1901
Born February 12, 1901
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Virgil Cheeves Notable
Virgil Cheeves played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1920 and closing with the New York Giants in 1927.
He went 26 and 27 with a 4.73 earned run average, pitching 458.7 innings in 111 games. He struck out 98 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 111 games he batted .184, with 26 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He was born in Oklahoma City, OK, USA on February 12, 1901, and died on May 5, 1979. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | CHC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1921 | CHC | 37 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .167 |
| 1922 | CHC | 39 | 62 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .210 |
| 1923 | CHC | 19 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .174 |
| 1924 | CLE | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1927 | NYG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 111 | 141 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3.50 |
| 1921 | CHC | 11 | 12 | 37 | 22 | 0 | 163.0 | 192 | 84 | 47 | 39 | 4.64 |
| 1922 | CHC | 12 | 11 | 39 | 23 | 2 | 182.2 | 195 | 83 | 76 | 40 | 4.09 |
| 1923 | CHC | 3 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 71.1 | 89 | 49 | 37 | 13 | 6.18 |
| 1924 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 7.79 |
| 1927 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4.26 |
| Career | — | 26 | 27 | 111 | 56 | 2 | 458.2 | 526 | 241 | 188 | 98 | 4.73 |
On this day & linked events
1979
Died May 5, 1979
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