Virgil Trucks

Birmingham native Virgil Trucks (1919-2013) was a pitcher who played in the minor leagues and in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers. As a minor-league player, he once struck out 420 batters in a single season and is one of only three Major League pitchers to pitch two 1-0 no-hitters in a single season.

Courtesy of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

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