Virgil Trucks Fires Second No-Hitter of Season
A collective look at landmark sports moments spanning centuries: Alice Meynell becomes the first woman jockey in 1804, Arthur Ashe breaks racial barriers by winning the US singles championship in 1968, and Carl Lewis posts a world-record 9.91 seconds as the fastest man in 1991, among other feats such as Slocum’s tennis title, boxing crowns, and a famed 26-23 Cubs game. The batch also notes NASL championships in the 1970s and the enduring lore around August 23 in football history.
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About Virgil Trucks
Virgil Oliver "Fire" Trucks was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees between 1941 and 1958. He batted and threw right-handed.
Everything about Virgil Trucks →- Occupation
- baseball player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 26, 1917
- Died
- March 23, 2013