V Stephens	1
C Carrasquel	1
R Jackson	0
E McGhee	0

Most Driven In By
G Kell	1
J Busby	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	375	1	Apr 12	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.018	.91	-0.03%	-0.28	P
2	376	5 (3)	Apr 17 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.35	-0.070	4.21	-0.13%	-0.55	P
3	377	7 (1)	Apr 22	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.102	2.69	-0.17%	-1.25	P
4	378	11 (3)	Apr 27	CHW		NYY	W,13-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.012	1.39	-0.02%	-0.24	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
5	379	15 (3)	May 1 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,8-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	380	19 (3)	May 6	CHW		DET	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.92	0.017	6.59	0.03%	-0.18	P
7	381	24 (4)	May 11	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.08	-0.091	3.69	-0.19%	-0.93	P
8	382	29 (4)	May 18	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.010	1.79	-0.03%	-0.10	P
9	383	31 (1)	May 21	CHW		KCA	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	384	33 (1)	May 22 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,10-6	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	.19	0.012	.58	0.02%	0.89	P
11	385	38 (4)	May 28	CHW	@	DET	W,16-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.050	.048	.050	.098	9	.16	0.004	.57	0.01%	-0.68	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
12	386	43 (4)	Jun 2	CHW		BOS	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.083	.087	.170	9	.99	0.060	2.94	0.11%	0.36	P
13	387	49 (5)	Jun 11	CHW		WSH	W,10-0	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.074	.077	.151	9	.22	-0.032	.62	-0.05%	-2.04	P
14	388	55 (5)	Jun 16	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-0	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.125	.161	.286	9	.36	0.098	1.42	0.23%	0.38	P
15	389	60 (4)	Jun 21	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.114	.147	.261	9	.87	-0.086	3.84	-0.23%	-1.37	P
16	390	65 (4)	Jun 26 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.132	.162	.294	9	1.36	-0.071	6.55	-0.21%	-0.62	P
17	391	69 (3)	Jun 30	CHW		DET	L,3-4	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.125	.154	.279	9	1.15	-0.054	4.17	-0.12%	-0.47	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
18	392	75 (5)	Jul 6	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.122	.150	.272	9	1.19	-0.048	4.08	-0.10%	-0.42	P
19	393	80 (4)	Jul 10 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.136	.163	.299	9	.84	0.012	2.73	0.02%	0.10	P
20	394	83 (2)	Jul 15	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.152	.178	.330	9	1.01	0.098	3.35	0.20%	0.95	P
21	395	90 (6)	Jul 21	CHW		NYY	W,9-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.152	.178	.330	9						P
22	396	92 (1)	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	L,7-9	3-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.149	.174	.323	9	1.74	-0.066	11.67	-0.27%	-0.45	P
23	397	98 (5)	Jul 29	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.157	.180	.337	9	.96	-0.010	5.55	-0.04%	-0.59	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
24	398	103 (4)	Aug 3	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.154	.176	.330	9	.40	-0.011	3.38	-0.05%	-0.11	P
25	399	111 (7)	Aug 12	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.145	.167	.312	9	.88	-0.068	5.96	-0.28%	-0.81	P
26	400	115 (3)	Aug 18 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,6-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.140	.161	.301	9	1.14	-0.053	7.92	-0.22%	-0.72	P
27	401	121 (5)	Aug 23 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.131	.150	.281	9	.56	-0.054	4.19	-0.24%	-1.06	P
28	402	130 (8)	Aug 30	CHW		BOS	W,7-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.131	.150	.281	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
29	403	136 (5)	Sep 5 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.131	.150	.281	9						P
30	404	139 (2)	Sep 8	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.127	.145	.272	9	.84	-0.041	6.15	-0.18%	-0.45	P
31	405	144 (4)	Sep 13 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.123	.141	.264	9	1.44	-0.086	5.97	-0.21%	-0.64	P
32	406	148 (3)	Sep 16	CHW	@	KCA	L,7-13	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.123	.141	.264	9						P
							18-14		72	64	2	8	1	0	0	6	0	0	12	0	7	1	1	1	0	0	.125	.123	.141	.264		.84	-0.682	3.77	-2.14%	-11.26

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