Virgil Trucks Stats

Virgil Trucks was born on Thursday, April 26, 1917, in Birmingham, Alabama. Trucks was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 27, 1941, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Virgil Trucks baseball stats page.
"The toughest (batter he faced) was probably Ted Williams but (Mickey) Mantle, (Bill) Dickey, (Joe) DiMaggio and (Yogi) Berra were also tough. Yogi was tough because he was a bad ball hitter. He would swing at anything so you never knew what to throw him. I would just throw strikes down the middle because that was as effective as anything else." - Virgil Trucks

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Virgil Trucks

Virgil Trucks Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#96)

Virgil Trucks Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#96)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Virgil Oliver Trucks
Nickname:   Fire
Born On:   04-26-1917
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Birmingham, Alabama
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   198
First Game:   09-27-1941 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-26-1958
Draft:   Not Applicable
Virgil Trucks

Virgil Trucks Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1941 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 .000 9.00 0 0 0 2.0 8 4 2 2 0 0 - 3 0 0 0 -
1942 Tigers 28 20 8 14 8 .636 2.74 8 2 0 167.2 721 147 51 64 3 74 - 91 7 2 1 -
1943 Tigers 33 25 6 16 10 .615 2.84 10 2 2 202.2 817 170 64 72 11 52 - 118 1 1 1 -
1945 Tigers 1 1 0 0 0 .000 1.69 0 0 0 5.1 19 3 1 1 0 2 - 3 0 0 0 -
1946 Tigers 32 29 1 14 9 .609 3.23 15 2 0 236.2 992 217 85 94 23 75 - 161 5 3 0 -
1947 Tigers 36 26 5 10 12 .455 4.53 8 2 2 180.2 800 186 91 105 14 79 - 108 5 2 0 -
1948 Tigers 43 26 9 14 13 .519 3.78 7 0 2 211.2 901 190 89 97 14 85 - 123 7 2 1 -
1949 Tigers 41 32 8 19 11 .633 2.81 17 6 4 275.0 1,133 209 86 95 16 124 - 153 3 4 0 -
1950 Tigers 7 7 0 3 1 .750 3.54 2 1 0 48.1 209 45 19 20 6 21 - 25 0 1 0 -
1951 Tigers 37 18 8 13 8 .619 4.33 6 1 1 153.2 680 153 74 81 9 75 - 89 6 5 1 -
1952 Tigers 35 29 5 5 19 .208 3.97 8 3 1 197.0 858 190 87 99 12 82 - 129 5 7 1 -
1953 Browns 16 12 2 5 4 .556 3.07 4 2 2 88.0 374 83 30 37 4 32 - 47 3 4 0 -
1953 White Sox 24 21 1 15 6 .714 2.86 13 3 1 176.1 727 151 56 60 14 67 - 102 4 3 1 -
1954 White Sox 40 33 7 19 12 .613 2.79 16 5 3 264.2 1,090 224 82 87 13 95 0 152 4 1 0 -
1955 White Sox 32 26 2 13 8 .619 3.96 7 3 0 175.0 749 176 77 78 19 61 5 91 1 2 0 -
1956 Tigers 22 16 3 6 5 .545 3.83 3 1 1 120.0 515 104 51 56 15 63 5 43 3 6 0 -
1957 Athletics 48 7 23 9 7 .563 3.03 0 0 7 116.0 502 106 39 45 12 62 8 55 7 2 0 -
1958 Athletics 16 0 12 0 1 .000 2.05 0 0 3 22.0 98 18 5 7 2 15 1 15 0 0 0 -
1958 Yankees 25 0 13 2 1 .667 4.54 0 0 1 39.2 185 40 20 24 1 24 0 26 2 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
17 Years 517 328 113 177 135 .567 3.39 124 33 30 2,682.1 11,378 2,416 1,009 1,124 188 1,088 19 1,534 63 47 6 -
Virgil Trucks

Virgil Trucks Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1941 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1942 Tigers 28 65 4 8 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 12 1 - 0 3 .123 .123 .138
1943 Tigers 33 72 7 13 1 0 0 0 7 2 - 4 0 - 0 3 .181 .203 .194
1945 Tigers 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .333 .000
1946 Tigers 32 95 4 17 4 0 0 0 5 0 - 13 2 - 0 4 .179 .179 .221
1947 Tigers 36 70 7 19 2 0 0 0 5 1 - 7 0 - 0 3 .271 .282 .300
1948 Tigers 43 79 6 13 0 1 0 0 2 2 - 14 2 - 0 5 .165 .185 .190
1949 Tigers 41 100 6 12 2 0 0 0 3 1 - 15 5 - 1 4 .120 .137 .140
1950 Tigers 7 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .150 .150 .200
1951 Tigers 37 55 5 13 3 0 0 0 14 0 - 12 2 - 0 0 .236 .236 .291
1952 Tigers 35 64 3 12 0 0 1 0 3 1 - 11 2 - 0 2 .188 .200 .234
1953 Browns 16 25 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 4 - 0 0 .160 .160 .200
1953 White Sox 24 63 6 15 3 0 1 0 6 0 - 10 9 - 1 1 .238 .250 .333
1954 White Sox 40 93 5 17 2 0 0 0 8 1 - 21 9 2 0 3 .183 .188 .204
1955 White Sox 32 64 2 8 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 12 7 1 0 1 .125 .123 .141
1956 Tigers 22 45 4 11 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 .244 .244 .289
1957 Athletics 48 28 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143
1958 Athletics 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1958 Yankees 25 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
17 Years 517 949 63 171 23 1 2 0 70 9 0 153 46 3 2 31 .180 .189 .213
Virgil Trucks

Virgil Trucks Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1941 Tigers P 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 -
1942 Tigers P 28 20 503 36 1.3 33 5 28 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.77 -
1943 Tigers P 33 25 608 40 1.2 40 16 24 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.78 -
1945 Tigers P 1 1 16 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38 -
1946 Tigers P 32 29 710 47 1.5 44 11 33 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .936 1.67 -
1947 Tigers P 36 26 542 37 1.0 35 13 22 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .946 1.74 -
1948 Tigers P 43 26 635 41 1.0 41 13 28 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.74 -
1949 Tigers P 41 32 825 48 1.2 46 13 33 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.51 -
1950 Tigers P 7 7 145 16 2.3 15 2 13 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.79 -
1951 Tigers P 37 18 461 46 1.2 43 11 32 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .935 2.52 -
1952 Tigers P 35 29 591 60 1.7 58 21 37 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.65 -
1953 Browns P 16 12 264 22 1.4 16 3 13 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .727 1.64 -
1953 White Sox P 24 21 529 40 1.7 40 11 29 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.04 -
1954 White Sox P 40 33 794 58 1.5 58 10 48 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.97 -
1955 White Sox P 32 26 525 37 1.2 37 4 33 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.90 -
1956 Tigers P 22 16 360 27 1.2 24 6 18 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.80 -
1957 Athletics P 48 7 348 30 0.6 29 8 21 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.25 -
1958 Athletics P 16 0 66 8 0.5 7 4 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.86 -
1958 Yankees P 25 0 119 7 0.3 7 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.59 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 517 328 8,047 603 1.2 576 156 420 27 14 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.93 --
17 Years 517 328 8,047 603 1.2 576 156 420 27 14 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.93 --
Virgil Trucks

Virgil Trucks Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1941 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 13.50 0.00
1942 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.4 21.7 1.23 4.88 3.97
1943 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 18.0 10.3 2.27 5.24 2.31
1945 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.50 5.06 3.38
1946 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.3 19.0 2.15 6.12 2.85
1947 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 10.0 14.0 1.37 5.38 3.94
1948 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.6 39.5 1.45 5.23 3.61
1949 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.7 33.3 1.23 5.01 4.06
1950 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 10.0 0.0 1.19 4.66 3.91
1951 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.6 3.9 1.19 5.21 4.39
1952 Tigers 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 64.0 5.8 21.3 1.57 5.89 3.75
1953 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.3 25.0 1.47 4.81 3.27
1953 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 63.0 6.3 10.5 1.52 5.21 3.42
1954 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.4 11.6 1.60 5.17 3.23
1955 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 10.7 1.49 4.68 3.14
1956 Tigers 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 11.3 22.5 0.68 3.22 4.72
1957 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 14.0 0.89 4.27 4.81
1958 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 6.14 6.14
1958 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 2.7 1.08 5.90 5.45
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
17 Years 1 1 .500 - - n/a 474.5 6.2 13.6 1.41 5.15 3.65
Virgil Trucks

Virgil Trucks Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1941 Detroit Tigers - Undetermined - -
1942 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined - -
1943 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined - -
1945 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined n/a Stats
1946 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined - -
1947 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined - -
1948 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined - -
1949 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined Stats -
1950 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined - -
1951 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined - -
1952 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined - -
1953 St. Louis Browns 22 Undetermined - -
1953 Chicago White Sox 23 Undetermined - -
1954 Chicago White Sox 23 Undetermined Stats -
1955 Chicago White Sox 23 Undetermined - -
1956 Detroit Tigers 23 Undetermined - -
1957 Kansas City Athletics 23 Undetermined - -
1958 Kansas City Athletics 23 Undetermined - -
1958 New York Yankees 21 Undetermined - -




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Did you know that one of Virgil Trucks' nephews is the phenomenal drummer Butch Trucks, one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band and one of his great-nephews is Derek Trucks, who is often seen on tour wearing a Detroit Tigers hat, the superb slide guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band?

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