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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	MIN		NYY	L,2-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 9	MIN		BAL	L,1-8	GS	23	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 14	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-8	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	12 (2)	Apr 19	MIN		DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
5	17 (4)	Apr 24	MIN	@	MIL	L,4-5	GS	30	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	21 (3)	Apr 29	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	GS	32	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	26 (4)	May 4	MIN		MIL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
8	31 (4)	May 9	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-2	GS	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	34 (2)	May 14	MIN		TOR	W,13-1	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (4)	May 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 24	MIN	@	TOR	W,10-4	GS	26	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
12	48 (3)	May 29	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-7	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	52 (3)	Jun 3 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 7	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	61 (3)	Jun 13	MIN		SEA	W,4-3	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	66 (4)	Jun 18	MIN		MIL	W,8-6	GS	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
17	71 (4)	Jun 23	MIN	@	BOS	W,10-0	GS	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	77 (5)	Jun 28	MIN		OAK	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	81 (3)	Jul 2	MIN		CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	85 (3)	Jul 7	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	88 (2)	Jul 13	MIN		BOS	L,1-3	GS	30	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
22	93 (4)	Jul 18	MIN		CLE	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	97 (3)	Jul 23	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
24	101 (3)	Jul 28 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,4-6	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Minnesota Twins to New York Mets
25	105	Aug 2	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	110 (4)	Aug 7	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	115 (4)	Aug 11	NYM		STL	L,0-3	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	120 (4)	Aug 17	NYM		SDP	L,2-6	GS	28	6.0	0	1	1	2	1	P
29	125 (4)	Aug 22	NYM		SFG	L,0-5	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	130 (4)	Aug 28	NYM	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	134 (3)	Sep 2	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-6	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	139 (4)	Sep 7	NYM		STL	W,13-1	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	144 (4)	Sep 12	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	149 (4)	Sep 18	NYM	@	CHC	L,6-10	GS	30	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	154 (4)	Sep 23	NYM		MON	W,13-6	GS	24	5.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
36	159 (4)	Sep 29 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							36gm		261.0	10	35	4	49	3