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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 8	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-4	GS	22	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 15	MIN		CAL	L,2-8	GS	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	15 (5)	Apr 21	MIN		SEA	L,0-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18 (2)	Apr 25	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	23 (4)	May 1	MIN		MIL	L,4-8	GS	31	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	28 (4)	May 7	MIN		NYY	L,7-8	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	32 (3)	May 13	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-4	GS	28	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
8	37 (4)	May 18	MIN		OAK	W,16-5	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	42 (4)	May 23	MIN	@	BAL	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	48 (5)	May 29	MIN	@	DET	L,6-7	GS	19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	53 (4)	Jun 4	MIN		BOS	L,6-8	GS	28	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	58 (4)	Jun 10	MIN		TEX	L,2-4	GS	23	4.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
13	63 (4)	Jun 15	MIN		KCR	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	68 (4)	Jun 20	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-2	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	73 (4)	Jun 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-8	GS	22	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	78 (4)	Jul 1	MIN		CHW	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	82 (3)	Jul 8	MIN		CLE	L,4-10	GS	21	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	86 (3)	Jul 12	MIN		NYY	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	90 (3)	Jul 16	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	94 (3)	Jul 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-6	GS	26	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	99 (4)	Jul 25	MIN		MIL	W,17-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
22	103 (3)	Jul 30	MIN		SEA	L,3-7	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	108 (4)	Aug 3	MIN		CAL	L,5-7	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	112 (3)	Aug 7	MIN		OAK	L,0-6	GS	35	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	116 (3)	Aug 11	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-6	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	120 (3)	Aug 15	MIN	@	SEA	W,7-4	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	124 (3)	Aug 20	MIN		DET	L,1-9	GS	35	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	128 (3)	Aug 25	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	132 (3)	Aug 29	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	136 (3)	Sep 2	MIN		BAL	L,0-1	GS	35	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	140 (3)	Sep 6	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-3	GS	27	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	145 (4)	Sep 13	MIN		CHW	L,1-5	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
33	150 (4)	Sep 19	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-5	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	155 (4)	Sep 24	MIN	@	KCR	L,4-12	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	160 (4)	Sep 30	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-8	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		210.0	7	23	1	31	2