Virgil Trucks
1941–1958 · bats R / throws R · ALS, CDA, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns
517G
.180AVG
.190OBP
.213SLG
171H
2HR
69RBI
1SB
177–135W–L
2,682IP
1,536K
3.39ERA
328GS
30SV
8Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517 | 1,012 | 950 | 63 | 171 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 11 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 202 | .180 | .190 | .213 | .403 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,682.3 | 517 | 328 | 124 | 177 | 135 | 30 | 2,416 | 1,124 | 1,010 | 189 | 1,089 | 1,536 | 0 | 0 | 3.39 | 1.307 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1947-06-23 to 1947-07-17
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 11 walks allowed | 1949-05-22 | 1 in 11,436 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1952-05-15 | 1 in 880 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1950-05-13 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 256 | 478 | 94 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 67 | .207 | .207 | .240 |
| Away | 261 | 534 | 77 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 88 | .156 | .155 | .188 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 45 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .080 | .086 | .092 |
| May | 96 | 171 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 | .203 | .205 | .215 |
| June | 97 | 192 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 35 | .185 | .182 | .228 |
| July | 93 | 206 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 34 | .166 | .160 | .202 |
| August | 97 | 191 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 27 | .196 | .199 | .229 |
| September | 86 | 148 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 24 | .210 | .209 | .261 |
| October | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .182 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 80 | 158 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | .150 | .146 | .170 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 70 | 136 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 25 | .195 | .191 | .219 |
| cleveland-guardians | 67 | 109 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 19 | .233 | .239 | .252 |
| chicago-white-sox | 66 | 133 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | .147 | .150 | .178 |
| new-york-yankees | 66 | 112 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 25 | .160 | .170 | .189 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 55 | 137 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 20 | .171 | .161 | .248 |
| st-louis-browns | 41 | 111 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .180 | .198 | .200 |
| detroit-tigers | 35 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .209 | .170 | .233 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Detroit Tigers | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 65 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .123 | 167 | 94 |
| 1943 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 72 | 13 | – | 7 | – | .181 | 202 | 117 |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 5 | 3 |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 95 | 17 | – | 5 | – | .179 | 236 | 162 |
| 1947 | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 70 | 19 | – | 5 | – | .271 | 180 | 107 |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 43 | 79 | 13 | – | 2 | – | .165 | 211 | 122 |
| 1949 | Detroit Tigers | 41 | 101 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .119 | 275 | 154 |
| 1950 | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | .150 | 48 | 25 |
| 1951 | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 55 | 13 | – | 13 | – | .236 | 153 | 89 |
| 1952 | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .188 | 197 | 129 |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns | 40 | 88 | 19 | 1 | 7 | – | .216 | 264 | 149 |
| 1954 |  Chicago White Sox | 40 | 93 | 17 | – | 8 | – | .183 | 264 | 152 |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 64 | 8 | – | 6 | – | .125 | 175 | 91 |
| 1956 | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 45 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .244 | 120 | 43 |
| 1957 |  Kansas City Athletics | 48 | 28 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .143 | 116 | 55 |
| 1958 | Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees | 41 | 9 | 2 | – | 3 | – | .222 | 61 | 41 |