Frank Viola

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: April 19, 1960 in Hempstead, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from East Meadow HS (East Meadow, NY) and the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. John's University (Queens, NY).

High School: East Meadow HS (East Meadow, NY)

School: St. John's University (Queens, NY)

Debut: June 6, 1982 (Age 22-048d, 14,600th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: May 28, 1996 (Age 36-039d)
vs. CHW 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 6 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Craig Fenech

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Frank John Viola

Nicknames: Sweet Music

Twitter: @FrankViola16

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

47.0

176

150

ERA

3.73

421

420

2836.1

1844

WHIP

1.301

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 5	MIN		DET	L,3-7	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 10	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 15	MIN		SEA	L,4-5	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 20	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-4	GS	30	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 24 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,3-4	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23 (4)	Apr 29 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	28 (4)	May 4	MIN		OAK	W,3-1	GS	28	7.2	0	4	0	4	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 8	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 13	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	GS	29	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 19	MIN		BOS	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 23	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	52 (7)	Jun 3	MIN		KCR	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	57 (4)	Jun 8	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	62 (4)	Jun 14	MIN	@	TEX	W,3-2	GS	29	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	67 (4)	Jun 20	MIN		CLE	W,8-2	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	72 (4)	Jun 26	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-3	GS	33	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	77 (4)	Jul 1	MIN	@	DET	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	82 (4)	Jul 6	MIN		NYY	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	85 (2)	Jul 12	MIN		DET	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	90 (4)	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	30	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	95 (4)	Jul 22	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	100 (4)	Jul 28	MIN		CAL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	105 (4)	Aug 2	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-14	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	110 (4)	Aug 7	MIN	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 12	MIN	@	SEA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
26	120 (4)	Aug 17	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS	34	7.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
27	126 (5)	Aug 23	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-5	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	131 (4)	Aug 28	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	136 (4)	Sep 2	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-6	GS	27	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
30	140 (3)	Sep 7	MIN		TEX	W,7-3	GS	36	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	144 (3)	Sep 11	MIN		KCR	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	148 (3)	Sep 16	MIN	@	TEX	W,2-0	GS	30	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	152 (3)	Sep 20	MIN		CHW	W,5-4	GS	36	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	156 (3)	Sep 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-4	GS	37	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	160 (3)	Sep 28	MIN	@	CLE	L,10-11	GS	28	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		257.2	6	26	1	33	1