Virgil Oliver "Fire" Trucks was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers, St Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees between 1941 and 1958.
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12 Facts About Virgil Trucks
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Virgil Trucks was a two-time All-Star and a two-time league leader in shutouts.
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In 1952, Virgil Trucks became the third major leaguer to throw two no-hitters in a season.
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Virgil Trucks missed two seasons due to military service in World War II and was discharged from the Navy less than two weeks before his start in the second game of the 1945 World Series.
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In 1949, Virgil Trucks was selected for the MLB All-Star Game and he led the league in shutouts and strikeouts.
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Virgil Trucks had been traded early that season from the St Louis Browns to the Chicago White Sox, becoming one of a small number of pitchers traded during a 20-win season.
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Virgil Trucks earned his second All-Star distinction in 1954, a year in which he led the AL in shutouts for a second time.
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Virgil Trucks continued coaching with the Pirates, then coached the Atlanta Braves and ended his MLB career with the Tigers in 1974.
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Virgil Trucks' great nephew, Duane, is a member of Widespread Panic and has a brother, Derek, who is in a band with his wife, Susan Tedeschi, Tedeschi Virgil Trucks Band and was in the final lineup of the Allman Brothers Band.
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Virgil Trucks died on March 23,2013, at the age of 95 in Calera, Alabama.
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Virgil Trucks had been hospitalized with pneumonia shortly before his death.
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