#42 Virgil "Fire" Trucks, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, New York (N) Giants Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Virgil Trucks Fire 4/26/1917 31 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) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 1948 $ 4,000,000 (3 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 44 Days (1076 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 44 Days (1248 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not 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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 35 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4.49 | 230.2 | 244 | 128 | 115 | 83 | 139 | 17 | 60.7 | 1 | 11 | 39.3 |
Projected | 35 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4.49 | 230.0 | 244 | 128 | 115 | 83 | 139 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 4 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4.68 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 529 | 149 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 82 | 84 | 61 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 | .355 | .524 | .879 |
vs. RHB | 374 | 95 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 44 | 22 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .289 | .374 | .663 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5.01 | 102.1 | 115 | 67 | 57 | 31 | 70 |
Road | 20 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4.07 | 128.1 | 129 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 69 |
Postseason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.16 | 49.2 | 60 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 28 |
June | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.82 | 38.1 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
July | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.81 | 43.0 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 28 |
August | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.59 | 38.2 | 43 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 17 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.46 | 52.0 | 48 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 34 |
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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 |
1948 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4.49 | 230.2 | 244 | 128 | 115 | 39 | 83 | 139 | 17 | 1 | 1.42 | .283 | NYN |
Total | 166 | 112 | 51 | 53 | 1 | 5.13 | 941.1 | 1015 | 604 | 537 | 157 | 399 | 576 | 69 | 5 | 1.50 | .288 | |
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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 |
1948 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 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 |
1948 | 35 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .104 | .125 | .104 | .229 | NYN |
Total | 166 | 322 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .124 | .134 | .143 | .277 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 35 | 28 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 1.000 | 230.2 | 1.95 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,807,143 through salary arbitration... 10/2/1948: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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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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