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Virgil Trucks

Birthdate:

4/26/1917

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 198 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Birmingham, AL, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Virgil Fireball Trucks was 14-8 in his rookie season while pitching for the Detroit Tigers in 1942 and went 16-10 in 1943. He then joined the U.S. Navy until the last weeks in 1945, the year the Tigers won the World Series. Virgil Trucks with his blazing fastball won Game 2 of the World Series as the Tigers beat the Cubs 4-1. Fireball Trucks was a rarity in that he led the league in strikeouts and had great pin-point control; issuing few base-on-balls. In 1946, Virgil Trucks was 14-9, pitched in 237 innings, 161 K's and only 75 W's. In 1949, he led the league in strikeouts - 153 and was second in ERA - 2.81and went 19-11. The highlight of his career came in 1952 when he hurled two no-hitters but finished with a 5-19 record. Virgil Trucks was traded to the White Sox in 1954 and he responded by going 19-12, ERA of 2.79, pitched 5 shutouts in 264 innings. Fireball Trucks' Career stats: 177-135, started 328 games, completed 124, and pitched 33 shutouts with 1534 strikeouts. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1941	DET (AL)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	9.00
1942	DET (AL)	28	20	14	8	0	8	2	167.2	147	64	51	3	74	0	91	7	2	1	2.74
1943	DET (AL)	33	25	16	10	2	10	2	202.2	170	72	64	11	52	0	118	1	1	1	2.84
1945	DET (AL)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	1.69
1946	DET (AL)	32	29	14	9	0	15	2	236.2	217	94	85	23	75	0	161	5	3	0	3.23
1947	DET (AL)	36	26	10	12	2	8	2	180.2	186	105	91	14	79	0	108	5	2	0	4.53
1948	DET (AL)	43	26	14	13	2	7	0	211.2	190	97	89	14	85	0	123	7	2	1	3.78
1949	DET (AL)	41	32	19	11	4	17	6	275.0	209	95	86	16	124	0	153	3	4	0	2.81
1950	DET (AL)	7	7	3	1	0	2	1	48.1	45	20	19	6	21	0	25	0	1	0	3.54
1951	DET (AL)	37	18	13	8	1	6	1	153.2	153	81	74	9	75	0	89	6	5	1	4.33
1952	DET (AL)	35	29	5	19	1	8	3	197.0	190	99	87	12	82	0	129	5	7	1	3.97
1953	SLB (AL)	16	12	5	4	2	4	2	88.0	83	37	30	4	32	0	47	3	4	0	3.07
1953	CHW (AL)	24	21	15	6	1	13	3	176.1	151	60	56	14	67	0	102	4	3	1	2.86
1954	CHW (AL)	40	33	19	12	3	16	5	264.2	224	87	82	13	95	0	152	4	1	0	2.79
1955	CHW (AL)	32	26	13	8	0	7	3	175.0	176	78	77	19	61	5	91	1	2	0	3.96
1956	DET (AL)	22	16	6	5	1	3	1	120.0	104	56	51	15	63	5	43	3	6	0	3.82
1957	KCA (AL)	48	7	9	7	7	0	0	116.0	106	45	39	12	62	8	55	7	2	0	3.03
1958	NYY (AL)	25	0	2	1	1	0	0	39.2	40	24	20	1	24	0	26	2	2	0	4.54
1958	KCA (AL)	16	0	0	1	3	0	0	22.0	18	7	5	2	15	1	15	0	0	0	2.05
19 years		517	328	177	135	30	124	33	2682.1	2416	1124	1009	188	1088	19	1534	63	47	6	3.39

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1941	DET (AL)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1942	DET (AL)	28	65	4	8	1	0	0	3	0	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	.123	.123	SLG
1943	DET (AL)	33	72	7	13	1	0	0	7	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.203	SLG
1945	DET (AL)	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.333	SLG
1946	DET (AL)	32	95	4	17	4	0	0	5	0	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	.179	.179	SLG
1947	DET (AL)	36	70	7	19	2	0	0	5	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.282	SLG
1948	DET (AL)	43	79	6	13	0	1	0	2	2	14	0	0	0	0	2	0	.165	.185	SLG
1949	DET (AL)	41	100	6	12	2	0	0	3	1	15	0	0	0	1	5	0	.120	.137	SLG
1950	DET (AL)	7	20	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	SLG
1951	DET (AL)	37	55	5	13	3	0	0	14	0	12	0	0	0	0	2	0	.236	.236	SLG
1952	DET (AL)	35	64	3	12	0	0	1	3	1	11	1	0	0	0	2	0	.188	.200	SLG
1953	CHW (AL)	24	63	6	15	3	0	1	6	0	10	0	0	0	1	9	0	.238	.250	SLG
1953	SLB (AL)	16	25	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	.160	.160	SLG
1954	CHW (AL)	40	93	5	17	2	0	0	8	1	21	0	0	0	0	9	2	.183	.188	SLG
1955	CHW (AL)	32	64	2	8	1	0	0	6	0	12	0	0	0	0	7	1	.125	.123	SLG
1956	DET (AL)	22	45	4	11	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.244	.244	SLG
1957	KCA (AL)	48	28	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	SLG
1958	NYY (AL)	25	8	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	SLG
1958	KCA (AL)	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
19 years		517	949	63	171	23	1	2	70	9	153	1	1	0	2	46	3	.180	.189	.SLG

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