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.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-8	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 10	MIN		TOR	W,4-2	GS	30	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 16	MIN	@	TOR	W,3-2	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 20	MIN		NYY	L,6-7	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 26	MIN		BAL	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (4)	May 1	MIN	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 6	MIN		BOS	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 10	MIN		MIL	W,9-3	GS	32	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 15	MIN	@	DET	W,10-2	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	40 (5)	May 22 (2)	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-2	GS	30	8.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 27	MIN		DET	W,7-1	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (4)	Jun 1	MIN		TEX	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	53 (3)	Jun 6	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-4	GS	26	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	58 (4)	Jun 11	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
15	63 (4)	Jun 17	MIN		SEA	W,4-1	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	68 (4)	Jun 22	MIN		CAL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
17	72 (3)	Jun 26 (2)	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-0	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (3)	Jul 1	MIN	@	MIL	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	81 (4)	Jul 6	MIN		BOS	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	90 (8)	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	94 (3)	Jul 22	MIN		BAL	W,6-1	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	99 (4)	Jul 27	MIN		TOR	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	103 (3)	Aug 1	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-3	GS	29	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	108 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,11-2	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	113 (4)	Aug 10	MIN		CLE	W,10-4	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	117 (3)	Aug 15	MIN	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	122 (4)	Aug 20	MIN		TEX	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	127 (4)	Aug 26	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	132 (4)	Aug 31	MIN	@	TEX	W,10-1	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	137 (4)	Sep 5	MIN		SEA	W,2-0	GS	30	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	141 (3)	Sep 10	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	146 (4)	Sep 15	MIN		CHW	W,10-3	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	151 (4)	Sep 20	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-12	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	156 (4)	Sep 25	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-2	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	160 (3)	Sep 30	MIN		CAL	W,8-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							35gm		255.1	5	30	2	37	1