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Virgil
Trucks		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 218
 
Born: April 26, 1917 in Usa, AL, BIRMINGHAM
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1941   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 7
1942 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 7
1943 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
1944 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1945 28 BOS AL $ 517,143 10 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1946 29 BOS AL $ 2,492,857 10 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1947 30 BOS AL $ 2,492,857 10 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1948 31 MIN AL $ 2,000,000 10 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1949 32 MIN AL $ 2,000,000 9 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1950 33 BOS AL $ 904,000 9 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1951 34 NYA AL   9 4 6 5 4 6 5 5 5 5
1952 35 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,492,857 10 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1942 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1943 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1944 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1945 28 BOS AL $ 517,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1946 29 BOS AL $ 2,492,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1947 30 BOS AL $ 2,492,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1948 31 MIN AL $ 2,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1949 32 MIN AL $ 2,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1950 33 BOS AL $ 904,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1951 34 NYA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1952 35 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,492,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1941 24 BOS AL 18 19 .486 42 39 17 0 1 302.7 337 149 19 114 145 4.43 .280 .342 .408 .750 12.7
1942 25 BOS AL 10 16 .385 29 29 8 0 0 223.3 249 117 17 76 100 4.71 .286 .340 .432 .772 7.7
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 9.0 4 2 0 2 6 2.00 .138 .194 .138 .331  
1943 26 BOS AL 13 20 .394 41 41 19 1 0 311.3 358 174 25 102 128 5.03 .289 .344 .429 .773 14.4
1944 27 BOS AL 2 4 .333 7 6 1 1 0 41.7 54 29 5 22 18 6.27 .320 .396 .473 .869 1.0
1945 28 BOS AL 14 17 .452 45 34 14 1 2 279.3 282 127 17 142 136 4.09 .263 .349 .373 .722 14.9
1946 29 BOS AL 11 14 .440 33 28 13 0 0 218.3 248 126 25 93 107 5.19 .287 .356 .457 .812 7.6
1947 30 BOS AL 2 1 .667 43 0 0 0 7 57.0 52 25 3 31 29 3.95 .243 .336 .350 .686 6.4
1948 31 MIN AL 2 3 .400 25 0 0 0 3 34.0 29 17 4 20 6 4.50 .225 .331 .388 .719 3.2
1949 32 MIN AL 7 5 .583 28 7 4 0 3 82.7 94 47 9 39 21 5.12 .297 .373 .445 .817 5.4
    AAA   0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 4 0.00 .067 .067 .067 .133  
1950 33 BOS AL 5 2 .714 31 0 0 0 0 36.0 35 17 7 11 12 4.25 .267 .319 .473 .793 3.5
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 0 0 0 44.0 37 20 6 18 43 4.09 .222 .297 .371 .669  
1951 34 NYA AL 1 10 .091 46 15 3 0 0 152.0 162 94 22 89 61 5.57 .275 .370 .434 .804 3.0
1952 35 AA   8 5 .615 19 18 0 0 0 135.0 99 31 9 61 126 2.07 .201 .289 .278 .568  
11 Years Sim 85 111 .434 370 199 79 3 16 1738.3 1900 922 153 739 763 4.77 .279 .349 .420 .769 79.8
3 Years AAA 3 2 .600 11 7 0 0 0 57.7 42 22 6 20 53 3.43 .199 .268 .318 .586  
1 Years AA 8 5 .615 19 18 0 0 0 135.0 99 31 9 61 126 2.07 .201 .289 .278 .568  
4 Years Minors 11 7 .611 30 25 0 0 0 192.7 141 53 15 81 179 2.48 .201 .283 .290 .573  
Season Average 7 10 .412 33 18 7 0 1 158.0 172 83 13 67 69 4.77 .279 .349 .420 .769  
Career Highs 18 20 .714 46 41 19 1 7 311.3 358 174 25 142 145 6.27 .320 .396 .473 .869  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   829 393 66 275 476   .256 .315 .387 .702
vs LH   1071 529 87 464 287   .300 .381 .450 .830
Home 49 46 .516 184 99 39 2 3 890.6 943 457 76 387 421 4.62 .272 .345 .409 .754
Away 36 65 .356 186 100 40 1 13 847.6 957 465 77 352 342 4.94 .287 .355 .431 .787
Mar/Apr 18 21 .462 77 40 17 1 6 368.0 390 180 35 149 157 4.40 .270 .339 .408 .747
May 14 29 .326 69 41 14 0 6 344.3 395 200 32 168 146 5.23 .292 .370 .443 .813
June 14 18 .438 60 30 13 1 2 263.0 263 126 23 120 118 4.31 .261 .340 .399 .739
July 15 21 .417 61 41 15 0 0 332.3 383 193 32 131 145 5.23 .290 .354 .443 .797
August 17 11 .607 50 26 13 1 1 229.0 234 114 13 90 100 4.48 .267 .335 .386 .721
Sep/Oct 7 11 .389 53 21 7 0 1 201.6 235 109 18 81 97 4.87 .294 .359 .429 .787
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1941 24 BOS AL 42 101 6 15 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 18 .149 .149 .168 .317 0.7 0.0
1942 25 BOS AL 29 76 7 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17 .118 .130 .118 .248 -1.7 0.0
1943 26 BOS AL 41 105 2 14 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 17 .133 .138 .152 .290 -0.2 0.0
1944 27 BOS AL 6 14 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .214 .267 .286 .552 1.1 0.0
1945 28 BOS AL 45 91 1 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .110 .120 .110 .229 -2.1 0.0
1946 29 BOS AL 33 76 1 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 14 .158 .190 .184 .374 1.6 0.0
1947 30 BOS AL 43 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1948 31 MIN AL 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1949 32 MIN AL 28 24 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .167 .292 -0.2 0.0
1950 33 BOS AL 31 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1951 34 NYA AL 46 36 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .139 .250 -0.9 0.0
11 Years Sim 369 529 23 72 9 0 0 26 0 0 6 89 .136 .147 .153 .300 -1.0 0.0
162 Game Average 232 10 31 3 0 0 11 0 0 2 39 .136 .147 .153 .300 -0.4  
Career Highs 46 105 7 15 2 0 0 8 0 0 2 18 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   337 14 43 5 0 0 15 0 0 4 55 .128 .140 .142 .282 -4.3
vs LH   192 9 29 4 0 0 11 0 0 2 34 .151 .159 .172 .331 0.4
Home 173 255 14 45 6 0 0 15 0 0 3 42 .176 .188 .200 .388 4.7
Away 165 274 9 27 3 0 0 11 0 0 3 47 .099 .108 .109 .217 -8.5
RISP   110 0 12 2 0 0 23 0 0 2 21 .109 .122 .127 .249 -2.3
Close/Late   53 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .151 .151 .170 .321 -0.1
Mar/Apr 61 110 7 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 19 .109 .124 .127 .251 -2.3
May 51 104 2 11 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 25 .106 .130 .115 .245 -2.2
June 40 79 5 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 .152 .163 .165 .327 -0.2
July 48 110 3 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 19 .109 .109 .127 .236 -3.0
August 42 70 4 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 .200 .197 .214 .411 1.8
Sep/Oct 33 56 2 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 .196 .211 .232 .443 2.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1941 24 BOS AL P 42 39 302.7 25 48 1 3 .986 2.17    
1942 25 BOS AL P 29 29 223.3 15 41 3 4 .949 2.26    
1943 26 BOS AL P 41 41 311.3 18 62 0 5 1.000 2.31    
1944 27 BOS AL P 6 6 41.7 3 11 0 1 1.000 3.02    
1945 28 BOS AL P 45 34 279.3 22 49 0 4 1.000 2.29    
1946 29 BOS AL P 33 28 218.3 17 47 1 2 .985 2.64    
1947 30 BOS AL P 43 0 57.0 1 7 1 0 .889 1.26    
1948 31 MIN AL P 25 0 34.0 2 9 0 1 1.000 2.91    
1949 32 MIN AL P 28 7 82.7 4 8 2 1 .857 1.31    
1950 33 BOS AL P 31 0 36.0 2 13 0 2 1.000 3.75    
1951 34 NYA AL P 46 15 152.0 13 34 1 4 .979 2.78    
Career Totals   369 199 1738.3 122 329 9 27 .980 2.34    
Career Highs   46 41 311.3 25 62 3 5 1.000 3.75    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1948 31 MIN AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 4 3 1 2 3 8.11 .308 .400 .538 .938
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 4 3 1 2 3 8.11 .308 .400 .538 .938
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1941-7-18
 Losses
1941-3-19
1942-7-16
1943-5-20
1945-9-17
 Complete Games
1941-4-17
1943-2-19
1945-6-14
1946-6-13
 Shutouts
1944-9-1
1945-8-1
 Innings Pitched
1943-10-311.3
 Hits Allowed
1941-8-337
1943-4-358
1945-9-282
Homeruns Allowed
1943-5-25
1946-9-25
 Strikeouts
1941-8-145
1945-7-136
 Walks Allowed
1941-6-114
1945-6-142
 Walks per 9IP
1943-10-2.9
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1946-8-4.4
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Tex Hughson (975)
  2. Bump Hadley (956)
  3. Sam Nahem (942)
  4. Bill Lohrman (939)
  5. Karl Drews (938)
  6. Tex Carleton (938)
  7. Joe Bowman (938)
  8. Gene Schott (932)
  9. Jim McAndrew (932)
  10. Rick Rhoden (931)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Howie Nunn (996)
  2. Jim Constable (996)
  3. Al Jackson (994)
  4. Ken Lehman (993)
  5. Denny Galehouse (993)
  6. Red Swanson (990)
  7. Ralph Lumenti (989)
  8. Bucky Jacobs (989)
  9. Pat Caraway (988)
  10. Roy Sherid (987)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1941
Traded from Tampa Bay to Boston (A) on 2/1/1941 (Going to TAM: 1B Hal Trosky. Going to BOS: P Virgil Trucks)
Had first career hit on 4/3/1941, off Preacher Roe (TAM)
Earned first career win on 4/3/1941
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Won Bronze Rookie in 1941, going 18-19, 4.43 ERA
Injured on 4/24/1944 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1945, going 6-1, 1.77
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/4/1948 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 4/2/1950 to a 1-year deal worth $904,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/16/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $3,600,000 per year
Released by New York (A) on 10/20/1951
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/8/1952 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 6/14/1952 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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