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

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Team Record in Appearances: 27-8 / in Starts: 27-8

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1988 Pitching Game Log

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1988 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	202	1	Apr 5	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-8	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	5.0	8	6	6	1	6	2	0	10.80	6.17	23	79	52	10	9	8	8	4	2	0	32			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.233	.92	-0.17%	-3.58	1b start tie	5b 3 out d6
2	203	5	Apr 10	MIN		TOR	W,4-2	GS-8	W(1-1)	4	7.2	7	2	2	2	6	1	0	5.68	4.66	30	111	73	12	17	8	14	4	0	0	61			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	1	1	0	1.03	0.225	1.10	0.14%	1.67	1t start tie	8t -2- 2 out a2
3	204	9	Apr 16	MIN	@	TOR	W,3-2	GS-6		5	6.0	6	2	1	1	4	0	0	4.34	3.79	26	114	70	7	11	7	14	5	2	0	57			0	0	0	25	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.23	0.044	1.35	0.03%	0.93	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
4	205	13	Apr 20	MIN		NYY	L,6-7	GS-8		3	8.0	8	5	4	3	6	1	0	4.39	3.86	33	121	77	16	18	9	14	5	1	1	51			1	1	0	30	3	1	0	2	0	1	1.31	-0.075	1.29	-0.05%	-1.01	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
5	206	17	Apr 26	MIN		BAL	W,4-2	GS-7	W(2-1)	5	7.0	3	2	2	4	9	1	1	4.01	3.93	29	117	74	20	24	7	7	2	2	1	68			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.139	.63	0.06%	1.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	207	22	May 1	MIN	@	BOS	W,2-0	SHO	W(3-1)	4	9.0	5	0	0	1	6	0	0	3.16	3.47	32	115	82	24	12	5	20	9	4	0	82			0	1	1	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.632	.84	0.28%	4.58	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
7	208	26	May 6	MIN		BOS	W,5-0	SHO	W(4-1)	4	9.0	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	2.61	3.12	34	119	80	24	11	6	22	7	2	0	79			1	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.403	.36	0.12%	4.49	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
8	209	30	May 10	MIN		MIL	W,9-3	GS-8	W(5-1)	3	7.2	6	3	3	3	7	1	0	2.73	3.21	32	97	62	9	21	13	9	4	2	0	59			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.234	.21	0.06%	0.56	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out a6
9	210	34	May 15	MIN	@	DET	W,10-2	GS-6	W(6-1)	4	6.0	7	2	2	0	5	1	0	2.76	3.21	24	93	64	16	11	4	14	6	1	1	55			0	0	1	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.038	.51	0.01%	0.81	1b start tie	6b 3 out a6
10	211	40	May 22(2)	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-2	GS-9	W(7-1)	6	8.1	7	2	2	0	7	0	0	2.69	2.97	30	113	79	18	18	10	13	6	5	0	68			0	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.525	.66	0.20%	3.58	1b start tie	9b 12- 1 out a4
11	212	44	May 27	MIN		DET	W,7-1	GS-7	W(8-1)	4	7.0	8	1	1	2	8	0	0	2.57	2.83	31	111	73	20	17	7	14	7	3	0	63			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.229	1.05	0.13%	2.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	213	49	Jun 1	MIN		TEX	W,7-1	CG	W(9-1)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.41	2.81	33	115	73	20	7	9	21	5	7	0	74			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.322	.66	0.20%	3.49	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
13	214	53	Jun 6	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-4	GS-6		4	5.1	9	4	4	1	4	0	0	2.65	2.76	26	108	74	14	13	7	14	4	0	0	37			1	0	0	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.331	.91	-0.16%	-2.00	1b start tie	6b --3 1 out tie
14	215	58	Jun 11	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-3	GS-8	L(9-2)	4	7.0	8	3	3	1	5	2	0	2.74	2.95	28	93	71	15	17	7	13	4	3	2	53			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.22	-0.321	1.61	-0.25%	-0.36	1b start tie	8b --3 0 out d1
15	216	63	Jun 17	MIN		SEA	W,4-1	GS-7	W(10-2)	5	6.0	6	1	1	2	4	1	1	2.67	3.07	27	98	62	16	6	12	8	4	2	0	58			1	0	1	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.11	0.105	1.75	0.10%	1.00	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out a3
16	217	68	Jun 22	MIN		CAL	W,3-1	CG	W(11-2)	4	9.0	3	1	0	1	6	0	0	2.46	2.97	31	103	67	20	11	7	17	3	5	0	84			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.470	1.27	0.38%	3.49	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
17	218	72	Jun 26(2)	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-0	GS-7	W(12-2)	3	6.1	7	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.34	2.96	29	97	62	13	10	9	15	7	1	0	60			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.09	0.212	3.30	0.39%	1.78	1b start tie	7b 123 1 out a4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	219	76	Jul 1	MIN	@	MIL	W,5-4	GS-8	W(13-2)	4	8.0	7	2	2	1	5	1	0	2.33	2.99	31	107	75	13	17	10	14	3	0	1	64			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.67	0.267	1.19	0.28%	1.95	1b start tie	8b 3 out a3
19	220	81	Jul 6	MIN		BOS	W,8-1	CG	W(14-2)	4	9.0	3	1	1	1	5	1	0	2.24	3.02	31	100	67	20	10	8	16	4	7	1	81			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.216	.94	0.25%	3.49	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
20	221	90	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS-5	W(15-2)	10	5.0	5	2	2	3	4	0	0	2.29	3.02	21	72	46	15	9	6	8	5	0	0	50			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	.90	0.135	1.86	0.17%	0.37	1b start tie	5b 3 out a3
21	222	94	Jul 22	MIN		BAL	W,6-1	GS-8	W(16-2)	4	8.0	5	0	0	3	6	0	0	2.17	2.98	31	107	69	19	15	7	15	5	0	0	75			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	.84	0.302	1.45	0.32%	3.99	1t start tie	8t 3 out a6
22	223	99	Jul 27	MIN		TOR	L,1-4	GS-6	L(16-3)	4	6.0	9	4	4	1	7	3	0	2.32	3.15	27	108	78	14	23	7	9	2	0	3	44			0	1	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.191	1.78	-0.20%	-1.01	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	224	103	Aug 1	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-3	GS-8	L(16-4)	4	7.2	7	2	2	1	3	0	0	2.32	3.12	29	107	72	15	11	7	18	6	1	0	59			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	0.498	2.40	0.52%	3.48	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out a1
24	225	108	Aug 5(2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,11-2	GS-8	W(17-4)	3	7.1	8	2	2	1	6	0	0	2.32	3.05	29	97	69	16	9	10	12	4	0	0	59			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	3	2	1	.54	0.074	.87	0.07%	0.71	1b start a 2	8b 1-3 1 out a9
25	226	113	Aug 10	MIN		CLE	W,10-4	GS-7	W(18-4)	4	7.0	6	4	4	3	5	1	1	2.43	3.12	31	104	66	16	10	8	14	3	4	0	51			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.024	1.64	-0.02%	-0.51	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
26	227	117	Aug 15	MIN	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	W(19-4)	4	9.0	7	1	1	1	7	0	0	2.36	3.05	34	115	74	18	17	14	12	4	3	0	75			0	1	1	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.658	1.38	0.33%	3.22	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
27	228	122	Aug 20	MIN		TEX	L,2-3	CG	L(19-5)	4	9.0	7	3	2	2	10	1	0	2.35	3.03	36	122	80	20	17	11	12	4	5	1	71			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.14	0.018	.94	0.01%	1.49	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
28	229	127	Aug 26	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-8	L(19-6)	5	7.2	9	4	4	3	6	1	0	2.43	3.07	33	122	65	15	10	10	14	5	1	0	48			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.93	-0.126	1.27	-0.10%	-0.49	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out d1
29	230	132	Aug 31	MIN	@	TEX	W,10-1	GS-7	W(20-6)	4	7.0	5	1	0	3	5	0	0	2.36	3.05	28	96	64	12	13	10	10	3	2	0	67			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	2	0	1	.46	0.130	.20	0.03%	2.49	1b start tie	7b 3 out a7
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	231	137	Sep 5	MIN		SEA	W,2-0	GS-9	W(21-6)	4	8.2	5	0	0	1	8	0	0	2.26	2.98	30	112	79	20	17	7	14	4	8	0	81			1	1	1	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	0.587	.25	0.08%	4.26	1t start tie	9t 1-- 2 out a2
31	232	141	Sep 10	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS-8		4	8.0	7	4	4	1	6	1	0	2.34	2.99	30	122	79	13	20	12	10	2	2	1	57			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	2	0	0	.68	-0.042	.03	0.00%	-0.09	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
32	233	146	Sep 15	MIN		CHW	W,10-3	GS-7	W(22-6)	4	7.0	7	2	2	1	5	0	0	2.35	2.96	28	97	68	13	12	6	16	8	1	0	59			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	1	0	.95	0.108	.00	0.00%	1.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
33	234	151	Sep 20	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-12	GS-4	L(22-7)	4	3.2	9	6	6	1	4	0	0	2.54	2.93	21	66	45	12	11	6	10	5	2	0	22			1	0	0	18	3	0	0	0	1	0	.69	-0.301	.00	0.00%	-4.69	1b start tie	4b -23 2 out d6
34	235	156	Sep 25	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-2	GS-7	W(23-7)	4	7.0	9	2	2	2	4	1	0	2.54	2.97	31	111	65	14	10	8	17	7	1	0	53			0	0	1	27	3	1	2	0	1	0	1.49	0.225	.00	0.00%	1.32	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
35	236	160	Sep 30	MIN		CAL	W,8-5	GS-8	W(24-7)	4	7.0	11	5	5	0	3	0	0	2.64	2.95	32	116	70	14	12	10	19	6	6	0	38			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	1	.53	0.069	.00	0.00%	-1.86	1t start tie	8t 1-3 0 out a4
							27-8		W-L:24-7	4.1	255.1	236	80	75	54	193	20	3	2.64	2.95	1031	3685	66%	15%	13%	0.61		22%	11%	12	60		---%	7	8	6	962	37	5	2	20	6	8	.97	5.221	.98	3.19%	43.04

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