tycobb420 said:

http://www.examiner.com/baseball-history-in-detroit/virgil-trucks-1949

This is a guy I would have liked to have seen.

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I think only Tiggs95 Danny is old enough to have seen him pitch.

Uncle Jumbo and dad used to say his nickname "Fire" Trucks was fitting.
Had one of the very best fastballs of that era, Bob Feller of course, and Allie Reynolds.

My fathers boyhood hero.

When I was growing up, I heard all sorts of stories from the 30s-50s. Unfortunately, many people old enough to remember are gone to provide the first hand accounts.

Great article Ty... Wow what a season by the Tigers and yet they finished 4th..... Here are the AL standings for 1949..

1 NYY 97-57 .630 ---
2 BOS 96-58 .623 1.0
3 CLE 89-65 .578 8.0
4 DET 87-67 .565 10.0
5 PHA 81-73 .526 16.0
6 CHW 63-91 .409
7 SLB 53-101 .344
8 WSH 50-104 .325