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Virgil Trucks
Full name Virgil Oliver Trucks Born April 26, 1917, Birmingham, Alabama Died March 23, 2013, Calera, Alabama Buried at Alabama National Cemetery, Montevallo, Alabama First Game: September 27, 1941 ; Final Game: September 26, 1958 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 198 Ejections as player: 1946 (1), 1954 (1), 1957 (1). Total: 3 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1941 DET A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1941 DET A
1942 DET A Daily Splits 28 65 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 12 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 .123 .123 .138 0.0 1942 DET A
1943 DET A Daily Splits 33 72 7 13 1 0 0 7 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .181 .203 .194 0.0 1943 DET A
1945 DET A Daily Splits 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0.0 1945 DET A
1946 DET A Daily Splits 32 95 4 17 4 0 0 5 0 0 13 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 .179 .179 .221 0.0 1946 DET A
1947 DET A Daily Splits 36 70 7 19 2 0 0 5 1 0 7 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .271 .282 .300 0.0 1947 DET A
1948 DET A Daily Splits 43 79 6 13 0 1 0 2 2 0 14 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 .165 .185 .190 0.0 1948 DET A
1949 DET A Daily Splits 41 100 6 12 2 0 0 3 1 0 15 1 5 0 5 4 0 0 .120 .137 .140 0.0 1949 DET A
1950 DET A Daily Splits 7 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 .200 0.0 1950 DET A
1951 DET A Daily Splits 37 55 5 13 3 0 0 14 0 0 12 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .236 .291 0.0 1951 DET A
1952 DET A Daily Splits 35 64 3 12 0 0 1 3 1 0 11 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 .188 .200 .234 0.0 1952 DET A
1953 STL A Daily Splits 16 25 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .160 .200 0.0 1953 STL A
1953 CHI A Daily Splits 24 63 6 15 3 0 1 6 0 0 10 1 9 0 3 1 0 0 .238 .250 .333 0.0 1953 CHI A
1953 TOT A 40 88 6 19 4 0 1 7 0 0 13 1 13 0 3 1 0 0 .216 .225 .295 0.0 1953 TOT A
1954 CHI A Daily Splits 40 93 5 17 2 0 0 8 1 0 21 0 9 2 0 1 3 0 0 .183 .188 .204 0.0 1954 CHI A
1955 CHI A Daily Splits 32 64 2 8 1 0 0 6 0 0 12 0 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .123 .141 0.0 1955 CHI A
1956 DET A Daily Splits 22 45 4 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .244 .289 0.0 1956 DET A
1957 KC A Daily Splits 48 28 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 0.0 1957 KC A
1958 KC A Daily Splits 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1958 KC A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 25 8 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 0.0 1958 NY A
1958 TOT A 41 9 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .222 0.0 1958 TOT A
Total (17 Years) Splits 517 949 63 171 23 1 2 70 9 0 153 2 46 3 0 20 31 1 1 .180 .189 .213 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1945 DET A Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 1945 DET A
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1949 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1949 AL
1954 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1954 AL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1941 DET A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 - 0.0 1941 DET A
1942 DET A Daily Splits 28 20 8 2 8 0 167.2 147 721 3 64 51 74 4 91 10 7 2 1 20 3 11 15 14 8 2.74 4.45 2.1 1942 DET A
1943 DET A Daily Splits 33 25 10 2 6 2 202.2 170 817 11 72 64 52 4 118 9 1 1 1 28 8 10 9 16 10 2.84 4.64 1.8 1943 DET A
1945 DET A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 19 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 6.00 0.1 1945 DET A
1946 DET A Daily Splits 32 29 15 2 1 0 236.2 217 992 23 94 85 75 2 161 15 5 3 0 27 8 13 20 14 9 3.23 4.07 0.9 1946 DET A
1947 DET A Daily Splits 36 26 8 2 5 2 180.2 186 800 14 105 91 79 2 108 12 5 2 0 30 7 8 14 10 12 4.53 5.62 -1.5 1947 DET A
1948 DET A Daily Splits 43 26 7 0 9 2 211.2 190 901 14 97 89 85 4 123 22 7 2 1 19 5 12 10 14 13 3.78 4.42 1.4 1948 DET A
1949 DET A Daily Splits 41 32 17 6 8 4 275 209 1133 16 95 86 124 5 153 13 3 4 0 29 12 20 16 19 11 2.81 3.81 3.5 1949 DET A
1950 DET A Daily Splits 7 7 2 1 0 0 48.1 45 209 6 20 19 21 2 25 2 0 1 0 11 0 3 3 3 1 3.54 5.86 0.4 1950 DET A
1951 DET A Daily Splits 37 18 6 1 8 0 153.2 153 680 9 81 74 75 6 89 15 6 5 1 32 2 11 14 13 8 4.33 5.06 -0.2 1951 DET A
1952 DET A Daily Splits 35 29 8 3 5 1 197 190 858 12 99 87 82 6 129 12 5 7 1 33 8 14 20 5 19 3.97 2.72 -0.4 1952 DET A
1953 STL A Daily Splits 16 12 4 2 2 2 88 83 374 4 37 30 32 0 47 5 3 4 0 20 2 9 10 5 4 3.07 3.42 0.8 1953 STL A
1953 CHI A Daily Splits 24 21 13 3 1 1 176.1 151 727 14 60 56 67 3 102 5 4 3 1 24 7 11 8 15 6 2.86 6.00 3.0 1953 CHI A
1953 TOT A 40 33 17 5 3 3 264.1 234 1101 18 97 86 99 3 149 10 7 7 1 44 9 20 18 20 10 2.93 5.06 3.8 1953 TOT A
1954 CHI A Daily Splits 40 33 16 5 7 3 264.2 224 1090 13 87 82 95 6 152 10 3 4 1 0 42 4 22 10 19 12 2.79 4.97 3.3 1954 CHI A
1955 CHI A Daily Splits 32 26 7 3 2 1 175 176 749 19 78 77 61 5 91 6 2 1 2 0 24 3 9 5 13 8 3.96 5.15 -0.1 1955 CHI A
1956 DET A Daily Splits 22 16 3 1 3 1 120 104 515 15 56 51 63 5 43 9 2 3 6 0 17 0 16 5 6 5 3.83 5.12 0.4 1956 DET A
1957 KC A Daily Splits 48 7 0 0 23 7 116 106 502 12 45 39 62 8 55 9 2 7 2 0 16 4 13 6 9 7 3.03 2.29 1.4 1957 KC A
1958 KC A Daily Splits 16 0 0 0 12 2 22 18 98 2 7 5 15 1 15 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 2.05 - 0.3 1958 KC A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 25 0 0 0 14 2 39.2 40 185 1 24 20 24 0 26 1 7 2 2 0 4 3 2 5 2 1 4.54 - -0.4 1958 NY A
1958 TOT A 41 0 0 0 26 4 61.2 58 283 3 31 25 39 1 41 2 8 2 2 0 6 3 3 7 2 2 3.65 - -0.1 1958 TOT A
Total (17 Years) Splits 517 328 124 33 114 30 2682.1 2416 11378 188 1124 1009 1088 63 1534 156 17 63 47 6 380 76 185 172 177 135 3.39 4.53 16.8 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1945 DET A Daily Splits 2 2 1 0 0 0 13.1 14 58 0 5 5 5 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.38 5.50 1945 DET A
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1949 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 9.00 - 1949 AL
1954 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1954 AL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 13 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6.00 - Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1941 DET A Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1.000
1942 DET A Daily Splits P 28 20 8 167.2 5 28 3 0 0 3 8 7 0 .917
1943 DET A Daily Splits P 33 25 10 202.2 16 24 0 0 0 2 11 8 2 1.000
1945 DET A Daily Splits P 1 1 0 5.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 DET A Daily Splits P 32 29 15 236.2 11 33 3 1 0 3 8 7 0 .936
1947 DET A Daily Splits P 36 26 8 180.2 13 22 2 0 0 3 7 7 1 .946
1948 DET A Daily Splits P 43 26 7 211.2 13 28 0 1 0 1 5 3 0 1.000
1949 DET A Daily Splits P 41 32 17 275 13 33 2 2 0 3 15 9 1 .958
1950 DET A Daily Splits P 7 7 2 48.1 2 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .938
1951 DET A Daily Splits P 37 18 6 153.2 11 32 3 2 0 2 10 9 2 .935
1952 DET A Daily Splits P 35 29 8 197 21 37 2 1 0 3 6 7 2 .967
1953 STL A Daily Splits P 16 12 4 88 3 13 6 1 0 0 2 4 1 .727
1953 CHI A Daily Splits P 24 21 13 176.1 11 29 0 2 0 1 4 5 1 1.000
1953 TOT A P 40 33 17 264.1 14 42 6 3 0 1 6 9 2 .903
1954 CHI A Daily Splits P 40 33 16 264.2 10 48 0 1 0 0 7 4 0 1.000
1955 CHI A Daily Splits P 32 26 7 175 4 33 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 1.000
1956 DET A Daily Splits P 22 16 3 120 6 18 3 1 0 2 5 1 1 .889
1957 KC A Daily Splits P 48 7 0 116 8 21 1 0 0 2 5 1 1 .967
1958 KC A Daily Splits P 16 0 0 22 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .875
1958 NY A Daily Splits P 25 0 0 39.2 3 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1.000
1958 TOT A P 41 0 0 61.2 7 7 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 .933
Total (17 Years) Splits P 517 328 124 2682.1 156 420 27 14 0 27 105 78 12 .955
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1945 DET A Daily Splits P 2 2 1 13.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1949 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1954 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits P 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1963 PIT N 4- 8 9-29
Total ( 1 Year )
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-13-1946 BOX DET A Eddie Rommel Fan interference non-call (Threw water bucket)
6-12-1954 BOX CHI A Red Flaherty HBP non-call
6- 6-1957 BOX KC A Larry Napp Call at HP
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1938).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Hal White and Johnny Groth to St. Louis Browns in
exchange for Owen Friend , Bob Nieman and JW Porter (December 4, 1952 ).
Traded by St. Louis Browns with Bob Elliott to Chicago White Sox in exchange for
Darrell Johnson , Lou Kretlow and $75000 (June 13, 1953 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Bubba Phillips
(November 30, 1955 ).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Ned Garver , Gene Host , Wayne Belardi and $20000 to
Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Jim Finigan , Jack Crimian , Bill Harrington and
Eddie Robinson (December 5, 1956 ).
Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Duke Maas to New York Yankees in exchange for
Bob Grim and Harry Simpson (June 15, 1958 ).
Released by New York Yankees (April 14, 1959 ).
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