Virgil Cheeves

{{Short description|American baseball player (1901–1979)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Virgil Cheeves

|image=Virgil Cheeves.jpg

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|1901|2|12}}

|birth_place=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|mf=yes|1979|5|5|1901|2|12}}

|death_place=Dallas, Texas, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 7

|debutyear=1920

|debutteam=Chicago Cubs

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 13

|finalyear=1927

|finalteam=New York Giants

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=26–27

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.73

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=98

|teams=

• Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1920}}–{{mlby|1923}})
• Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|1924}})
• New York Giants ({{mlby|1927}})

}}

Virgil Earl Cheeves (February 12, 1901 – May 5, 1979) was an American professional baseball player. He played in the major leagues for six seasons, as a pitcher. Nicknamed "Chief", he played for the Chicago Cubs from 1920 to 1923, the Cleveland Indians in 1924, and the New York Giants in 1927.