#42 Virgil "Fire" Trucks, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, New York (N) Giants Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Virgil Trucks Fire 4/26/1917 28 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 $ 300,000 1945 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 44 Days (560 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 44 Days (732 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 8 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 10 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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6.39 | 100.0 | 110 | 76 | 71 | 44 | 59 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
Projected | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6.39 | 100.0 | 110 | 76 | 71 | 44 | 59 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 1 | 1 | .0 | 11 | 5 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 5.28 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 185 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 39 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .388 | .454 | .842 |
vs. RHB | 207 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .311 | .469 | .780 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.51 | 38.1 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 18 |
Road | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.69 | 61.2 | 72 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 41 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.32 | 39.1 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 26 |
May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.98 | 38.2 | 40 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 25 |
June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.26 | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
July | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
August | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.72 | 15.2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
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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 |
Total | 80 | 56 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 5.39 | 472.1 | 532 | 328 | 283 | 82 | 200 | 306 | 37 | 3 | 1.55 | .299 | |
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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 |
Total | 80 | 164 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .126 | .134 | .260 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 21 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 100.0 | 2.34 | | | | |
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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...
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