- Outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1955-1956) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1956-1965 and 1968).
- 1955 National League Rookie of the Year.
- Hired as the manager of the New York Yankees in 1974 and was the first man in over fifty years to never manage the Yankees in Yankee Stadium. Yankee Stadium was undergoing renovations during Virdon's tenure and the Yankees played their home games at Shea Stadium. He would be fired in July of 1975 and replaced by Billy Martin.
- Hit the ground ball that struck New York Yankees shortstop Tony Kubek in the throat and led indirectly to the Pittsburgh Pirates winning the 1960 World Series.
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