Lee Viau

Q: When was Lee Viau born?

Lee Viau was born on July 5, 1866.

Q: Where was Lee Viau born?

Lee Viau was born in Corinth, VT .

Q: How tall was Lee Viau?

Lee Viau was 5-4 (163 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Lee Viau weigh when playing?

Lee Viau weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Lee Viau in the Hall of Fame?

Lee Viau has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: What position did Lee Viau play?

Lee Viau was a Pitcher and Rightfielder.

Q: How many strikeouts did Lee Viau have?

Lee Viau had 554 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Lee Viau played for?

Lee Viau played for 5 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Spiders, Boston and Louisville Colonels.

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-4, 160lb (163cm, 72kg)

Born: July 5, 1866 in Corinth, VT us

Died: December 17, 1947 in Hopewell, NJ

Buried: Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa, NJ

School: Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)

Debut: April 22, 1888 (Age 21-292d, 1,252nd in major league history)

Last Game: August 27, 1892 (Age 26-053d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1888 season

Full Name: Leon A. Viau

Pronunciation: \Vee-oh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.9

ERA

3.33

178

162

1442.0

554

WHIP

1.364

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1888	21	CIN	AA	27	14	.659	2.65	42	42	0	42	1	0	387.2	331	192	114	7	110	164	20	0	27	1618	117	2.98	1.138	7.7	0.2	2.6	3.8	1.49
1889	22	CIN	AA	22	20	.524	3.79	47	42	5	38	1	1	373.0	379	224	157	8	136	152	10	0	18	1631	105	3.64	1.381	9.1	0.2	3.3	3.7	1.12
1890	23	TOT	NL	11	14	.440	3.88	26	23	3	20	2	0	197.0	198	134	85	12	81	71	6	0	4	870	92	4.31	1.416	9.0	0.5	3.7	3.2	0.88
1890	23	CIN	NL	7	5	.583	4.50	13	10	3	7	1	0	90.0	97	69	45	8	39	41	1	0	1	404	81	4.49	1.511	9.7	0.8	3.9	4.1	1.05
1890	23	CLV	NL	4	9	.308	3.36	13	13	0	13	1	0	107.0	101	65	40	4	42	30	5	0	3	466	104	4.16	1.336	8.5	0.3	3.5	2.5	0.71
1891	24	CLV	NL	18	17	.514	3.01	45	38	6	31	0	0	343.2	367	239	115	3	138	130	15	0	21	1548	113	3.22	1.469	9.6	0.1	3.6	3.4	0.94
1892	25	TOT	NL	5	12	.294	3.97	18	17	1	15	1	0	140.2	166	92	62	7	61	37	0	0	4	649	79	3.86	1.614	10.6	0.4	3.9	2.4	0.61
1892	25	CLV	NL	0	1	.000	36.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	14	5.44	6.000	45.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1892	25	LOU	NL	4	11	.267	3.99	16	15	1	14	1	0	130.2	156	86	58	7	56	36	0	0	4	604	77	3.87	1.622	10.7	0.5	3.9	2.5	0.64
1892	25	BSN	NL	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	36		3.55	1.000	5.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.25
5 Yrs				83	77	.519	3.33	178	162	15	146	5	1	1442.0	1441	881	533	37	526	554	51	0	74	6316	104	3.48	1.364	9.0	0.2	3.3	3.5	1.05
162 Game Avg.				17	15	.519	3.33	36	32	3	29	1	0	288	288	176	107	7	105	111	10	0	15	1263	104	3.48	1.364	9.0	0.2	3.3	3.5	1.05

CLV (3 yrs)				22	27	.449	3.17	59	52	6	44	1	0	451.2	473	309	159	7	181	160	20	0	24	2023	109	3.45	1.448	9.4	0.1	3.6	3.2	0.88
CIN (3 yrs)				56	39	.589	3.34	102	94	8	87	3	1	850.2	807	485	316	23	285	357	31	0	46	3653	106	3.43	1.284	8.5	0.2	3.0	3.8	1.25
LOU (1 yr)				4	11	.267	3.99	16	15	1	14	1	0	130.2	156	86	58	7	56	36	0	0	4	604	77	3.87	1.622	10.7	0.5	3.9	2.5	0.64
BSN (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	36		3.55	1.000	5.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.25

NL (3 yrs)				34	43	.442	3.46	89	78	10	66	3	0	681.1	731	465	262	22	280	238	21	0	29	3067	98	3.67	1.484	9.7	0.3	3.7	3.1	0.85
AA (2 yrs)				49	34	.590	3.21	89	84	5	80	2	1	760.2	710	416	271	15	246	316	30	0	45	3249	110	3.30	1.257	8.4	0.2	2.9	3.7	1.28

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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	Pos
1888	21	CIN	AA	-1.0	43	160	149	16	13	1	2	0	8	5	11	46	.087	.150	.121	.271	-14	.141	7	18	0	1/O
1889	22	CIN	AA	-1.0	47	159	147	14	21	2	1	0	9	4	11	47	.143	.208	.170	.378	6	.166	4	25	1	1/O
1890	23	2TM	NL	-0.3	26	86	79	8	12	1	0	0	3	4	7	15	.152	.221	.165	.385	14	.195	22	13	0	1
1890	23	CIN	NL	-0.2	13	39	36	2	5	0	0	0	1	2	3	7	.139	.205	.139	.344	0	.177	8	5	0	1
1890	23	CLV	NL	-0.1	13	47	43	6	7	1	0	0	2	2	4	8	.163	.234	.186	.420	25	.209	34	8	0	1
1891	24	CLV	NL	-0.5	45	156	144	15	23	3	2	0	6	2	12	28	.160	.224	.208	.433	25	.206	28	30	0	1/O
1892	25	3TM	NL	0.0	23	77	69	5	13	2	0	0	5	2	7	18	.188	.273	.217	.490	53	.234	58	15	1	1/O
1892	25	CLV	NL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	/1
1892	25	LOU	NL	0.0	21	74	66	5	13	2	0	0	5	2	7	16	.197	.284	.227	.511	60	.246	66	15	1	1/O
1892	25	BSN	NL	-0.1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.061	-125	0	0	/1
5 Yrs				-2.7	184	638	588	58	82	9	5	0	31	17	48	154	.139	.207	.172	.379	12	.182	19	101	2	1/O
162 Game Avg				-2.4	162	562	518	51	72	8	4	0	27	15	42	136	.139	.207	.172	.379	12	.182	19	89	2

CIN (3 Yrs)				-2.1	103	358	332	32	39	3	3	0	18	11	25	100	.117	.182	.145	.326	-3	.156	6	48	1	1/O
CLV (3 Yrs)				-0.6	59	203	187	21	30	4	2	0	8	4	16	36	.160	.227	.203	.430	25	.206	30	38	0	1/O
LOU (1 Yr)				0.0	21	74	66	5	13	2	0	0	5	2	7	16	.197	.284	.227	.511	60	.246	66	15	1	1/O
BSN (1 Yr)				-0.1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.061	-125	0	0	/1

NL (3 Yrs)				-0.8	94	319	292	28	48	6	2	0	14	8	26	61	.164	.235	.199	.434	28	.210	34	58	1	1/O
AA (2 Yrs)				-1.9	90	319	296	30	34	3	3	0	17	9	22	93	.115	.179	.145	.324	-3	.154	6	43	1	1/O

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	Awards
1888	21	CIN	AA	P	42	388.0	105	18	78	9	0	.914	.891	2.23	2.45	2.29	2.41	27
1888	21	CIN	AA	OF	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.80	0.00	1.80
1889	22	CIN	AA	P	47	373.0	73	9	60	4	2	.945	.905	1.66	2.13	1.47	2.05	18
1889	22	CIN	AA	OF	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.25	0.00	2.00
1890	23	2TM	NL	P	26	197.0	52	6	42	4	0	.923	.898	2.19	2.24	1.85	2.19	4
1890	23	CIN	NL	P	13	90.0	29	5	23	1	0	.966	.898	2.80	2.24	2.15	2.19	1
1890	23	CLV	NL	P	13	107.0	23	1	19	3	0	.870	.898	1.68	2.24	1.54	2.19	3
1891	24	CLV	NL	P	45	344.0	105	12	79	14	2	.867	.915	2.38	2.29	2.02	2.25	21
1891	24	CLV	NL	OF	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.80	0.00	1.90
1892	25	3TM	NL	P	18	141.0	55	10	41	4	4	.927	.901	3.26	2.48	2.83	2.41	4
1892	25	CLV	NL	P	1	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	.667	.900	18.00	2.70	2.00	2.40	0
1892	25	LOU	NL	P	16	131.0	50	8	39	3	3	.940	.901	3.23	2.48	2.94	2.41	4
1892	25	BSN	NL	P	1	9.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	.900	2.00	2.50	2.00	2.40	0
1892	25	LOU	NL	OF	5	32.0	7	5	2	0	1	1.000	.911	1.97	1.94	1.40	1.90
5 Yrs					186	1481.0	397	60	302	35	9	.912	.903	2.20	2.29	1.95	2.23	74

P (5 Yrs)				P	178	1443.0	390	55	300	35	8	.910	.902	2.21	2.30	1.99	2.24	74
OF (4 Yrs)				OF	8	38.0	7	5	2	0	1	1.000	.911	1.66	1.94	0.88	1.90

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Lee Viau born?

Lee Viau was born on July 5, 1866.

Where was Lee Viau born?

Lee Viau was born in Corinth, VT.

How tall was Lee Viau?

Lee Viau was 5-4 (163 cm) tall.

How much did Lee Viau weigh when playing?

Lee Viau weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Lee Viau play?

Lee Viau played 5 seasons.

Is Lee Viau in the Hall of Fame?

Lee Viau has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Lee Viau play?

Lee Viau was a Pitcher and Rightfielder.

How many strikeouts did Lee Viau have?

Lee Viau had 554 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Lee Viau played for?

Lee Viau played for 5 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Spiders, Boston and Louisville Colonels.

When did Lee Viau retire?

Lee Viau last played in 1892.

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