#42 Virgil "Fire" Trucks, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, New York (N) Giants Monday, 10/23/1947 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Virgil Trucks Fire 4/26/1917 30 USA,AL,BIRMINGHAM 5"11 198
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,807,143 1947 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 44 Days (904 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 44 Days (1076 total Days) 6 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 53 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/18 | @BRO | W 8-1 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
8/22 | STL | L 7-8 | | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | | | | |
8/26 | CHC | L 4-9 | * | 6.1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/10 | @BRO | W 4-3 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SV | | | | |
9/12 | @BRO | W 2-1 | | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | | | | |
9/17 | STL | L 6-10 | * | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | L | | | | |
9/21 | @CIN | L 2-5 | | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
9/26 | PHI | L 7-8 | * | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | L | | | | |
9/30 | CIN | L 2-9 | * | 7.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | L | | | | |
10/4 | @CHC | L 6-7 | | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6.35 | 51.0 | 62 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
Projected | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6.35 | 51.0 | 62 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 25 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 3 | 1 | 50.0 | 16 | 9 | 16.9 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | .0 | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 7.28 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 121 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 | .435 | .612 | 1.047 |
vs. RHB | 89 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .317 | .393 | .710 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9.09 | 31.2 | 48 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 17 |
Road | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.86 | 19.1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
July | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.87 | 18.1 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.93 | 24.2 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 15 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1941 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.17 | 88.0 | 87 | 36 | 31 | 10 | 30 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 1.33 | .281 | NYN |
1942 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 5.54 | 273.0 | 317 | 202 | 168 | 52 | 114 | 184 | 23 | 2 | 1.58 | .303 | NYN,NL |
1944 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.32 | 11.1 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | .357 | NYN |
1945 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6.39 | 100.0 | 110 | 76 | 71 | 17 | 44 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 1.54 | .294 | NYN |
1946 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4.95 | 187.1 | 177 | 108 | 103 | 24 | 82 | 106 | 15 | 1 | 1.38 | .265 | NYN |
1947 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6.35 | 51.0 | 62 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.88 | .289 | NYN |
Total | 131 | 84 | 37 | 42 | 1 | 5.34 | 710.2 | 771 | 476 | 422 | 118 | 316 | 437 | 52 | 4 | 1.53 | .289 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1941, AAA | 28 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3.75 | 223.0 | 203 | 102 | 93 | 22 | 76 | 166 | 16 | 1 | 1.25 | .277 |
1943, AAA | 25 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4.72 | 95.1 | 106 | 56 | 50 | 13 | 53 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 1.67 | .304 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .094 | .094 | .125 | .219 | NYN |
1942 | 36 | 100 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .155 | .160 | .315 | NYN,NL |
1944 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYN |
1945 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .065 | .065 | .065 | .129 | NYN |
1946 | 30 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .145 | .145 | .188 | .333 | NYN |
1947 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | NYN |
Total | 131 | 245 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | .131 | .137 | .155 | .292 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 21 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 51.0 | 2.12 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1941... Had first career hit on 8/23/1941, off Stuart Jones (CHC)... Earned first career win on 8/23/1941... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1942, winning 2 games with a 2.50 ERA... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Injured on 8/21/1942 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1946, going 7-0, 3.00... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,807,143 through salary arbitration...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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WHIP 1946 - 1.38 - 10th
| Losses 1942 - 18 - 8th
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