Virgil Trucks
- Full Name: Virgil Oliver Trucks
- Nickname(s): Fire
- Born: 4/26/1917
- Birthplace: Birmingham, AL
- Height: 5'11" Weight: 198
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- College: N/A
- Debut: 9/27/1941
- Final Game: 9/26/1958
- All-Star Selection:
1949, 1954
Batting Stats
| Year |
Age |
Team |
Lg |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SO |
SH |
SF |
SB |
CS |
TB |
PA |
GIDP |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
| 1942 |
25 |
DET |
AL |
28 |
65 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
0 |
12 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
9 |
66 |
3 |
.123 |
.138 |
.123 |
| 1943 |
26 |
DET |
AL |
33 |
72 |
7 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
|
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
14 |
74 |
3 |
.181 |
.194 |
.203 |
| 1945 |
28 |
DET |
AL |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.333 |
| 1946 |
29 |
DET |
AL |
32 |
95 |
4 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
0 |
13 |
2 |
|
0 |
0 |
21 |
97 |
4 |
.179 |
.221 |
.179 |
| 1947 |
30 |
DET |
AL |
36 |
70 |
7 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
21 |
71 |
3 |
.271 |
.300 |
.282 |
| 1948 |
31 |
DET |
AL |
43 |
79 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
0 |
14 |
2 |
|
0 |
0 |
15 |
83 |
5 |
.165 |
.190 |
.185 |
| 1949 |
32 |
DET |
AL |
41 |
100 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
15 |
5 |
|
0 |
0 |
14 |
107 |
4 |
.120 |
.140 |
.137 |
| 1950 |
33 |
DET |
AL |
7 |
20 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
4 |
20 |
0 |
.150 |
.200 |
.150 |
| 1951 |
34 |
DET |
AL |
37 |
55 |
5 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
0 |
12 |
2 |
|
0 |
0 |
16 |
57 |
0 |
.236 |
.291 |
.236 |
| 1952 |
35 |
DET |
AL |
35 |
64 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
0 |
11 |
2 |
|
1 |
0 |
15 |
67 |
2 |
.188 |
.234 |
.200 |
| 1953 |
36 |
SLB |
AL |
16 |
25 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
0 |
0 |
5 |
29 |
0 |
.160 |
.200 |
.160 |
| |
|
CHW |
|
24 |
63 |
6 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
1 |
10 |
9 |
|
0 |
0 |
21 |
73 |
1 |
.238 |
.333 |
.250 |
| |
|
TOT |
|
40 |
88 |
6 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
|
1 |
13 |
13 |
|
0 |
0 |
26 |
102 |
1 |
.216 |
.295 |
.225 |
| 1954 |
37 |
CHW |
AL |
40 |
93 |
5 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
105 |
3 |
.183 |
.204 |
.188 |
| 1955 |
38 |
CHW |
AL |
32 |
64 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
72 |
1 |
.125 |
.141 |
.123 |
| 1956 |
39 |
DET |
AL |
22 |
45 |
4 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
47 |
0 |
.244 |
.289 |
.244 |
| 1957 |
40 |
KCA |
AL |
48 |
28 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
29 |
1 |
.143 |
.143 |
.143 |
| 1958 |
41 |
KCA |
AL |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
| |
|
NYY |
|
25 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
.250 |
.250 |
.250 |
| |
|
TOT |
|
41 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
.222 |
.222 |
.222 |
| 16 Seasons |
516 |
949 |
63 |
171 |
23 |
1 |
2 |
70 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
153 |
46 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
202 |
1009 |
31 |
.180 |
.213 |
.189 |
Pitching Stats
| Year |
Age |
Team |
Lg |
W |
L |
SH |
SV |
G |
GS |
CG |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
WP |
HB |
BK |
BF |
GF |
ERA |
| 1941 |
24 |
DET |
AL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
9.00 |
| 1942 |
25 |
DET |
AL |
14 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
28 |
20 |
8 |
167.2 |
147 |
64 |
51 |
3 |
74 |
|
91 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
721 |
8 |
2.74 |
| 1943 |
26 |
DET |
AL |
16 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
33 |
25 |
10 |
202.2 |
170 |
72 |
64 |
11 |
52 |
|
118 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
817 |
6 |
2.84 |
| 1945 |
28 |
DET |
AL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5.1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
1.69 |
| 1946 |
29 |
DET |
AL |
14 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
32 |
29 |
15 |
236.2 |
217 |
94 |
85 |
23 |
75 |
|
161 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
992 |
1 |
3.23 |
| 1947 |
30 |
DET |
AL |
10 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
36 |
26 |
8 |
180.2 |
186 |
105 |
91 |
14 |
79 |
|
108 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
800 |
5 |
4.53 |
| 1948 |
31 |
DET |
AL |
14 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
43 |
26 |
7 |
211.2 |
190 |
97 |
89 |
14 |
85 |
|
123 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
901 |
9 |
3.78 |
| 1949 |
32 |
DET |
AL |
19 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
41 |
32 |
17 |
275.0 |
209 |
95 |
86 |
16 |
124 |
|
153 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1133 |
8 |
2.81 |
| 1950 |
33 |
DET |
AL |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
48.1 |
45 |
20 |
19 |
6 |
21 |
|
25 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
209 |
0 |
3.54 |
| 1951 |
34 |
DET |
AL |
13 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
37 |
18 |
6 |
153.2 |
153 |
81 |
74 |
9 |
75 |
|
89 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
680 |
8 |
4.33 |
| 1952 |
35 |
DET |
AL |
5 |
19 |
3 |
1 |
35 |
29 |
8 |
197.0 |
190 |
99 |
87 |
12 |
82 |
|
129 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
858 |
5 |
3.97 |
| 1953 |
36 |
SLB |
AL |
5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
12 |
4 |
88.0 |
83 |
37 |
30 |
4 |
32 |
|
47 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
374 |
2 |
3.07 |
| |
|
CHW |
|
15 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
24 |
21 |
13 |
176.1 |
151 |
60 |
56 |
14 |
67 |
|
102 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
727 |
1 |
2.86 |
| |
|
TOT |
|
20 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
40 |
33 |
17 |
264.1 |
234 |
97 |
86 |
18 |
99 |
|
149 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
1101 |
3 |
2.93 |
| 1954 |
37 |
CHW |
AL |
19 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
40 |
33 |
16 |
264.2 |
224 |
87 |
82 |
13 |
95 |
|
152 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1090 |
7 |
2.79 |
| 1955 |
38 |
CHW |
AL |
13 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
32 |
26 |
7 |
175.0 |
176 |
78 |
77 |
19 |
61 |
5 |
91 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
749 |
2 |
3.96 |
| 1956 |
39 |
DET |
AL |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
16 |
3 |
120.0 |
104 |
56 |
51 |
15 |
63 |
5 |
43 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
515 |
3 |
3.82 |
| 1957 |
40 |
KCA |
AL |
9 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
48 |
7 |
0 |
116.0 |
106 |
45 |
39 |
12 |
62 |
8 |
55 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
502 |
23 |
3.03 |
| 1958 |
41 |
KCA |
AL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
22.0 |
18 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
12 |
2.05 |
| |
|
NYY |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
39.2 |
40 |
24 |
20 |
1 |
24 |
0 |
26 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
185 |
13 |
4.54 |
| |
|
TOT |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
326.0 |
58 |
31 |
25 |
3 |
39 |
1 |
41 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
283 |
25 |
0.69 |
| 17 Seasons |
177 |
135 |
33 |
30 |
517 |
328 |
124 |
2682.1 |
2416 |
1124 |
1009 |
188 |
1088 |
19 |
1534 |
63 |
47 |
6 |
11378 |
113 |
3.39 |
Fielding Statistics
| Year |
Team |
Lg |
POS |
G |
GS |
Innings |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
FP |
| 1941 |
DET |
AL |
P |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1942 |
DET |
AL |
P |
28 |
20 |
167.2 |
5 |
28 |
3 |
0 |
.917 |
| 1943 |
DET |
AL |
P |
33 |
25 |
202.2 |
16 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1945 |
DET |
AL |
P |
1 |
1 |
5.1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1946 |
DET |
AL |
P |
32 |
29 |
236.2 |
11 |
33 |
3 |
1 |
.936 |
| 1947 |
DET |
AL |
P |
36 |
26 |
180.2 |
13 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
.946 |
| 1948 |
DET |
AL |
P |
43 |
26 |
211.2 |
13 |
28 |
0 |
1 |
1.000 |
| 1949 |
DET |
AL |
P |
41 |
32 |
275.0 |
13 |
33 |
2 |
2 |
.958 |
| 1950 |
DET |
AL |
P |
7 |
7 |
48.1 |
2 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
.938 |
| 1951 |
DET |
AL |
P |
37 |
18 |
153.2 |
11 |
32 |
3 |
2 |
.935 |
| 1952 |
DET |
AL |
P |
35 |
29 |
197.0 |
21 |
37 |
2 |
1 |
.967 |
| 1953 |
SLB |
AL |
P |
16 |
12 |
88.0 |
3 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
.727 |
| |
CHW |
|
P |
24 |
21 |
176.1 |
11 |
29 |
0 |
2 |
1.000 |
| |
TOT |
|
P |
40 |
33 |
264.1 |
14 |
42 |
6 |
3 |
.903 |
| 1954 |
CHW |
AL |
P |
40 |
33 |
264.2 |
10 |
48 |
0 |
1 |
1.000 |
| 1955 |
CHW |
AL |
P |
32 |
26 |
175.0 |
4 |
33 |
0 |
1 |
1.000 |
| 1956 |
DET |
AL |
P |
22 |
16 |
120.0 |
6 |
18 |
3 |
1 |
.889 |
| 1957 |
KCA |
AL |
P |
48 |
7 |
116.0 |
8 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
.967 |
| 1958 |
KCA |
AL |
P |
16 |
0 |
22.0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
.875 |
| |
NYY |
|
P |
25 |
0 |
39.2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| |
TOT |
|
P |
41 |
0 |
61.2 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
.933 |
| 17 Seasons |
|
517 |
328 |
2682.1 |
156 |
420 |
27 |
14 |
.955 |
All-Star Batting Statistics
| Year |
Team |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SO |
SH |
SF |
SB |
CS |
TB |
PA |
GIDP |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
| 1949 |
AL |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
| 1954 |
AL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
| Totals |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
All-Star Pitching Statistics
| Year
| Team
| W
| L
| SH
| SV
| G
| GS
| CG
| IP
| H
| R
| ER
| HR
| BB
| IBB
| SO
| WP
| HB
| BK
| GF
| ERA
|
| 1949 |
AL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
| 1954 |
AL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Totals |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
Postseason Batting Statistics
| Year |
Round |
Team |
Lg |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SO |
SH |
SF |
SB |
CS |
TB |
PA |
GIDP |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
| 1945 |
DET |
WS |
AL |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.200 |
Postseason Pitching Statistics
| Year |
Round |
Team |
Lg |
W |
L |
SH |
SV |
G |
GS |
CG |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
WP |
HB |
BK |
BF |
GF |
ERA |
| 1945 |
DET |
WS |
AL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
13.1 |
14 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
0 |
3.38 |