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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-2	GS	30	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 14	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-5	GS	28	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 19	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 23	MIN		SEA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 27	MIN		OAK	W,8-6	GS	37	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	21 (2)	May 1	MIN	@	DET	W,7-3	GS	28	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	25 (3)	May 7	MIN		NYY	W,8-6	GS	31	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 12	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	34 (4)	May 17	MIN		TOR	W,7-6	GS	29	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (4)	May 22	MIN		BOS	L,3-4	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 29	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-7	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (4)	Jun 4	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-9	GS	27	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	54 (4)	Jun 10	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-4	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	59 (4)	Jun 17	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-10	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	64 (4)	Jun 22	MIN		TEX	W,3-2	GS	34	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	69 (4)	Jun 28	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	73 (3)	Jul 2	MIN		CLE	W,8-7	GS	22	4.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
18	81 (7)	Jul 10	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	P
19	85 (3)	Jul 14	MIN	@	DET	L,0-8	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	89 (3)	Jul 21	MIN		NYY	L,2-5	GS	35	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	93 (3)	Jul 25	MIN		DET	L,2-7	GS	33	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
22	97 (3)	Jul 29	MIN	@	SEA	L,6-8	GS	24	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	102 (4)	Aug 4	MIN	@	CAL	L,5-6	GS	29	6.1	0	4	0	4	0	P
24	105 (2)	Aug 9	MIN		CAL	W,6-1	GS	30	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	110 (4)	Aug 13	MIN		OAK	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	116 (5)	Aug 18	MIN		SEA	L,2-7	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	120 (3)	Aug 23	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	123 (2)	Aug 27	MIN		TOR	L,0-8	GS	34	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	128 (4)	Sep 1	MIN		BOS	L,3-10	GS	15	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	133 (4)	Sep 6	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-8	GS	26	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	138 (4)	Sep 11	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-5	GS	10	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
32	141 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
33	146 (4)	Sep 17	MIN		TEX	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	150 (3)	Sep 22	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	154 (3)	Sep 27	MIN		KCR	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	159 (4)	Oct 2	MIN		CHW	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							36gm		250.2	6	33	5	44	0